sˌiːwˌaɪˈɛs hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹəmˈɪɹd mˈɛni mˈɑːdɚn wˈɜːks, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ mjˈuːzɪk dᵻɹˈɛktɚ lˈiːoʊ ˈaɪlɚz ɹˈæpsədi fɔːɹ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə, ɐ pˈiːs nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɚðə pjˈʊlɪtsɚ pɹˈaɪz, ænd ðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst pɹəmˈɪɹ ʌv pˈiːsᵻz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɹᵻsɚɹˈɛksɪt baɪ mˈeɪsən bˈeɪts.
CYS has also premiered many modern works, including music director Leo Eylar's Rhapsody for Orchestra, a piece nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and the West Coast premiere of pieces such as Resurrexit by Mason Bates.