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 ›

ALUMNI UPDATE: W. GREGORY BERTON

Posted on February 28, 2020

(PJS 1971 - 1975)

My participation in the Portland Junior Symphony has blessed me with a lifetime of music, travel, and friendships. When I was a junior at Grant High School, PJS awarded me a scholarship to the Aspen Music Festival where I met my eventual teacher and mentor, Stuart Sankey, who had taught at Julliard for 23 years. That was... Read More ›

Recollections of Mary V. Dodge

Posted on February 28, 2020

By Janet Dodge Martin

The previous Alumni News issue included an excerpt from an interview with Linda Neale (PJS 1967), granddaughter of Ruth Saunders Leupold, a violin student of Mary Dodge in rural Harney County, Oregon, beginning about 1910. This account of Mary Dodge’s life is from a conversation with Janet Dodge Martin, her granddaughter. Many of Janet’s recollections are from her... Read More ›

RECOLLECTION & APPRECIATION BY GERRY AMATO (PJS 1976)

Posted on November 22, 2019

It is true what they say…...that when one reaches a certain age he or she reflects back to important events in their life. This is certainly the case for me being a member of the PYP back in the early to mid ‘70s. The experience I gained as a musician cannot be forgotten. It was a time of great importance for me,... Read More ›