In this unique opportunity, members of ESYO and high school and college students across the Capital Region will join forces with the Grammy Award-winning Albany Symphony. Together, they will rehearse and perform, gaining invaluable experience in the professional symphonic performance process. An orchestra of Albany Symphony and ESYO students sitting

This joint venture”,” centered on the theme of breath”,” explores both the resonance and restraint of human nature. The first concert on April 13 features Empire State Youth Orchestra’s Symphony Orchestra and Rensselaer Orchestra performing Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 side-by-side along with Hymn for Everyone by 2024 GRAMMY Award-winning

The artist, the scientist, and the philosopher can all agree. The soul breathes through the notes of a melody and carries along each chord. It crescendos with every exhale before it resolves with hope for the next inhale. Perhaps music is the oxygen of the soul, sustaining our emotional and

Designed and open to members of Symphony Orchestra, Repertory Orchestra and String Orchestra,  the program begins in February.  Students participate in a minimum of six coachings led by Aldo Lavaggi for a final performance to conclude the program. Scroll down for registration Info