ɪts ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl nˈeɪm wʌzðə wˈaɪ tʃˈeɪmbɚ sˈɪmfəni, ænd ɪt wʌzðə ɹˈɛzᵻdənt ɑːnsˈɑːmbəl æt ðə nˈaɪnti sˈɛkənd stɹˈiːt wˈaɪ, wˌɛɹ hˈɜːʃbiːn wʌz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv mjˈuːzɪk pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ.
Its original name was the Y Chamber Symphony, and it was the resident ensemble at the 92nd Street Y, where Hirshbein was director of music programming.