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- ESYO's 40th Anniversary Celebration
- Coronavirus / COVID-19
- ESYO Receives 165,000 Dollars in Grants and Support
- New Arts Organization, Alliance for Music Performance in Troy (AMPT), is Created by Troy Savings Bank Music Hall and Empire State Youth Orchestra as a Joint Collaboration to Explore Musical Arts Opportunities for the Capital Region
- ESYO Announces 2019-2020 Concert Season that Includes a 40th Birthday Celebration, a Performance with a Cellist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and a Tour to South America
- ESYO Board of Directors Announces New Music Director
- ESYO Announces 40th Season Celebrating A Love of Music With Works That Include: Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov), New World Symphony (Dvorak) and Symphony No. 4 (Tchaikovsky)
- ESYO CHIME Program Expands to Include Troy, NY
- Hundreds of ESYO Musicians to Share Their Love of Music With the Capital Region Community During the 2019 All-Day “Playathon” at Crossgates Mall
- ESYO Receives $20,000 Dollar Grant from the William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation to Support CHIME Program
- ESYO Symphony Orchestra To Perform April Concert At Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Celebrating A Sense of Community as a Way to Overcome Challenges
- ESYO Presents “Encore Stage,” A Cabaret Where High School Seniors Perform for the Community
- Hundreds of ESYO Musicians to Share Their Love of Music With the Capital Region Community During the 2020 All-Day "Playathon" at Crossgates Mall
- ESYO Musician Heads West to Perform at LA's Famous Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Sounding Together! Music is not cancelled
- DOWNBEAT | Edition April 2020
- The Show Must Go...Online
- DOWNBEAT | Edition May 2020
- ESYO Pioneers Interactive Virtual Podium
- Going Beyond the Open Door! ESYO Partners with YK Hong to Better Understand Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
- ESYO Grad Begins College with Help from Local Foundation
- Music-Making is a Year-Round Joyful Pursuit
- ESYO Logged On For 2020 Northeastern Seminario
- ESYO 2020-2021 Fall Parent Forum
- Go Beyond Rehearsal with ESYO Online
- Covid-19 Announcement 10/2/2020
- El-Sistema USA Host LIVE Album Drop Party Featuring ESYO CHIME Musicians
- Music Resonates Through Proctors as ESYO Restarts
- Covid-19 Community Update: 11/10/2020
- ESYO Announces Tutti! A Virtual Music Festival
- Happy 250th Birthday Beethoven!
- What is a Virtual Concert Hall?
- Down Beat | ESYO Newsletter November 2020
- Is Music Essential?
- ESYO CHIME Returns to the Stage
- Mentors Matter!
- ESYO Inaugurates a New Year of Mentoring the Next Generation
- ESYO Alum, Master Sergeant Brian Sacawa Performs at Presidential Inauguration
- ESYO Musicians & Alumni Celebrate MLK Day at State Capitol
- ESYO Recieves Vital Support from Local, Regional, and National Foundations
- Covid-19 Community Update: 1/25/2021
- ESYO Alumni Spotlight | ESYO Alumni Serve as CHIME Teaching Artists
- Help ESYO Pilot a New Music Program
- It Begins at School! Music Teachers Help Musicians Form Deep Ties to their Instrument
- The Value of School Music Programs!
- ESYO Musicians to Perform at Schenectady's Young Musicians Forum
- In the Classroom, on Stage, or at a Pep Rally, ESYO Musicians are Leaders in Their School
- ESYO Celebrates International Jazz Day
- ESYO Virtual Parent Forum
- Tips & Tricks for a Successful Audition
- New August Summer Programs
- ESYO to Make Investments in Young Musicians with Federal Assistance and Donor Support
- ESYO Welcomes New Faces This Fall
- Downbeat | Summer 2021
- Two Prominent Local Jazz Artists Take the Podium with ESYO Jazz
- Covid-19 Community Update: 8/17/2021
- ESYO Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Guest Conductor Andrés Rivas
- Back to School Means Back to Rehearsals for ESYO's Musical Youth
- You Can Find an ESYO Musician Onstage at School
- The Power of an ESYO Sponsor and Program Book Underwriter
- Sing Joyfully with ESYO Chorale, Audition Today!
