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.
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.