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Young Musicians Turn Dissonant Challenges into Creative Opportunities

01 August 2022

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ESYO Welcomes New Board Members

25 July 2022

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EMPIRE STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA PERFORMERS AT CDSWOY AWARDS GALA

20 July 2022

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2022-2023 Summer Auditions Now Open!

12 July 2022

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Sign Up For ESYO's Summer Sessions

12 July 2022

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ESYO Seniors Recognized for Outstanding Service & Leadership in School Music Programs

24 June 2022

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First-ever ESYO CHIME Alumni Look Back on Experience

23 June 2022

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Concert Review: The Season Ending Performance by this Wonderful Ensemble

15 June 2022

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ESYO French Horn Player Awarded the 2022 Barry Richman Careers in Music Scholarship

13 June 2022

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Two Graduating Seniors Awarded ESYO's Helen Cha-Pyo Baton Award

13 June 2022

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Our Past Festivals

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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Young Musicians Turn Dissonant Challenges into Creative Opportunities

ESYO Welcomes New Board Members

EMPIRE STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA PERFORMERS AT CDSWOY AWARDS GALA

2022-2023 Summer Auditions Now Open!

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