- A Sneak Peak at the 2021-2022 Fall Concert Series
- The Legend of the Ghost Light
- ESYO Musicians Need Your Support
- 2020-2021 ESYO Year-In-Review
- 2021-2022 Program Book | Fall Edition
- ESYO Rewind! 2021-2022 Opening Weekend
- ESYO Musician Flies to L.A. for YOLA National Symposium
- Empire State Youth Orchestra Takes a Magic Sleigh Ride with Local Author & Madison VanDenburg
- The Art of Listening
- ESYO Rewind! Sleigh Ride Holiday Spectacular
- ESYO Young Leaders Program Ignites the Passions of Young Musicians
- Merz Trio & the American Patchwork Quartet Stop by ESYO to Inspire the Next Generation
- Benefits of Sounding Together in Concertino Woodwind, Brass, & Percussion
- ESYO CHIME Embark on a Reflective Composition Project with Local Composer
- A Tale of Two Cellos. First Chair Partners Take Top Spots in ESYO Concerto Competition
- Spirit of Innovation, Fresh Perspectives, and Belonging Top List of Priorities For New ESYO Music Director
- Playathon is Back! ESYO Musicians Share Their Love of Music at Crossgates Mall for the First Time Since the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- ESYO CHIME to Premiere New Work on Resiliency
- ESYO Celebrates the Magic of a School Concert
- Thank You Board Co-Chair's Kurt Bratten and Patty Michaelson
- ESYO French Horn Player Awarded the 2022 Barry Richman Careers in Music Scholarship
- Two Graduating Seniors Awarded ESYO's Helen Cha-Pyo Baton Award
- Concert Review: The Season Ending Performance by this Wonderful Ensemble
- First-ever ESYO CHIME Alumni Look Back on Experience
- ESYO Seniors Recognized for Outstanding Service & Leadership in School Music Programs
- Sign Up For ESYO's Summer Sessions
- EMPIRE STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA PERFORMERS AT CDSWOY AWARDS GALA
- ESYO Welcomes New Board Members
- Young Musicians Turn Dissonant Challenges into Creative Opportunities
- ESYO Rewind! Symphony Orchestra Premieres Concerto for DJ/Electronics and Cello
- ESYO Receives Transformative $1.5 Million Grant from Schenectady County
- ESYO CHIME PERFORMS STAND TALL AT CARNEGIE HALL
- New School Year Brings New Hopes, New Goals, & New Opportunities
- Fall Auditions Now Open!
- Melodies of Christmas is Back!
- ESYO Explores Soundpainting with the Launch of MusicNOW!
- A Season of Gratitude | 2021-2022 Year In Review
- ESYO’S 2022-2023 Season Begins with a Sprinkle of Something New!
- ESYO Receives Vital Support from Several Foundations
- Congressman Tonko visits site of ESYO’s Center for Musical Youth
- CHIME Students explore nontraditional music making with composer Gabriel Prokofiev
- ESYO Awarded $10,000 in Recovery Funding from the New York State Council on the Arts
- International Artists Come to Teach ESYO Students
- ESYO Members Perform at NYS Inauguration Gala
- Playathon, Free Seniors' Concert & more return this March
- ESYO Receives Van Norton Family Foundation's First-Ever Grant Gift
- Making Friends by Borrowing Pencils: Guest Post by Liam Sullivan
- ESYO hosts its first String Day
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Orchestra and ESYO Join Forces to Present Music:Eyes – See What You Hear
- ESYO Names Two Winners of Concerto Competition in Historic Judging
- CHIME students amplify their voices with composer Adrian Gordon for student-led composition
- Sign Up For ESYO's Summer Sessions
- ESYO returns to Carnegie Hall for first time since 2017
- CHIME Students Perform Original Composition in World Premiere Performance
- ESYO Young Leaders’ End-of-Year Projects Celebrate the Musical Community
- ESYO Awarded $3.5 Million by New York State Council on the Arts for Center for Musical Youth
- Congratulations to the ESYO Class of 2023!
