Prior Presents: yMusic

yMusic is a genre-leading and award-winning American chamber ensemble representing the vanguard of American and contemporary music.

Now in its seventeenth season, the group is renowned for its innovative and collaborative spirit. Since their inception, yMusic has had a unique mission: to work on both sides of the divide between classical and popular music without sacrificing rigor, virtuosity, charisma or style. NPR Music calls them “…Deeply, profoundly skilled,” adding that the group has “formed a language all their own.” Named for “Generation Y,” yMusic has been tapped to lend their orchestral sound and instantly-recognizable style to recordings and concert projects by a dizzying array of popular artists from John Legend to Paul Simon.

Recent projects include their acclaimed first album of self-composed (2023’s yMusic) and Stories x yMusic, a series of filmed performances featuring prominent artists such as Bruno Major, Amy Allen and Rufus Wainwright. The ensemble was also enlisted by the Park Avenue Armory to compose an original score for renowned choreographer Kyle Abraham’s production Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful.

Finally, yMusic has released four full-length albums of commissioned music, 2020’s Ecstatic Science, 2017’s First, 2014’s Balance Problems, and 2011’s Beautiful Mechanical, which earned Time Out New York’s “#1 Classical Record of the Year.” Additionally, they can be found performing around the world at such venues as the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, and Madison Square Garden.