BEN PRICE’S PYP PLAYLIST

Posted on January 13, 2020

16-year-old oboist Ben Price is currently a member of PYP. They joined our organization in 2016, as part of our Conservatory Orchestra. Ben is a sophomore at Grant High School.

We asked them to share some of their favorite music in their PYP Playlist.

What is the first classical piece that you remember hearing?

My earliest memory of classical music is hearing... Read More ›

PYP Presents: Roman Carnival (Livestream)

Posted on November 11, 2019

Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Conservatory Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Young String Ensemble, and the PYP Percussion Ensemble invite you to kicked off their newly titled Traveling Series at George Fox University.

PYP Musical Director David Hattner leads the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, Lawrence Johnson conducts the Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra, and Inés Voglar Belgique directs the Young String Ensemble. PYP’s new Percussion Ensemble is... Read More ›

Hear Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony

Posted on November 9, 2019

11.9.2019 - Portland Youth Philharmonic and Musical Director David Hattner perform Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

Filming/Videography/Editing: The AV Dept.

Beach’s Gaelic Symphony was the first full length orchestral work published by an American woman composer in 1896.

The Boston Symphony premiered The Gaelic Symphony to great acclaim, but more than 100 years later, we believe this will be... Read More ›

Joshua Ji’s PYP Playlist

Posted on October 14, 2019

Photo by Robert Leong

15-year-old Joshua Ji is the winner of the 2019 Portland Piano International / SOLO Piano Concerto Competition, presented in partnership with PYP. He will perform George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto with PYP at our Season 96 opening concert on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

We asked Joshua to share some of his favorite pieces with you as his PYP... Read More ›

Maggie Carter wins division at international competition

Posted on July 2, 2019

Portland Youth Philharmonic bassist Maggie Carter, age 13, recently won the Age 14 and Under division of the International Society of Bassists competition. Her journey to this achievement has only been four years, and PYP’s free bass class plays a leading role in her story.

Maggie’s mother, Mollie, shared with PYP how she became interested in the double bass, the largest... Read More ›

SEASON 95 GRADUATING SENIORS

Posted on June 14, 2019

Thanks to all of you for your commitment to PYP. We wish you the best on all of your adventures ahead, and hope you will keep in touch with us!

Special thanks to the seniors who shared their plans for next year.

Sydney Thomas, viola in PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra

Sydney will attend Portland State University to... Read More ›