Audition & Rehearsal Information
Interested in finding out more about the ECSYO or String Ensemble? Click on the button below on for our fall rehearsal dates and registration form. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Kate Anderson at [email protected]
OPEN HOUSE: Monday, September 9th, 6pm @Northeast Academy – A chance for your student to play for us if they’d like to join and meet our community. All are welcome!
All rehearsals will be held at Northeast Academy located at 115 Oslo Street, Mystic, CT 06355, from 6:00pm-7:00pm For String Ensemble & 7:15pm-8:30pm for ECSYO.
We look forward to having you join us and making music together!
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Join our ECSYO family!
The two ensembles – ECSYO and String Ensemble – offer a unique musical experience to young musicians in grades 4 to 12 of different skill levels.
Our Youth Orchestra brings musicians from local school orchestra and band programs together into a traditional orchestra format. Typically students are in grades 8-12, and have played their instrument for 3-5 years. We also offer a Strings Ensemble group for grades 4-8.
Tuition includes the following:
Flexible enrollment options~ Full Year or Single Semester
Flexible Payment Options~ Credit Cards, Checks, Cash are all accepted.
Your choice of 4 complimentary Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra concert tickets per semester enrolled! A $250 value per semester or $500 for a full year!
ECSO Behind the Scenes/Meet & Greet with Conductor Toshiyuki Shimada!
Master Classes with ECSO musicians!
Community performance opportunities!
Individualized & collaborative musical instruction
Exciting Musical selections that includes student choice!
Solo performance opportunities!
Free end of semester concerts for all to attend
and hear the growth and hard work turn into beautiful music!
About the ECSYO
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Youth Orchestra (ECSYO) and String Ensemble are education programs of the ECSO that provide young musicians from around the region the opportunity to perform challenging, high quality compositions in a variety of styles. First conceived and developed by Harriet Friedstein and Victor Norman in 1966, this program encourages young musicians are encouraged to learn not just the notes of the score, but also about the composers, history, and meaning behind the music.
The ECSYO is a special program. We are striving to inspire our students to reach beyond the musical experiences offered in school programs, to expose them to the possibilities in the world of musical arts. Throughout the year, we offer multiple opportunities to interact with the professional musicians from the ECSO. Perhaps some of our students will continue pursuing music in college, or in careers involving musical performance. But even if they do not, we all know that music builds strong minds in the areas of mathematics, logic, and memory. It is our sincere hope that through their involvement with ECSYO, our students will gain a strong work ethic and a deep love of music.
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