REMEMBERING LISA KLEVIT-ZIEGLER

Posted on June 10, 2021

LISA KLEVIT-ZIEGLER DECEMBER 18, 1957- MARCH 15, 2020

TRIBUTE BY NEAL GOREN

I first met Lisa at the home of her wonderful parents, Harvey and Jody, after I was announced as the winner of the Portland Junior Symphony’s (then) semiannual Piano Concerto Competition. Lisa, I learned, was to also enter Reed as a freshman the following fall, joining her older sister Rachel who was... Read More ›

Leslie Wu (PYP alumna, class of 2011): Three Moments in My Life

Posted on March 4, 2021

#tbt 3.11.2020 when we were joined by Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Leslie Wu at last year’s Meet the Musicians Breakfast Fundraiser.

Hear her talk about three meaningful moments in her life and how her time in PYP helped prepare her for her future.

“PYP has a huge impact on all of its musicians, even those who do not pursue music professionally,”... Read More ›

Kate Davis: 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 (World Premiere)

Posted on February 1, 2021

11.14.2020 - The world premiere of PYP alumna Kate Davis‘s 4 x 4 x 4 x 4, performed by the basses of Portland Youth Philharmonic and PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra.

This piece was commissioned by PYP as part of the Youth Orchestra Commissioning Initiative (YOCI). The initiative is a community built to connect youth orchestras and composers from across the country in order to... Read More ›

FROM THE ARCHIVES: 1943 & 1951 CONCERT REVIEWS

Posted on October 22, 2020

Check out a 1943 review from the Oregon Journal of a PJS concert. It mentions the premiere performance of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings.

ALUMNI UPDATE: FUMIKA MIZUNO

Posted on October 21, 2020

Fumika Mizuno with her chamber group, Opus. From left to right Haeun Jung (PYP 2017), David Kim, and Fumika.

MAKING MUSIC AT PRINCETON By Fumika Mizuno (YSE 2008-2010, PYCO 2010-2011, PYP 2011-2017)

I’m currently in my last (virtual) year of undergrad at Princeton where I study Politics and East Asian Studies. Music continues to be an important part of my life. I’ve been a... Read More ›

ALUMNI UPDATE: JESSE TATUM

Posted on October 21, 2020

A CAREER IN MUSIC & SOCIAL WORK By Jesse Tatum (Prep 1995-1996, PYP 1996-1997)

Playing in PYP under Huw Edwards inspired me to pursue music as a career. I graduated from The San Francisco Conservatory with a degree in Flute Performance, then received my Master’s in Flute Performance at the University of New Mexico.

My first job was Acting Piccolo with the El Paso... Read More ›