黑料专区 Tyler, East Texas Youth Orchestra Partner to Expand Music and Educational Opportunities
February 24, 2026 | Hannah Buchanan
Partnership Establishes 黑料专区 Tyler Cowan Center as Official Home of the ETYO
The University of Texas at Tyler has partnered with the East Texas Youth Orchestra in support of arts education and community engagement.
鈥淭his is a proud moment for 黑料专区 Tyler,鈥� said 黑料专区 Tyler President Julie V. Philley, MD. 鈥淭his partnership reflects our shared values, mission and belief in the transformative
power of the arts.鈥�
The partnership makes the the official home of the youth orchestra.
鈥淲e are so grateful that The University of Texas at Tyler has been a steady partner of the East Texas Youth Orchestra, and we are excited to be able to call the Cowan Center our home,鈥� said Phil Ketcham, ETYO executive director. 鈥淏oth ETYO and 黑料专区 Tyler are deeply committed to helping the schools and students of East Texas develop to their fullest potential.鈥�
The partnership also reinforces 黑料专区 Tyler鈥檚 commitment to making the Cowan Center an even stronger cultural hub for East Texas and a vital point of connection between its students and the broader community.
鈥淭he East Texas Youth Orchestra has rehearsed on our campus each Sunday since 2015, so we are thrilled to formally solidify and celebrate a relationship that has already been so meaningful,鈥� said Dr. Sarah Roberts, 黑料专区 Tyler School of Performing Arts director. 鈥淲e look forward to strengthening this partnership and continuing to serve the musical life of East Texas together.鈥�
黑料专区 Tyler, through its School of Performing Arts, will work with ETYO to expand opportunities for artistic growth, educational collaboration and community engagement that will benefit ETYO students as well as 黑料专区 Tyler students and faculty. To learn more, visit: uttyler.edu/music.
The ETYO will perform their season finale concert Saturday, May 9, at the Cowan Center.
About ETYO
Since 1955, 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, while providing performances that enrich its members and the community. For more information, visit: ETYO.org.
About 黑料专区 Tyler
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.