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Schenectady County will soon be home to a state of the art Capital Region Youth Music Center. Thanks to the efforts of Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO), along with the New York State Council on the Arts, the support of the Office of…

Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO) opens its new 2025–2026 Season on Saturday, October 25 at 3:00 p.m. at Proctors Theatre with Ignition: Rising Through Sound—an inspiring afternoon featuring the world premiere of Up We Go! by ESYO alum…

Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO)’s CHIME musicians will present the program’s annual holiday concert on Tuesday, December 12, 5:30pm, at Schenectady High School. The performance is free and open to the public. Launched in…

They've practiced, practiced, practiced, and Empire State Youth Orchestra's (ESYO) Symphony Orchestra, a prominent youth ensemble, made it to Carnegie Hall. The concert marks the first time ESYO has performed at Carnegie Hall since the…

Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO) has named two winners plus a runner-up in its annual Lois Lyman Concerto Competition, who will be performing with the orchestra on April 2 at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The Lois Lyman…

Schenectady’s Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO) have announced that they’ve received a grant of $22,000 from the Van Norton Family Foundation, going towards the CHIME program. Heather Manthey, Van Norton Family Foundation…

The Empire State Youth Orchestra has appointed Etienne Abelin as new Music Director. Abelin is from Basel, Switzerland and was described as a “post-classical pioneer” by BBC Music Magazine. Etienne Abelin was appointed the new Music…

The Empire State Youth Orchestra which consists of a group of high school-aged musicians and artists from the Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO) Young Leader Program have announced that they will be hosting a Soundwalk at Washington Park…

The Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO) musicians will perform in the virtual Tutti! Festival over two weekends in December. It will feature twelve ensembles in eight live recorded concerts. All concerts will be streamed online to virtual…

ESYO (The Empire State Youth Orchestra) announced their “Sounding Together” digital festival in celebration of the orchestra's 40th birthday season. The festival will last three days Thursday, June 11 through Saturday, June 13 and…