Chamber Music

NYSO provides the opportunity for the advanced young musicians to participate in an exciting chamber music program.  From December through February, all students in the Senior Orchestra and selected advanced students in Intermezzo Orchestra participate in small ensembles for eight weeks.  String, woodwind, brass and mixed ensembles – quartets, trios, and quintets – work on challenging repertoire, suited to each group’s skill level.

Students are placed one on a part, and the responsibility for their part lies solely with the individual.  This always results in outstanding growth for the entire orchestra as is clearly seen in the following months of full orchestra rehearsal.       

Coached by outstanding musicians in the Greater Boston area, students rehearse in small chamber ensembles during the last 75 minutes of each regular rehearsal during these months.  In addition, ensembles have extra rehearsal time during our spring Enrichment Day.   

At the beginning of March, all ensembles perform in a wonderful family chamber music concert that allows members of the audience to hear all the individual instruments of an orchestra and exposes them to the wonderful world of chamber music. After this concert, all groups participate in outreach concerts. For many of our students, this program is the highlight of their year in NYSO.