Our Ensembles
Symphony Orchestra
The ETYO Symphony Orchestra offers a full orchestra experience to advanced string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players.
The ensemble regularly performs works from the standard orchestral repertoire, contemporary music, and more. The Symphony Orchestra is open to all musicians up to age 22 by audition.
Rehearsals for the Symphony Orchestra are held on Sundays, 2–4:30 PM at the UT Tyler Fine and Performing Arts Center (FAC), in the orchestra rehearsal hall.
Philharmonic Orchestra
The ETYO Philharmonic Orchestra is a full orchestra experience that provides intermediate musicians the challenges to prepare for advancement into Symphony Orchestra.
The ensemble accepts musicians studying strings, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. The focus is on developing instrumental technique, refined ensemble playing, and different musical styles. The Philharmonic Orchestra is open to all musicians up to age 22 by audition.
Rehearsals for the Philharmonic Orchestra are held on Sundays, 2-4:30 PM at the UT Tyler Fine and Performing Arts Center (FAC), in the choir room.
Preparatory Orchestra
The ETYO Preparatory Orchestra is a string orchestra experience that provides intermediate musicians the challenges to prepare for advancement into our full orchestras.
The ensemble accepts musicians studying string instruments. The focus is on developing instrumental technique, introduction to the orchestra experience, and different musical styles. The Preparatory Orchestra is open to musicians with at least one (1) year of playing experience on their instrument.
Rehearsals for the Preparatory Orchestra are held on Sundays, 12:30-1:30 PM at the UT Tyler Fine and Performing Arts Center (FAC), in the choir room.
Jazz Academy
The ETYO Jazz Academy provides young and talented musicians of East Texas the opportunity to study and perform America’s music – jazz.
The ETYO Jazz Academy includes two ensembles Jazz Lab Band and Junior Jazz that provide instruction in instrumental techniques, improvisation, music theory, and jazz history to help musician’s understanding of the art form and achieve excellence through performance.
Jazz Lab Band
The performs repertoire that spans the history of writing for big band through current day compositions. In addition, musicians continue to develop their improvisational skills. The Jazz Lab Band is open to all musicians up to age 22 by audition.
Rehearsals for the Jazz Lab Band are held on Sundays, 5-7 PM at the UT Tyler Fine and Performing Arts Center (FAC), in the orchestra rehearsal hall.
Junior Jazz
The Junior Jazz ensemble is open to any musician interested in pursuing the art of jazz. The focus is developing a better understanding of jazz style and technique. In addition, musicians will begin developing their improvisation skills. Junior Jazz is open to all musicians up to age 22 by audition.
Rehearsals for Junior Jazz are held on Mondays, 5-6:30 PM at the Caldwell Arts Academy.
Saxophone Ensemble
The ETYO Saxophone Ensemble provides saxophonists an opportunity to perform in a chamber music setting.
This ensemble focuses on repertoire written for the ensemble and transcriptions adapted for the ensemble that span from classical to contemporary and all points in between. The Saxophone Ensemble is open to all musicians up to age 22 by audition.
Rehearsals for the Saxophone Ensemble are held on Sundays from 2:30-4:30 PM in the UT Tyler Fine and Performing Arts Center (FAC).