NOTES 2024: Philharmonia

As a freshman tuba player, EYSO has helped me understand so much about music and working with an ensemble. I chose to audition for EYSO because I wanted to get more out of music. I auditioned midseason, but I still felt very welcomed by everyone. EYSO has opened my eyes to how good high school musicians can be. It was really cool to be a part of a group who want to be there, versus a group of people who are there because they are told to. As soon as I jumped into my first rehearsal, I was blown away at how good my ensemble was. I’m in Philharmonia, which is the second highest ensemble, but as I was sitting there, waiting for my entrance, it sounded like a group of professional musicians. It didn’t hurt that I really enjoyed the music we were playing. Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras’ Philharmonia is collecting donations as part of our annual fundraising campaign: NOTES 2024. This campaign runs from January 21 to March 24.

Tuition covers only one-third of the total cost of each member’s participation in EYSO. Our NOTES campaign helps keep tuition reasonable and offsets program costs.

Now in our 48^th season, EYSO serves nearly 400 students in 4th grade through college from 70 different communities via five orchestras, as well as percussion ensembles, Brass Choir and Flute Choir, and a thriving Chamber Music Institute. The mission of EYSO is to create a community of young musicians, enriching their lives and the lives of their families, schools, communities, and beyond, through the study and performance of excellent music. By supporting the NOTES campaign, you are impacting the lives of so many!

Donations of any size can make a real impact! Thank you so much for supporting the students of EYSO.