COYO also plays community outreach concerts, in which the group travels to a nearby venue to perform.

Additionally, COYO performs at the annual MLK Community Open House at Severance Hall.

The Open House is a day of concerts in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.[10] COYO has had the opportunity to host world premieres of several modern works throughout the years and has commissioned pieces, as well.

In the past, the group has performed pieces by Stravinsky, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Wagner, Mozart, and many others.

The group typically consists of violins, violas, cellos, string bass, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, French horns, trumpets, trombones, tuba, timpani and percussion.

In June 2015, COYO performed in its first tour of China, making its first appearance in Asia; they played in major concert halls Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Ningbo.

[12] COYO rehearses weekly at the home of The Cleveland Orchestra - Severance Hall for four hours including breaks.