About EYSO
The Emory Youth Symphony Orchestras (EYSO) program was founded in 2005 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Equally i of the finest pre-college programs in the region, EYSO provides comprehensive orchestral performance opportunities while supporting the pedagogy of school directors and individual teachers. All students and parents are offered the opportunity for pre-college counseling, assistance with higher and scholarship applications (including Common App and other recommendations), diverse masterclass and seminar offerings, and financial help advice.

Apart from serving equally dedicated members of their school orchestra and band programs, EYSO students continue to study a variety of disciplines at the higher level, including tiptop conservatories (Curtis, Juilliard, NEC, Colburn) likewise every bit at nationally-ranked liberal arts colleges and universities. EYSO students are as well regular participants in the country's finest summertime music festivals, including Interlochen, Tanglewood, NYO & NYO2, Brevard, Eastern, Sewanee, and others.

The orchestra is open up to string, wind and percussion musicians from ninth-12th grade.

The abode of EYSO is the world-class Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on the Emory University campus. Members perform under the musical management of Emory Director of Orchestral Studies Dr. Paul Bhasin. Students receive regular sectional didactics from Emory'south Vega Quartet (the Academy'southward String Quartet-in-Residence), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Artist Affiliates, and other Atlanta orchestral professionals. The orchestra performs 3 concerts during the school twelvemonth in Emory'south renowned Emerson Concert Hall.

In the 2009-2010 season, the orchestra and its members were featured onFrom the Top, National Public Radio'southward programme dedicated to the near outstanding immature musicians in the state. EYSO has been featured at Spivey Hall, has performed with invitee soloists from the Atlanta Symphony and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras and has appeared in concert with Emory University's Cord Quartet in Residence, the Vega Quartet. In 2014, the orchestra began a regular bout cycle with a performance at New York'southward Lincoln Heart attended by major donors and supporters of the program, Donna and Marvin Schwartz and Ted Turner. In 2017, EYSO travelled to Chicago to perform at Northwestern Academy and participate in masterclasses with distinguished faculty including members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and in 2019, EYSO toured to Nashville, performing Respighi's The Pines of Rome at Belmont Academy.

The EYSO program besides offers students almanac enrichment and college-preparatory opportunities, including mock audition seminars with invitee panelists, our annual Concerto Competition, and regular guest coachings (comprising both exclusive & large ensemble) with Emory and Atlanta Symphony faculty. Contempo masterclass artists include Ray Chen, Zuill Bailey, Daniel Hope, Roberto Diaz, and Gail Williams, as well equally the following roster of masterclass artists in 2021-2020:

Peter Winograd, Violin, American String Quartet and Manhattan Schoolhouse of Music
David Grossman, Bass – New York Philharmonic, Principal Bass, Los Angeles Sleeping accommodation Orchestra
Michael Tiscione, Associate Primary Trumpet, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Timothy Higgins, Principal Trombone, San Francisco Symphony
Jonathan Vinocour, Chief Viola, San Francisco Symphony
Christina Smith, Principal Flute, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Cornelius Chiu, Violin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

William Johnston, Principal Viola, Atlanta Opera Orchestra

Julianne Lee, Principal 2d Violin, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Guy Piddington II, Trumpet, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Sergiu Schwartz, Violin, Columbus State Academy

Jay Christy, Assistant Principal Second Violin, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, Chief Oboe, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Jessica Valeri, Horn, San Francisco Symphony

Nathan Zgonc, Acting/Associate Principal Trombone, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Matthew Schlomer, Conductor, Interlochen Arts University

James Zellers, Master Flute, Atlanta Opera

Jason Eklund, Master Horn, Atlanta Ballet

Jaclyn Rainey, Principal Horn, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Scott Pollard, Percussion, Con Legno & Emory University

Laura Ardan, Chief Clarinet, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Giselle Martin, Director of Recruitment and Talent, Emory Academy Admissions

Joanna Kaczorowska, Violin, SUNY Stony Brook, New York Chamber Musicians

Anthony Georgeson, Acquaintance Principal Bassoon, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Amy Pollard,Principal Bassoon, Atlanta Ballet, Professor, Univ. of Georgia

Guang Wang, Cello, Vega Cord Quartet & Emory University

Karen Freer, Acting Associate/Assistant Principal Cello, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Michael Kurth, Bass and Composer, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Emily Brebach, Oboe/English Horn, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Marci Gurnow, Clarinet, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Michael Moore,tuba, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Gaye LeBlanc,harp, Academy of Oklahoma

Elena Cholakova, Dir. of Pianoforte Studies, Emory Academy
James Dunham, Viola, Rice University

Adam Luftman,Principal Trumpet, San Francisco Ballet & Opera

Zachary Cohen, Principal Bass, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

School MUSIC PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT
Members are required to enroll in their school'southward instrumental ensemble music plan for the unabridged school year. Habitation schooled students or students attending a school where there is no ensemble program must exist recommended to EYSO by a private teacher or school official.

