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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Orchestra and ESYO Join Forces to Present Music:Eyes – See What You Hear

26 January 2023

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ESYO hosts its first String Day

24 January 2023

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Making Friends by Borrowing Pencils: Guest Post by Liam Sullivan

24 January 2023

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ESYO Receives Van Norton Family Foundation's First-Ever Grant Gift

20 January 2023

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Playathon, Young People’s Concert & more return this March

18 January 2023

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ESYO Members Perform at NYS Inauguration Gala

05 January 2023

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STAND TALL: REFLECTIONS ON RESILIENCE BY ESYO CHIME

Together as a musical community, ESYO CHIME explored the interconnectedness of music, sound, and emotion and translated their reflections into musical expressions and improvisations. ESYO Composer-in-Residence Christopher Fisher-Lochead took those expressions and improvisations and arranged them into a larger orchestra work.

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SpringUP Festival

SpringUP with ESYO! The Empire State Youth Orchestra blossoms online with virtual concerts, while youth-led ensembles spring up in the community at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market, Albany’s Washington Park, Schenectady’s Jay Street, and Orsini Park in Altamont. Take a stroll, breathe the fresh spring air and enjoy ESYO’s first set of live, in-person concerts in 15 months. It's free for all to enjoy. Then, get your Access ESYO ticket and log on to enjoy fresh spring performances featur...

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Tutti! Festival

All Together, Again! Over eight live-streamed concerts, all thirteen ESYO Ensembles returned to the stage to perform the music you love. Enjoy each performance from the comfort of your own home.

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Sounding Together

3 Nights, 13 Ensembles, 400 Young Musicians Sounding Together. We premiered our first-ever digital music festival! Earlier this year when COVID-19 caused our community to shelter in place, Empire State Youth Orchestra decided that music would not stop.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Orchestra and ESYO Join Forces to Present Music:Eyes – See What You Hear

26 January 2023

ESYO hosts its first String Day

24 January 2023

Making Friends by Borrowing Pencils: Guest Post by Liam Sullivan

24 January 2023

ESYO Receives Van Norton Family Foundation's First-Ever Grant Gift

20 January 2023

Playathon, Young People’s Concert & more return this March

18 January 2023

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