March 5, 2021

Wanderers Livestreamed Concert on Sunday March 14

Join EYSO Students from 70 Chicagoland Communities in Wanderers, a Free, Live-Streamed Concert Performance on Sunday, March 14th   Elgin, IL (March 5, 2021) – Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO) will present Wanderers, a series of three live-streamed concerts on Sunday, March 14. This is the second set of public performances in EYSO’s Myths & Legends, the 45th season of one of Chicagoland’s oldest and most respected performing arts education organizations. Students […]
November 9, 2020

COVID or not, the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra has found a way for the show to go on

By GLORIA CASAS ELGIN COURIER-NEWS | NOV 06, 2020 AT 6:59 PM Music has always been important to Miguel Rodriguez, who plays the flute in the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra. It’s become a lifeline for the 17-year-old during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I couldn’t imagine how I would be dealing with this pandemic without that crutch of music,” the Larkin High School senior said. “It was very easy to take out my flute and play […]