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August 23, 2016

Hearts and Minds

Our 2016-17 season delves into a rich and provocative question: how is music political?

June 10, 2016

A record audition weekend

In the first week of June, we welcomed 400 young musicians through our doors.

May 10, 2016

Young Artists Concerto Competition

EYSO's annual concerto competition celebrates the most exceptional musicians in our premier orchestras.

April 21, 2016

Register to Audition Today!

Online registration is now live for our 2016-17 season, "Hearts and Minds."

January 12, 2016

2016-17 Audition Information & Requirements

Auditions for EYSO’s 41st season, 2016-17, will be held June 2-5, 2016. Information and requirements are now available for download. Online registration for auditions will be available at eyso.org later this spring. To be notified when online registration goes live, sign up for our newsletter.

January 1, 2016

Fifth Annual Faculty Recital

Conductors, coaches, and staff took the stage for an emotional and eclectic program.

December 1, 2015

Giving Tuesday a big success!

We met and exceeded our goal, securing a $5,000 matching grant from the Grand Victoria Foundation.

November 7, 2015

Guest artist Rachel Barton Pine shares musical inspirations

EYSO’s Youth Symphony has spent the last week of concert preparations firmly focused on monumental repertoire by Mahler, Martinu, and Sibelius — the Finnish composer’s famed violin concerto for which they will be joined by acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton Pine. At Friday night’s dress rehearsal, we spent a long time talking with Rachel onstage about everything from her 1742 Guarneri violin to preparing for college auditions. Rachel was most excited […]

November 7, 2015

Rachel Barton Pine

The acclaimed violinist joins the Youth Symphony this November to perform Jean Sibelius' stunning Violin Concerto.

October 18, 2015

Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners announced!

Each autumn, EYSO invites Philharmonia and Youth Symphony students to audition for the prestigious opportunity to perform a concerto with their orchestra. Past winners have performed masterworks by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Max Bruch, Dmitri Kabalevsky, and Edouard Lalo, to name just a few. On Saturday, October 17, students auditioned for a panel of expert adjudicators composed of music educators and teaching artists from throughout Chicago, and three exceptional winners were announced the following day. […]