The Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO), a prominent NY youth ensemble, has announced its 2022-23 concert season.
The first event of their upcoming run is a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, October 30 which features the orchestra in full at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall performing Beethoven’s “7th Symphony.” Other pieces on display include Gabriella Smith’s “Field Guide,” which is described as “a musical safari into the natural world,” and an original student-led “instant” composition.
Also including a three-event holiday concert series from December 10 to the 20th, the season will feature performances in the capital district up until June 4, when the ESYO will close out with a concert at Carnegie Hall.
This marks the first season as Empire State Youth Orchestra Music Director for Etienne Abelin, a Swiss violinist and conductor. “The season builds upon what makes the ESYO experience so unique,” said Abelin. “It challenges the most passionate young musicians in the region to see music-making as a joyful pursuit of musical excellence. This new season will carry this hallmark with a sprinkling of something new.”
As director, he’s sporting a philosophy called MusicNOW which “allows for more curiosity and risk-taking, which are at the heart of creativity and our sense of well-being,” said Abelin. As part of MusicNOW, the ESYO’s 2022-23 season will include workshops for Soundpainting, a musical sign language which uses more than 1500 gestures to compose music live, something available as early as opening day on the 30th.
Information regarding tickets and more can be found on the ESYO website.
2022-2023 FALL CONCERT SCHEDULE:
Opening Day Matinee
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Sunday, October 30, 2022, 3:00pm
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
ESYO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES
Monday, November 7, 2022, 7:30pm
Brown School, Schenectady
Three Orchestras! One Incredible Afternoon of Music
REPERTORY ORCHESTRA, STRING ORCHESTRA, & CONCERTINO STRINGS
Sunday, November 13, 2022, 3:00pm
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA & REPERTORY JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Sunday, November 20, 2022, 3:00pm
Carl B. Taylor Auditorium at SUNY Schenectady
THE HOLIDAYS AT ESYO:
WIND ORCHESTRA
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 3:00pm
Massry Center for the Arts at The College of St. Rose
Capital Region’s Favorite Holiday Tradition is Back!
MELODIES OF CHRISTMAS
Featuring ESYO Symphony Orchestra & the Melodies of Christmas Chorale
Thursday December 15 – Sunday December 18, 2022
MainStage at Proctors, Schenectady
Proceeds benefit the Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders at the Albany Medical Center.
ESYO PERCUSSION HOLIDAY CONCERT
Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 7:30pm
Brown School, Schenectady
ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES:
ESYO YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 10:30am
MainStage at Proctors
ESYO SENIORS CONCERT
Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 1:00pm
MainStage at Proctors
ESYO PLAYATHON
Saturday, March 25, 2022
Crossgates Mall
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT CARNEGIE HALL
Sunday, June 4, 2022, 2:00pm
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
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