We present to you a new video update for the Music Commission Project! In the last video update, you heard from composer Jonathan Newman on why it's important to commission new music for Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. Now we talk about process. What happens after a commissioned piece is written and handed over to the orchestra? Here's a glimpse into the early days of learning the piece, with Jonathan Newman! Read More »

In our last update, you heard from composer Jonathan Newman about why it’s important for CYSO to commission new music. Now you might be wondering, who exactly is Jonathan Newman and why has CYSO chosen him to create its signature piece?

This is your chance to help create a signature piece of music for Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, and hear it performed live by the Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall in May of 2012!   Read More »

This week: videos we like... Read More »

This week: Some great graduation speeches and words of advice from the pros, awesome people hanging out together, how do we label the "classical" music being composed today?, the first location specific album, recommended listening list, CYSO gets a Chicago Tribune review, and more! Read More »

This week: Sotheby's shopping list, musical guilty pleasures, a Jonny Greenwood premiere, and some bootleg footage from the Symphony Orchestra concert this past weekend . . .and much, much more. Read More »

CYSO's A/V Fridays - your central source for informative and entertaining (in other words, totally awesome) audio and visual web content to kick off your weekend right. Read More »

How does it feel to learn one of the most difficult pieces in the orchestral repertoire before you graduate from high school? Read More »

The Joffrey Ballet's recreation of the 1913 Nijinsky choreography of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps. Read More »