DAVID HATTNER’S NOVEMBER PLAYLIST

Posted on November 5, 2018

PYP Musical Director David Hattner shares what’s currently on his playlist. Revamp your own playlist with selections from our PYP Playlist on David’s Twitter every #MusicMonday.

We are busy preparing our music for the Concert at Christmas already. Here is a preview of the very famous music we will be playing!

Johann Strauss Jr. wrote many famous pieces. One of his most beloved is... Read More ›

DAVID HATTNER’S DECEMBER PYP PLAYLIST

Posted on December 1, 2017

PYP Musical Director David Hattner shares what’s currently on his playlist. Revamp your own playlist with selections from our PYP Playlist on Twitter every #MusicMonday.

PYP is performing music of Spanish composers at our 56th annual Concert-at-Christmas on Tuesday, December 26, at 7:30 PM in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. It was once thought that the best “Spanish” orchestral music was composed by French... Read More ›

MUSIC MONDAY: HATTNER’S JANUARY PYP PLAYLIST

Posted on January 2, 2017

PYP Musical Director David Hattner shares what’s currently on his playlist. Revamp your own playlist with selections from our #PYPPlaylist on Twitter every #MusicMonday.

I thought a very short playlist, highlighting two spectacular young bands would be nice for this month.

MUSIC MONDAY: HATTNER’S December PYP PLAYLIST

Posted on December 5, 2016

This month, I am going to post recordings of music I have referred to in my rehearsals. While rehearsing Tomáš Svoboda’s wonderful Symphony for PYP’s Season 93 Fall Concert, I referred to music of Leoš Janáček and Bohuslav Martinů.

Janáček’s Sinfonietta was a work I discovered on an album which also included Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis. Here is a performance by Sir Charles Mackerras, who... Read More ›