All EYSO program concert events feature both the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Emory Youth Chamber Orchestra. A comprehensive rehearsal schedule for 2025-2026 will be distributed to members prior to the first rehearsal and will be made available on the “Members Area” of the EYSO website. Weekly EYSO rehearsals are from 7:30-9:30pm on Wednesdays throughout the school year. Weekly EYCO rehearsals are from 7pm-9pm throughout the school year. Dress rehearsals are scheduled for the Tuesday evening before each of the three regular concert performances.
2025-2026 CONCERT DATES:
All performances and rehearsals take place at Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts unless otherwise noted. Please note: Dress Rehearsals begin at 7:30pm and are generally scheduled the evening before each concert. Repertoire is subject to change.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 8:00pm
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5; Rimsky-Korsakov, Cappriccio Espagnol; Haydn, Symphony No. 104, Fauré, Pelléas et Méllisande
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 8:00pm
Hanson, Symphony No. 2, De Falla, Three Cornered Hat
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 8:00pm
2025 Concerto Competition winner (tbd); Elgar, Enigma Variations
EYSO Concerts at the Schwartz Center provide free parking & admission.
Rehearsals begin immediately after the audition period (entrance & string seating auditions). The EYSO concert and rehearsal schedule allows students to also participate in other local youth ensembles such as the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, and a significant number of EYSO students do so each season.
During an EYSO tour season, tour participation is expected, but every attempt will be made to help students resolve conflicts with school-related performances in particular. Part assignments and instrumentation may be adjusted to meet tour repertoire needs.