Contemporary Integrational Orchestra Project

08/22/2026

All aboard the crazy train! \m/ \m/
And that's a wrap for our Ozzy Osbourne tribute concert, featuring the original orchestrations of composer EJ Paucar! This was absolutely one of the most unique performances that we've ever had the privilege of sharing together. More content coming soon - also stay tuned for more details on our October Spooktacular!

08/19/2026

Please join our founder, Sally Santon, and CIOP player Israel, for a free concert this Sunday at 4:00! It is sure to be a good time with excellent music. We hope to see you there!

08/11/2026

Don't forget - today is Erie Gives! For anyone who is not familiar with what Erie Gives is all about, in simple terms, it's one of our most important days of fundraising through donations. Specifically, donations that are given today are matched by other local businesses, which means that what you decide to give today through the Erie Gives portal ends being larger than the original amount!

If you love what we do here at the CIOP, and you are in the position to send a voluntary donation to us through the Erie Gives portal (below), then we need your help! We want to continue to create music, but we cannot do it without your partnership! Thank you one and all, and we look forward to seeing you at the next concert!

Reaching the Erie Community through Mentorship and Excellence in Music Education in an Orchestral Setting For AllWinner of a 2025-2026 Lydia McCain Fund Next Steps Grant through Erie Arts & CultureOur Mission Statement: The Contemporary Integrational Orchestra Project...

08/11/2026

Tomorrow is the big day! Please head over to our fundraising page for Erie Gives and show us some support. We appreciate your help to keep us operating, bringing you fun, free, family-friendly concerts while building community.

Reaching the Erie Community through Mentorship and Excellence in Music Education in an Orchestral Setting For AllWinner of a 2025-2026 Lydia McCain Fund Next Steps Grant through Erie Arts & CultureOur Mission Statement: The Contemporary Integrational Orchestra Project...

08/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our 'Crazy Train' performance last night! The concert was professionally filmed and recorded, so we will be looking forward to sharing it with you in the near future. Have a wonderful summer, and we look forward to seeing you in the fall!

08/06/2026

Rebel.
Family Man.
Provocateur.
Redemption-Seeker.
Artist.
Innovator.
Humanitarian.
Legend.

Ozzy Osbourne has been called many, many more things during the span of his unique life and career. "Uninteresting" has never been one of them. 'Crazy Train' is one of our most experimentally engaging performances in the 10 year history of the CIOP. Featuring the original compositions of up-and-coming composer, EJ Paucar, we're going to be exploring, through music, his life, including the ups AND the downs of this remarkable man.

This is a FREE CONCERT to the public, as part of the Luther Memorial Concert Series and all are encouraged to come join us! Concert begins at 7pm at Luther Memorial Church, 220 W 11th St, Erie, PA 16501.

We can't wait to see you there!

08/04/2026

CIOP is participating in Erie Gives this week, and we would love to have your support. Donations help us continue to bring fun, FREE concerts to you while building community within our group and audience. Check out our fundraising page, linked below, and come check out our table at the Block Party!

Reaching the Erie Community through Mentorship and Excellence in Music Education in an Orchestral Setting For AllWinner of a 2025-2026 Lydia McCain Fund Next Steps Grant through Erie Arts & CultureOur Mission Statement: The Contemporary Integrational Orchestra Project...

08/04/2026

We're not *100%* certain as to how exactly the tradition came about, but it is our custom to end each and every performance with an encore of 'Eleanor Rigby'. We hope that you enjoy this video from our last concert in the spring - and that you are all getting excited for our upcoming concert this Saturday!!

03/31/2026

It was truly a mountain top experience to work with composer Michael Dobrich and a real honor to premiere his original compositions in his debut performance, ‘Collections’. We really had the opportunity to grow as a group through this process, as well as understand the mind of this truly remarkable, up-and-coming young composer. We even had the fun opportunity to include our treasurer, Sarah Gustwiller, performing Michael's concerto for bass clarinet, 'The Unknown'. We will be posting more video and audio content from this groundbreaking performance, but for now we hope you enjoy some of the pictures from this memorable evening!

03/22/2026

Rehearsals are well underway for our concert this Saturday at Luther Memorial, featuring the premiere of original compositions of Michale Dobrich! Michael has crafted some exquisite and unique pieces for us, with one of them being a bass clarinet concerto featuring our treasurer, Sarah Gustwiller. For more information, visit our website:
https://www.contemporaryintegrationalorchestraproject.org/events-1