April 27, 2021

Alumni News – Issue 1, April 2021

Dear EYSO Alumni, It’s my great honor to connect with you in our first ever EYSO Alumni Newsletter! My name is Peter Van Nortwick, and I am a member of both the alumni and the Board of Directors at EYSO—which makes this role in building and maintaining alumni relations so exciting to me. This organization is incredibly important to many people, and the opportunity to strengthen relationships with you and the […]
March 5, 2021

Wanderers Livestreamed Concert on Sunday March 14

Join EYSO Students from 70 Chicagoland Communities in Wanderers, a Free, Live-Streamed Concert Performance on Sunday, March 14th   Elgin, IL (March 5, 2021) – Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO) will present Wanderers, a series of three live-streamed concerts on Sunday, March 14. This is the second set of public performances in EYSO’s Myths & Legends, the 45th season of one of Chicagoland’s oldest and most respected performing arts education organizations. Students […]
November 9, 2020

COVID or not, the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra has found a way for the show to go on

By GLORIA CASAS ELGIN COURIER-NEWS | NOV 06, 2020 AT 6:59 PM Music has always been important to Miguel Rodriguez, who plays the flute in the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra. It’s become a lifeline for the 17-year-old during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I couldn’t imagine how I would be dealing with this pandemic without that crutch of music,” the Larkin High School senior said. “It was very easy to take out my flute and play […]