ESYO’s efforts to play through the pandemic are made possible through the generous support of countless individuals, neighborhood businesses, corporations, and foundations. This season to date, ESYO has received $156,000 in grant support from 13 local, regional, and national foundations with sizeable investments from The Rea Charitable Trust, The Schenectady Foundation, Carnegie Hall PlayUSA, and Sistema USA Presto.
- Rea Charitable Trust: $50,000
- Carnegie Hall PlayUSA: $25,000
- The Schenectady Foundation: $15,000
- Sistema USA Presto: $15,000
- Review Foundation: $10,000
- Seymour Fox Foundation: $10,000
- Stewart’s Shops & Dake Family: $10,000
- Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust: $5,000
- Berkshire Bank Foundation: $5,000
- M&T Charitable Foundation: $5,000
- Henry Butzel Family Foundation: $2,500
- Price Chopper/Golub Foundation: $2,000
- Fenimore Asset Management: $1,500″ESYO is particularly grateful for the foundational support we’ve received from the many local, regional, and national foundations who’ve invested in the personal growth of our musicians and their joyful pursuit of musical excellence,” said Rebecca Calos, ESYO’s Executive Director.
The investment from these foundations comes at a critical time as ESYO begins its second term in the 2020-2021 season. The support allows ESYO to continue CHIME, its afterschool partnership in Schenectady, Albany, and Troy; stream ESYO Ensemble rehearsals online to musicians quarantined by the pandemic; record and broadcast virtual concerts in its brand-new Virtual Concert Hall; provide an essential creative outlet for young musicians in New York’s Capital and Hudson Valley regions, as well as Western Massachusetts, and Southern Vermont.
