How do you paint a SYMPHONY? With the flick of a brush, painters can manipulate elements of color, contrast, and texture to craft meaning from visual inputs and create powerful emotional experiences from everyday tools and images. EYSO’s 49th season used visual art as a metaphor to explore how composers transform simple soundwaves into extraordinary art. Students considered how an artist's CANVAS and their PALETTE of material shape a final composite IMAGE.

Ensembles from the youngest Primo to the most advanced students in Youth Symphony explored the Art Institute of Chicago, and Philharmonia students made new friends across the country in a collaboration with the Golden Valley Youth Orchestra. The 2024-2025 season brought tremendous opportunities for young musicians to embrace their curiosity, flex their creativity, and practice collaborative leadership in performance.