- Announcing Our New Artistic Staff!
- ESYO Announces the Young People’s Concert (YPC) and Seniors’ Concert
- Downbeat | October 2023
- Empire State Youth Orchestra Enjoys Boost from Regional, State, and National Grants
- ESYO Young Leaders Delve into the 6C's of Positive Youth Development
- CHIME Expands Access with Support from Schenectady City School District
- FIDDLE ENSEMBLE
- Sign Up For ESYO's 2024 Summer Sessions
- Exploring Music as the Soul's Breath
- Harmonizing Breath - RPI and ESYO Collaborate in Two Concerts
- Playathon 2023
- Concert and Events 2019/2020
- ESYO Repertory Orchestra & Youth Jazz Orchestra
- Playathon 2022
- Playathon 2024
- ESYO Percussion Ensembles Holiday Concert
- Sounding Together Digital Festival
- Standing Together While Sounding Together
- COVID-19 Announcement 8/11/2020
- Symphony Classical At The Tutti! Festival
- Symphony Romantic At The Tutti! Festival
- Repertory Romantic & String Orchestra At The Tutti! Festival
- Symphony Strings At The Tutti! Festival
- Repertory Strings & Youth Percussion At The Tutti! Festival
- ESYO Wind Orchestra & Concertino Strings At The Tutti! Festival
- ESYO Repertory Classical & String Orchestra At The Tutti! Festival
- ESYO Youth Jazz At The Tutti! Festival
- The "Best of" ESYO's Tutti! Virtual Festival | Day One
- The "Best of" ESYO's Tutti! Virtual Festival | Day Two
- SpringUP Festival
- Symphony String Orchestra & Repertory Romantic Orchestra at the SpringUP Festival
- Jazz Orchestra, String Orchestra- GE Theatre & Repertory Classical Orchestra at the SpringUP Festival
- Symphony Classical Orchestra, Youth Percussion, & String Orchestra-Key Hall at the SpringUP Festival
- Wind Orchestra Woodwind Choir, Wind Orchestra Brass Choir, & Concertino Strings at the SpringUP Festival
- ESYO SpringUP at Troy Waterfront Farmers Market
- Repertory String Orchestra & Symphony Romantic Orchestra at the SpringUP Festival
- ESYO Symphony Orchestra
- ESYO Percussion Ensembles
- ESYO Repertory Orchestra + Youth Jazz Orchestra
- ESYO String Orchestra & Concertino Strings
- Sleigh Ride | An ESYO Holiday Spectacular
- Concerts & Events
- Concerts & Events (Draft)
- Symphony Orchestra
- ESYO Wind Orchestra + Chamber Music Wind Quintet
- ESYO Percussion Holiday Concert
- Repertory Orchestra Performs at SUNY Schenectady
- String Orchestra + Youth Jazz Orchestra Perform at SUNY Schenectady
- Concertino Strings Perform at Proctors
- ESYO Percussion Ensembles with UAlbany Percussion Ensemble
- Wind Orchestra performs at Massry Center
- Symphony Orchestra Performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto & Romeo & Juliet
- Repertory & String Orchestra perform at the Zankel Music Center
- Concertino Strings, Woodwinds & Brass
- Percussion Ensembles perform at the Brown School
- Jazz Orchestras perform at SUNY Schenectady
- Wind Orchestras perform at the Massry Center
- Summer Sessions | The Sounds of Nature Hike with ESYO Conductor David Beck
- Summer Sessions | Open Rehearsal with Composer Thomas Adès and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Summer Sessions | Brass Workshop & Reading Session
- Summer Sessions | Sight Reading Jam- Winds, Brass, & Percussion
- Summer Sessions | Sight Reading Jam-Repertory Orchestra & Symphony Orchestra Strings
- ESYO String Day
- String Orchestra and Youth Jazz
- Repertory Orchestra & Concertino Strings
- Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood
- Summer Sessions | Sight Reading Jam- Concertino Strings, String Orchestra, and CHIME Orchestra Strings
