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Chamber ensembles include the Chamber Players Orchestra, Camerata Orchestra and the Galbraith Honor Strings, and cater to students of varying levels of experience.

Concerts tours, retreats, participation in music festivals and exchanges with other youth orchestras are a vital part of the ECYS experience, as well as guest soloists of international stature. Galbraith Honor Strings offers talented young string players training in a focused environment. Working closely with Dr. Kolchinsky and sectional coaches to develop their musicality and technique, these gifted young musicians provide outstanding performances for their loyal audience.

Honor Choir is a select group of singers chosen from the Concert Choir through a separate, internal audition. This choir meets for an extra half hour each week after the regularly scheduled rehearsal and learns additional music.

Members of the Concert Choir must have the basic principles and objectives covered in the earlier choirs. Musical training will proceed at a faster pace and in the more complex context of technically demanding music. The typical age for this choir is ten to fourteen years, with two to four years of musical training. The Concert Choir performs at community events and participates in a four-day tour each spring.

The Apprentice Choir lays the foundation for successful progress and development as a singer in DGC. This group does not require any prior musical training, but girls must have the ability to match pitch accurately and have a strong desire to excel in the program. The emphasis for this choir is to prepare singers for placement in the Concert Choir. Frequent performances are not a component of this choir.