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 ›

Sergio Carreno: House Jams Vol. 1 (World Premiere)

Posted on March 8, 2021

11.15.2020 - The world premiere of Sergio Carreno‘s House Jams Vol. 1, performed by the percussionists of Portland Youth Philharmonic and PYP’s Percussion 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.  Read More ›

Marcus S. Grant: Of Unity and Resolve (World Premiere)

Posted on January 25, 2021

11.14.2020 - The world premiere of Marcus S. Grant‘s Of Unity and Resolve, performed by the brass section of 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... Read More ›

Lauren Bernofsky: Two Folk Dances (World Premiere)

Posted on January 18, 2021

11.14.2020 - The world premiere of Lauren Bernofsky‘s Two Folk Dances, performed by the woodwinds of 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 know... Read More ›

PYP Presents: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Livestream)

Posted on February 10, 2020

Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Conservatory Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble continue their newly titled Traveling Series.

Lawrence Johnson conducts the Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra, and Giancarlo Castro D’Addona leads the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble. PYP’s Percussion Ensemble is coached by Gordon Rencher and was made possible by an endowment from the estate of the late beloved Portland teacher and percussionist Leo Lester... 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 ›