- Summer Sessions | Sounds of Nature Hike with ESYO Conductor Joseph Gumpper
- Summer Sessions | Chamber Music Summer Program
- Summer Sessions | Open Rehearsal with Mark Morris Dance Group
- Summer Sessions |ESYO Night at SPAC! Philadelphia Orchestra performs Beethoven’s Eroica
- Repertory, String, & Concertino String Orchestras perform at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
- ESYO Percussion Holiday Concert at the Massry Center
- Summer Sessions | ESYO Night at SPAC! Rachmaninoff at 150 with The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Summer Sessions | String Chamber Music Program
- Summer Sessions | Sight Reading Jam - NYSSMA Levels 3-4 Strings
- Summer Sessions | Sight Reading Jam - NYSSMA Levels 5-6+ Strings
- Summer Sessions | Sight Reading Jam - Winds, Brass, & Percussion
- Summer Sessions | Hiking with Conductors and Friends
- Summer Sessions | Conducting Workshop
- Summer Sessions | Soundpainting Workshop
- Summer Sessions | Brass Camp
- Summer Sessions | BSO Open Rehearsal at Tanglewood
- Summer Sessions 2024 | Musical Explorations | Improvisation | Open to all Instruments
- Movie Music Play-in Concert with Symphony & Repertory Orchestra
- Repertory Orchestra & String Orchestra
- Concertino Strings, Woodwinds, and Brass Ensembles
- Percussion Ensembles & Concertino Percussion
- Youth & Repertory Jazz
- All CHIME Concert
- Chamber Music & Fiddle Ensemble
- Summer Sessions 2024 | String Chamber Music | One Week Program
- Summer Sessions 2024 | Musical Explorations | Traditional Folk Music | Open to all Instruments
- Summer Sessions 2024 | Musical Explorations | Conducting | Open to all Instruments
- Summer Sessions 2024 | Musical Explorations | African Drumming | Open to all Instruments
- 2024 Summer Sessions | Hiking with Conductors and Friends
- Summer Sessions 2024 | Sight Reading Jam - Winds and Percussion (NYSSMA Levels 4-6)
- Summer Sessions 2024 | Sight Reading Jam - Strings (NYSSMA Levels 5-6)
- Summer Sessions 2024 | Sight Reading Jam - Strings (NYSSMA Levels 3-4)
- Wind Orchestra Spring Concert
- ESYO Center for Musical Youth
- Blog
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- Playathon 2020
- Program Books
- Spring Concerts | April 2022
- Repertory Orchestra & String Orchestra | May 2022
- Concertino Strings, Winds, & Brass | May 2022
- ESYO Percussion Ensemble | May 2022
- ESYO Jazz Orchestras | May 2022
- Wind Orchestra | May 2022
- Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood | June 2022
- Program Book | Spring 2023
- Program Book | Fall 2022-23
- Program Book | Spring 2023 - Part 2
- REPERTORY ORCHESTRA + STRING ORCHESTRA + CONCERTINO STRINGS
- Video on Demand
- Wistful by Christian Heinrich Hohmann
- The ESYO Experience
- What A Wonderful World performed by Concertino Strings
- Amazing Grace performed by Wind Orchestra
- Ashley Bathgate Keynote Address
- Sounding Together | Day 1
- Sounding Together | Day 2
- Sounding Together | Day 3
- If I Were a Bell by Frank Loesser
- Wind Quintet No. 1 in B Major by Giuseppe Maria Cambini
- Requiem for Six Cellos, By David Popper
- Scheherezade (Excerpt) by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Eighty-One by Miles Davis
- Bizet's Les Toreadors from Carmen Suite No. 1
- Best of Tutti! Virtual Festival | Day 2
- Best of Tutti! Virtual Festival | Day 1
- Carlos Agreda on WMHT's AHA! A House for Arts
- ESYO Musicians at Beat the Snow Concert Series
- There is a place for you!
