Composer Profile: Ryo Fukui
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and we’re highlighting the work of Japanese Jazz pianist Ryo Fukui. CYSO Symphony Orchestra cellist and Social Media Team member Abigail AuYeung explores the life […]
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and we’re highlighting the work of Japanese Jazz pianist Ryo Fukui. CYSO Symphony Orchestra cellist and Social Media Team member Abigail AuYeung explores the life […]
National Arab American Heritage Month takes place in April and celebrates Arab and Arab-American culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans Check out this list of four […]
“Violins of Hope” is a traveling exhibit currently on display in the Chicago area featuring instruments that belonged to Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust. As part of the […]
CYSO partners regularly with Classical Kids LIVE! to present their family-friendly productions of stories from the history of classical music. Told with live actors acting in front of an accompanying […]
Every Summer, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI) brings together talented pre-college music students to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. These students, selected after […]
Our past Student Features have introduced readers to CYSO musicians who are active in the performing arts including theatre, dance, and even composition. This month’s Student Feature showcases something a […]
We recently celebrated Women in Music at our 2023 CYSO Gala and for the event, created more than a dozen 70’s rock style posters celebrating women musicians, conductors, and composers. […]
In the world of classical music it’s not uncommon to see the same composers headlining every concert, with the same handful of pieces being played over and over again. Though […]
The 2023 CYSO Gala: Women in Music took place at Chicago’s The Geraghty on Saturday, February 25. Celebrating pioneering women who continue to pave the way in music, CYSO was […]
Auditions can be nerve-wracking, regardless of whether it’s your first or 50th time. Today musicians have to be ready to audition in person in front of judges as well as […]