A student-led orchestra based in New York City exploring intersectional performances.
2025-2026 Season: Thank you for your support in making our inaugural season possible. It was highlighted by our premier concert in Cary Hall at DiMenna Center for Musical Arts and our premier multimedia collaboration with Jairus Rhoades at the AFAM Center at Yale University. Please stay tuned by signing up for our newsletter as we prepare to present our second season of many more exciting events!
November 16 · Cary Hall, DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Chromas Ensemble opens its first season with music that bridges past and present: Mozart’s Haffner Symphony alongside Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite and Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony.
Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 · AFAM House, Enormous Room, Yale University
Chromas heads to Yale premiering visuals that interact with live-time temporal expressivity.
Founded in September 2025, the Chromas Ensemble is a student-led, volunteer-based orchestra dedicated to creating large-scale, collaborative performances that bring together musicians and artists across disciplines. Our mission is to provide a space for free-form, organic music-making where students and emerging artists can experiment, perform major works often beyond the reach of student groups, and share in the joy of music as a communal experience.
With a vision to collaborate with artists, students, and multi-media projects, we aim to set ourselves apart through exploring the ways music can be experienced.
Chromas Ensemble is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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Chromas' first multimedia endeavors take place at Yale
Thursday, April 23rd · 5:00 PM · Enormous Room, AFAM House, Yale University
In collaboration with a senior thesis considering how to visualize temporal expressivity by Jairus Rhoades, Lucas Amory conducts a Chromas chamber ensemble featuring a program of Glass, Dvorak, and Britten.
Premier Concert
Sunday, November 16 · 7:30 PM · Cary Hall, DiMenna Center
Join us for our first concert featuring students and alumni of Juilliard, MSM, and Yale. Kaleb Zhu conducts Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, and Mozart’s Haffner Symphony.