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Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra

★★★★★ 4.5 · 3 reviews📍 1700 Spartan Dr, Elgin, IL 60123
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About Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra

The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO) was established in 1976 by Robert Hanson, and has been providing enriching and inspiring musical experiences to a wide circle of young musicians ever since. Currently, EYSO is serving almost 400 students from more than 70 different communities. Volunteers who are passionate about music and the arts have been instrumental in the success of the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO) since its inception in 1976. Through their dedication and the help of an impressive roster of conductors, the program has grown from a small group of string players to an organization that serves nearly 400 students from over 70 different communities. The EYSO continues to challenge and motivate young musicians to reach their fullest potential through meaningful musical experiences.

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Starter Strings
Starter Strings is a completely tuition-free program for students to begin learning violin and viola at their neighborhood school. Launched in 2021 as a pilot program, it now serves more than 70 fourth-grade students in U-46 attending Oakhill and O'Neal Elementary Schools. Recognizing that while music education is meaningful and valuable to everyone, access to high-quality music education is not always even across our communities, EYSO teamed up with schools in July 2020 to begin addressing these challenges. Over the course of the year, wildly ambitious dreams and careful planning came together at Oakhill Elementary to increase access by removing some of the traditional barriers for students: transportation, tuition, and instrument rental.
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Ensembles & Orchestras
Since its beginnings as a small string orchestra in 1976, EYSO has grown to a community of nine large ensembles and nearly thirty chamber music ensembles. Very advanced high school and college-age musicians All orchestral instruments

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🗺️ 1700 Spartan Dr, Elgin, IL 60123 — open in Maps

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