Tatev Amiryan: Shogher Jan (Շողեր ջան) [World Premiere]

Posted on May 10, 2021

4.10.2021 - The world premiere of Armenian composer and pianist Tatev Amiryan‘s Shogher Jan (Շողեր ջան), performed by Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Wind Ensemble.

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 create and share new music. Get to... Read More ›

Conversations with the Conductor: Historic Flutists

Posted on June 19, 2020

This week, PYP’s Musical Director David Hattner was be joined by with Martha Long (Principal Flute of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra) and Mary Schmidt (former Principal Flute of Chattanooga Symphony and award-winning former music educator of 28 years) to discuss rare recordings of historic flutists.

Listen to the playlist in on SoundCloud.

‘CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CONDUCTOR’ WEEKLY LIVESTREAM

Posted on April 2, 2020

Our Musical Director David Hattner is going live every Thursday at 6:00 PM PDT / 9:00 PM EDT on our YouTube channel and Facebook page to share a short playlist of music, played by mystery artists. Each week, special guests panelists will listen to the music in advance and then discuss the performance during the livestream.

After the discussion, Mr.... Read More ›

PYP is excited to welcome Giancarlo Castro D’Addona as conductor of PYP’s Wind Ensemble

Posted on January 29, 2020

Portland Youth Philharmonic is proud to announce Giancarlo Castro D’Addona as conductor of the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble!

An award-winning composer, conductor, and trumpet player, D’Addona is recognized as one of the most outstanding artists to have emerged from Venezuela’s acclaimed El Sistema music education program.  As a conductor, he has led many orchestras and chamber music groups, including the Simón Bolívar Orchestra in... Read More ›

STEVEN SCHUSTER’S PYP PLAYLIST

Posted on December 11, 2019

16-year-old Steven Schuster currently plays French Horn in our Conservatory Orchestra. He is a junior at Sandy High School and joined our organization last season, playing in our Wind Ensemble.

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

What is the first classical piece that you remember hearing? The Largo from Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony

What is... Read More ›