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CHIME Students Perform Original Composition in World Premiere Performance

26 May 2023

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ESYO returns to Carnegie Hall for first time since 2017

26 May 2023

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Sign Up For ESYO's Summer Sessions

28 April 2023

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ESYO Names Two Winners of Concerto Competition in Historic Judging

08 March 2023

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CHIME students amplify their voices with composer Adrian Gordon for student-led composition

08 March 2023

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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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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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CHIME Students Perform Original Composition in World Premiere Performance

ESYO returns to Carnegie Hall for first time since 2017

Sign Up For ESYO's Summer Sessions

ESYO Names Two Winners of Concerto Competition in Historic Judging

CHIME students amplify their voices with composer Adrian Gordon for student-led composition

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