SEASON 96 SENIORS SPOTLIGHT

Posted on June 26, 2020

Congratulations to our 2020 graduating class! We’d like to spotlight some of our seniors who shared their plans for next year with us.

Claire Nelson, Horn

18-year-old Mountain View High School senior Claire joined our organization in 2016, and has played horn in PYP, our Wind Ensemble, and our Woodwind Quintet.

What are your plans for next year? Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, majoring in... Read More ›

(Camerata PYP) Antonio Vivaldi: Spring From ‘The Four Seasons’

Posted on March 20, 2020

4.24.2016 - Camerata PYP, Portland Youth Philharmonic’s chamber orchestra, and Musical Director David Hattner performing Antonio Vivaldi’s Spring from “The Four Seasons”  during their Season 92 concert at the Wieden+Kennedy building.

Filming/Videography: Tom Emerson Photography.

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NATE STROTHKAMP’S PYP PLAYLIST

Posted on February 3, 2020

Congratulations to Nate Strothkamp, winner of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s 2019 Concerto Competition. As part of his prize, he will perform Erich Wolfgang Korngold‘s Violin Concerto with the orchestra on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Skyview High School and Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

We asked Nate to share some of his favorite music in his PYP Playlist.

What is your... Read More ›

PYP’S WINTER 2020 SOLOIST NATE STROTHKAMP

Posted on January 15, 2020

Congratulations to Nate Strothkamp, winner of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s 2019 Concerto Competition. As part of his prize, he will perform Erich Wolfgang Korngold‘s Violin Concerto with the orchestra on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Skyview High School and Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

Nate is a sixteen-year-old violinist from Portland, Oregon. He began playing at age five with Edie... Read More ›

Camerata PYP Special Guest: Matt Hannafin

Posted on April 7, 2017

Matt Hannafin will join Camerata PYP as a special guest on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at 2:00 PM concert at Wieden+Kennedy.

Matt is a New York–born, Portland-based percussionist active in experimental music, free improvisation, and Iranian classical and traditional music. His teachers included Persian tar and tombak master Kavous... Read More ›

Camerata PYP Special Guest: Nat Hulskamp

Posted on April 5, 2017

Nat Hulskamp joins Camerata PYP as a special guest on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at 2:00 PM concert at Wieden+Kennedy.

A Portland native, Nat began studying guitar with guitarist/composer Paul Chasman at age seventeen. He was soon introduced to flamenco guitar by Jose Solano.... Read More ›