Gabriel Meneses: Four Elephants (World Premiere)

Posted on July 5, 2021

4.10.2021 - The world premiere of Gabriel Meneses’s ‘Four Elephants,’ performed by the woodwinds, brass, and percussion of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Conservatory Orchestra.

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 Gabriel on... Read More ›

Rain Worthington: Turning Tides (World Premiere)

Posted on June 7, 2021

4.10.2021 - The world premiere of Rain Worthington‘s Turning Tides, performed by the strings of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Conservatory Orchestra.

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 Rain on... Read More ›

Darrell Grant: Ebony Variations (World Premiere)

Posted on March 29, 2021

11.15.2020 - The world premiere of Darrell Grant‘s Ebony Variations, performed by the clarinets of Portland Youth Philharmonic and PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra.

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 ›

Deena T. Grossman: Apart Together: Together Apart (World Premiere)

Posted on March 1, 2021

11.15.2020 - The world premiere of Deena T. Grossman‘s Apart Together: Together Apart, performed by the flutes of Portland Youth Philharmonic and PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra.

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 ›

Jessica Meyer: A Fire to be Kindled (World Premiere)

Posted on February 22, 2021

11.15.2020 - The world premiere of Jessica Meyer‘s A Fire to be Kindled, performed by the violas of Portland Youth Philharmonic and PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra.

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 ›

Polina Nazaykinskaya: The Rising (World Premiere)

Posted on February 15, 2021

11.14.2020 - The world premiere of Polina Nazaykinskaya‘s The Rising, performed by the violins of Portland Youth Philharmonic and PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra.

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 ›