Press Start's Soundbytes at Rutgers Presbyterian Church

Come and listen to live video game music featuring chamber ensembles formed by musicians in the Press Start Orchestra! The program features music from Super Mario Sunshine, The Legend of Zelda, Celeste, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Who is 'Press Start?'

We are NYC's community video game cover orchestra. The musicians are gamers from all over the city playing cherished music from their favorite games for an audience of gamers and musicians alike!

We were formed in 2020 as a professional orchestra championing the artistic value of video game music (VGM) in the classical music industry. Our first projects were music videos combining traditions of gaming and chamber music, followed by live concerts programming VGM with classical favorites. The concerts combined the themes and pieces of composers like Austin Wintory, Samuel Barber, Edward Grieg, and Lena Raine all on the same program. The first season was recently named a finalist for The American Prize in Orchestral Programming—Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award.