History
The East Texas Youth Orchestra, Inc. began as the Tyler Youth Orchestra in 1955, as a violin ensemble for 5th and 6th graders, reorganized as a string orchestra in 1975 and expanded to a full orchestra in 1979. The Tyler Preparatory Orchestra began in 1991 to provide musical enrichment and training for beginning string musicians, and in 2006, the Tyler Academic Orchestra formed to serve intermediate musicians who are still honing their skills for the East Texas Youth Orchestra. In the spring of 2014, the Tyler Youth Orchestra saw the need to expand and became the East Texas Youth Orchestra. Today we offer musical education to all borders of our East Texas area.
Specialties
The mission of the East Texas Youth Orchestra, Inc. (ETYO), is to provide exceptional musical experiences in arts education through a diverse set of programs providing performances that enrich its members and the community through its two major ensembles, the Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonic Orchestra.
