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CYSO Fall Concert

Nov 9, 2025

Overview

Led by acclaimed Music Director Allen Tinkham, CYSO’s flagship Symphony Orchestra provides middle and high school students with rigorous training that pushes the boundaries of personal and musical excellence. This much-anticipated performance will feature Samuel Barber’s Second Essay for Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major featuring violinist Katherine Schaufenbuel, Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral, and Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. Don’t miss this powerful music in an emotionally charged performance by some of Chicago’s most promising young musicians!

Tickets and info at cyso.org/tickets

This concert/event is presented by: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

Schedule
Program
Barber

Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17

Tchaikovsky

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35

Higdon

blue cathedral

Bartók

Concerto for Orchestra

Performers
Conductor
Katherine Schaufenbuel
Violin