Federico Cortese – Celebrating 20 Years with BYSO!
This season we celebrate Federico Cortese and his 20th anniversary as Music Director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. Fed’s visionary leadership and his sincere care for our young musicians and the future of BYSO has led our organization to a new level of excellence that was unimaginable 20 years ago. We asked current students […]
Emi Ferguson ’05
Over the summer, Emi Ferguson, BYSO ’05, Flute, released her second solo album, Fly The Coop: Bach Sonatas and Preludes, which debuted at #1 on iTunes Classical. She has performed at several high-profile events, such as the Tenth Anniversary Memorial Ceremony of 9/11, featured alongside Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and James Taylor. She has spoken […]
September 2019 E-Notes
Click here to get the latest BYSO news and read our E-Notes! In this edition: Feature – BYSO’s 62nd Season Opening Concert ICP Info- Stings Recruitment Staff Stories- featuring 5 new staff members Alumni Awareness- featuring Emi Ferguson ’05 Out and About- BYSO’s Alumni Event in NYC You Should Know- BYSO Summer Camps and more….
NYC Alumni Gathering
Over the summer, BYSO hosted an alumni gathering at the Galway Hooker Bar in the West Village, NYC. Alumni from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s,and the 2010’s all came out to reunite and reminisce on their fondest memories from their time in the orchestras. It was a lovely evening, and we look forward to doing […]
Welcome!
We are excited to welcome the following new staff members to the BYSO family! David Abraham, Joseph Bozich, Miriam Eckelhoefer, Saralyn Klepaczyk, and Kara York. David Abraham, Operations Manager: A native of Portland, OR, David Abraham is a percussionist earning his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, while […]
ICP Strings Recruitment Fall 2019- APPLY TODAY!
Do you know a student age 4-7 who is interested in experiencing classical music? BYSO’s Intensive Community Program (ICP) is recruiting a new class of ICP Strings students! ABOUT ICP : In 1998, BYSO created the Intensive Community Program (ICP), a rigorous instrumental training program, in response to financial and cultural accessibility barriers preventing students from Boston’s […]
BYSO Summer Camps 2019
July and August were busy months for young BYSO musicians. In late August, BYSO held its annual two-week summer camp at New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine, for members of BYS, REP and JRO. Students took part in intensive rehearsals with BYSO conductors and artistic staff, while creating friendships with fellow orchestra members. During […]
BYSO Alumni Year in Review
For over 60 years, young people have been affected, shaped and motivated by the experience they had with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. They’ve brought unique and creative qualities to their communities and to the world while achieving their own successes. BYSO is proud of the alumni that have gone out into and made the […]
BYSO’s Annual Gala Celebrates ICP!
On Saturday, March 30, 2019 we were delighted to welcome more than 250 guests to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for our ninth Annual Gala—this year celebrating 20 years of the Intensive Community Program (ICP)! This Gala was uniquely special because we honored our Intensive Community Program (ICP), its students, its alumni, and its […]
Successful 2018-2019 Chamber Music Season
Sunday, May 5th brought the annual Spring Chamber Music Concerts, and the end of what has been a spectacular season of music making for our 18 BYSO chamber groups. With small groups representing all six of our large ensembles, we heard everything from the Hummel Miniatures to the Poulenc Sonata for Trumpet, Horn and Trombone and […]