- ESYO Recitals- Sophia performs Concerto No. 2 in B minor by Giovanni Bottesini
- ESYO Recitals- Brian performs Trumpet Concerto, Mvt. 1 by Johann Hummel
- ESYO Recitals- Trombonist Aidan and pianist Josh premiere "Emetanoia" an original composition
- ESYO Recitals- Minyi performs Ballad No. 1 by Frederic Chopin
- ESYO Recitals- Karina performs Violin Concerto No.5 in A major K.219 by W.A. Mozart
- ESYO Young Leaders Perform: Radetzky March by Johann Strauss Sr.
- ESYO Recitals - Faith performs Chaconne from Patita 2 by Bach
- ESYO Recitals- Trey performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations
- ESYO Recitals- Alex performs Nocturno, Op. 7 for Horn by Franz Strauss
- ESYO Recitals- Elizabeth performs Bassoon Sonata by Paul Hindemith
- ESYO Recitals- Georgia performs Violin Concerto Mvt. 1 by Max Bruch
- ESYO Recitals- Ingrid performs Concerto No. 20 in D minor Mvt. 1 and Cadenza
- ESYO CHIME Teaching Artists Perform “Reflections on 9/11” by Dr. David Bebe
- Symphony Orchestra performs Lyric for Strings by George Walker | SpringUP Festival
- Repertory Orchestra performs Beethoven's The Creatures of Prometheus Overture | SpringUP Festival
- String Orchestra Performs "Bésame Mucho" by Consuelo Velázquez | SpringUP Festival
- Symphony Orchestra performs the 1st Movement of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto | SpringUP Festival
- Youth Percussion performs "Crown of Thorns" by David Maslanka at the SpringUP Festival
- String Orchestra performs "Song for My Father" by Horace Silver | SpringUP Festival
- Wind Orchestra performs Overture to Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart | SpringUP Festival
- Concertino Strings performs Russian Sailor's Dance by Reinhold Glière
- Symphony Orchestra performs Stravinsky's Suites No. 1 & 2 for Small Orchestra
- Youth Percussion performs "The Healing Prayer" by Richard Albagli & Mark Foster
- Symphony Orchestra Performs at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
- Repertory Orchestra Performs at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
- Youth Jazz Orchestra Performs at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
- Concertino Strings Performs at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
- String Orchestra Performs at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
- Wind Orchestra performs at Massry Center
- Madison Vandenburg performs "The Light of Christmas" with ESYO
- Sleighride an ESYO 2021 Holiday Spectacular
- Sleigh Ride from Three German Dances by W.A. Mozart
- The National Anthem of Ukraine & Prayer for Ukraine
- Symphony Orchestra Performs Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Márquez
- Symphony Orchestra Performs Dvořák's Symphony 8, Mvt I
- Digital Program Note- Fabrizio Cassol's Concerto Grosso for Cello, DJ/Electronics, & Orchestra
- Anthony Explains! Beethoven Egmont Overture
- CHIME Performs "Stand Tall!" at Proctors Theatre
- String Orchestra & Repertory Orchestra at Zankel Hall
- Symphony Orchestra Performs Tanglewood with Fabrizio Cassol
- Concerto for Cello, DJ/Electronics, & Orchestra
- Romeo & Juliet, Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Eujeong Choi
- Symphony Orchestra performs Nabucco Overture
- Symphony Orchestra performs Que Rico Mambo
- Symphony Orchestra performs Field Guide (Full)
- Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven's Symphony No 7
- Symphony Orchestra 2023 Piano Concerto
- 2023 Concerto Competition Winners - Marimba Duet
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