VIVID MEMORIES OF PLAYING IN THE PORTLAND JUNIOR SYMPHONY

Posted on May 29, 2020

Pictured: The Piccolo Spoleto Festival artistic team Front row: Stephen Dimitroff; Ellen Dietz Dressler; Ivan Bloch; Rabbi David Baylinson; Lucien DeGroote, Conductor; Rabbi Wm Rosenthall of KKBE Temple Second row: Andrew Smith, Baritone; Lucienne Bloch Dimitroff Back row: Jacob Avshalomov; Bonnie Ford, Bloch photography exhibit curator

By Ellen Dietz Bloch Moryl (PJS 1958-1962)

Mr. A. inspired young people to rid themselves of their adolescent concerns... Read More ›

PYP ALUMNI: PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THIS PHOTO

Posted on February 28, 2020

Do you recognize this picture? Are you in it? Can you share a memory of this tour?

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ALUMNI UPDATE: SCOTT SWOPE

Posted on February 28, 2020

(PJS 1967 - 1973)

Since I was in PJS in the 1960s, my career as a musician has taken many turns. I played clarinet in PJS and majored in it at PSU, but my heart was leaning toward singing. Upon graduating in 1974, I moved to Santa Barbara to attend the Music Academy of the West’s Summer Vocal Apprentice program and study... Read More ›

ALUMNI UPDATE: SEAN COLVIN

Posted on February 28, 2020

(PYP 2012 - 2016)

I am studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland and am the principal percussionist of the University of Portland Wind Symphony.

For me, being a part of PYP meant being part of an elite, highly trained group of very talented and hard-working musicians who could bring the level of music almost equal to Oregon Symphony. Many times... Read More ›

ALUMNI UPDATE: ANOMIE BELLE CAMPBELL

Posted on February 28, 2020

(PREP ORCHESTRA 1994 - 1996)

When I was in the prep orchestra, my name was Toby Campbell. I took on the name Anomie Belle first as an artist moniker, and later, after a decade of going by the name, I decided to change my legal name to Anomie Belle Campbell.

I identify as a queer, feminist composer, producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and... Read More ›

ALUMNI UPDATE: ADRIENNE INGLIS Composer & Musician

Posted on February 28, 2020

(PYP 1980 - 1982)

If you ask Adrienne Inglis about learning piano and flute in Berkeley as a child or about her music degrees from Lewis and Clark College and University of Texas at Austin, make sure she’s not near a window because she’s easily distracted by birds and will stop speaking suddenly if she sees one. It won’t surprise you, then, that... Read More ›