Ignition: Rising Through Sound – Symphony Orchestra and Repertory Orchestra at Proctors Theatre
Ignition: Rising Through Sound Our season begins with sparks and surges of energy. ESYO alum Jacob Fanto’s Up We Go!—a brilliant, three-minute world premiere—sets the tone with an exhilarating burst of optimism, a spark catching fire at the very start of the season. The flame grows in Viet Cuong’s Re(New)al, a dazzling percussion concerto inspired […]
Seniors Concert
ANNUAL FREE CONCERT FOR SENIORS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025 | PROCTORS | 1:00 PM Join Empire State Youth Orchestra for a FREE hour-long concert at Proctors! The Seniors Concert will feature a full presentation of Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, and a special Q&A with Etienne and our Symphony Orchestra musicians. This free concert is open […]
Percussion Ensembles
Join ESYO’s Percussion Ensembles in their first performance in the season of RISE!
Straight up and Beyond: ESYO Jazz
ESYO’s Youth Jazz and Repertory Jazz bands serve up swing, funk, Latin, and lush ballads in a set built to groove. Youth Jazz fires up Gordon Goodwin’s Hit the Bricks, rolls into Les Hooper’s Engine N. 9, and shifts styles with Piazzolla’s Libertango (arr. Mossman). Hard-bop returns on Dexter Gordon’s Cheesecake (arr. Stitzel). The band […]
Up, Up & Away: ESYO Strings
ESYO’s String Orchestra and Concertino Strings share a program that balances classics, favorites, and new voices. String Orchestra pairs Beethoven’s Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5 (arr. O’Neill)—all forward drive—with the timeless song “Over the Rainbow” (Arlen/Harburg). Jimmy Webb’s “Up, Up and Away” (arr. Ployhar) adds easy lift, and The Lamps of Deepavali (Ramachandran/Ford) […]