REHEARSALS
Rehearsals are held throughout the school twelvemonth on Wednesdays from 7:xxx-9:30pm in the Tharp Rehearsal Hall of the Schwartz Middle for Performing Arts at Emory University. Rehearsals begin immediately later the Baronial audition period. The EYSO concert and rehearsal schedule allows students to besides participate in other local youth ensembles such as the Atlanta Youth Current of air Symphony and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra.Students should plan to arrive on the Emory campus between seven:00 and 7:15 pm in guild to park and warm up. Free parking is bachelor in the Lowergate South Parking Deck and the Fishburne Parking Deck side by side to the Schwartz Center after 6pm. Practise rooms are available on the third flooring of the Schwartz Center.

PARTICIPATION FEE & SCHOLARSHIPS
EYSO is funded solely through participation fees and donations. Rehearsal and functioning venues, concert promotion and marketing, basic equipment needs, auxiliary instruments, and concert support are all provided past Emory University.

The participation fee for 2021-2022 is $700 for the yr. This is an all-inclusive fee for the season; there are no additional fees for folders, music, auxiliary musical instrument rentals, apparel, Parents Clan, etc. Scholarships are available. Consideration for scholarships is based upon the needs of both the educatee and the EYSO plan.

ANNUAL CONCERTO COMPETITION
The EYSO Concerto Competition is open to members of EYSO just. The winning student performs with the orchestra on the last concert of the season. Previous winners include:

Jeremiah Jung (2022)Sibelius Violin Concerto
Skyler Feng (2021)Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Timothy Cho (2020) Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1
Evan Nicholson (2019) Dvorak Cello Concerto
Ben Rau (2017)Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Mia Pattillo (2016)Grieg Piano Concerto
Kaegan Gregory (2015)Borne Carmen Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra
Carly Weikle (2014)Weber Concertino for Clarinet
Christina Bae (2013)Grieg Piano Concerto
Amanda Ake (2012)Bruch Violin Concerto
Sam Lee (2011)Elgar Cello Concerto
Benito Thompson (2010)Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3
Melissa Ake (2009)Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor
Blake Johnson (2008) Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor

EYSO ALUMNI IN THEIR OWN WORDS

"Performing and so many different orchestral works over the last three seasons has been such a fantastic experience for me equally a clarinetist. Our recent bout to Chicago, with performances in new concert halls, helped me to gain confidence as a performer. I peculiarly loved having the opportunity to perform Shostakovich'southward Fifth Symphony in two different halls!"
 -Eric Wang, Clarinet (Attending Yale University)

"I've really enjoyed performing large-calibration orchestral works over the concluding few years with EYSO. It was a keen adventure for me to make astonishing music and great friends as well. I appreciated how each week our EYSO rehearsals were a chance for a group of like-minded musicians to come up together."
 -Chris Chung, Bassoon (Attending Colburn Conservatory of Music)

"EYSO exposed me to actually great repertoire that helped me develop both the louder, heroic side of my instrument besides every bit the gentler, tender side. Having the opportunity to perform the Strauss Serenade on the chamber winds concert was a totally new experience for me. That concert plan gave me the chance to blend with other wind and brass instruments in a totally new way. Our Chicago Bout masterclasses and trip to Navy Pier was incredibly memorable!"
 -Sean Turner, Horn (Attending The New England Conservatory)

"My experience in EYSO has been life-changing. The varied orchestral repertoire we are exposed to here is incredible. In add-on, this year we performed the Strauss Serenade in a chamber winds setting which is something I had never done before  – and was a great claiming.  EYSO showed me how to pb a current of air department, which is something I really worked very hard on."
 -Mekhi Gladden, Oboe (Attending The Curtis Institute of Music)