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Empire State Youth Orchestra RISE

Empire State Youth Orchestra RISE
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Empire State Youth Orchestra RISE

The Empire State Youth Orchestra launches its 2025–26 Season of RISE on Saturday, October 25 at 3:00 p.m. at Proctors Theatre with Ignition: Rising Through Sound, an afternoon featuring the world premiere of Up We Go! by ESYO alum and composer Jacob Fanto and a powerhouse performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 and more. ESYO Music Director Etienne Abelin spoke with us about the program.

Saturday, October 25 @ 3pm at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady.
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Rob Brown comes from a musical family. His mother played piano and taught in this area for nearly 30 years. One uncle is a composer and brass player, one aunt is a professional accompanist and recitalist. And his grandfather had a record collection to rival WMHT’s. He started at WMHT as an intern in 1996. His first job was to go through the stacks of vinyl to make sure they were filed properly. He’s now the Music Director and is thrilled to continue in the “family business” and share more of our very favorite classical music from 1-4 every weekday and 11-3 on Sundays.