SEASON 94 GRADUATING SENIORS

Posted on June 4, 2018

PYP is proud of all of our more than four dozen graduating seniors. Many thanks to those who shared their plans for next year with us.

Caeden Brusett, PYP Bass

Caeden will be attending Oregon State, studying Mechanical Engineering.

He has traveled to Europe and the east coast multiple times, plays four instruments in total,... Read More ›

TCHAIKOVSKY’S 4TH PROGRAM NOTES: PAUL CRESTON’S CONCERTINO FOR MARIMBA & ORCHESTRA

Posted on February 5, 2018

Nathan Coffman, winner of the 2017-18 PYP Concerto Competition, will perform Paul Creston‘s Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra with PYP on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

Paul Creston was a self-taught composer who wrote many different works, from symphonies to film scores. Frédérique Petrides, the founder and conductor of Orchestrette Classique (an all-women orchestra), asked Creston to... Read More ›

Congratulations to Koharu Sakiyama and Jake Safirstein, winners of OMEA’s Composition Contest

Posted on December 22, 2017

Words by Carolyn Talarr, PYP’s Community Programs Coordinator

Congratulations to the Middle and High School winners of the Oregon Music Educators Association’s inaugural Composition Contest: Koharu Sakiyama of Athey Creek Middle School and Jake Safirstein of Grant High School!  PYP is happy to have played a part in Koharu’s and Jake’s successes, as both composers also in PYP ensembles: Koharu as PYCO... Read More ›

Giving Tuesday - Thank you!

Posted on November 28, 2017

PYP musicians carry the lessons they learned in PYP with them for the rest of their lives - perseverance, time management, and teamwork, just to name a few.

You can help support the next generation of musicians and community leaders by making a gift today on Giving Tuesday. Your contribution will provide excellent music education for hundreds of PYP musicians and... Read More ›

Thank you!

Posted on November 22, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving from Portland Youth Philharmonic!

Today, and every day, we are thankful for you, our musicians, families, and friends, and the great music we get to experience together. Best wishes to you for a wonderful holiday.

PYP bassoonist Derek Lund

YSE musicians Veronica Horyelov, Katya Coleman, and Megan Hiserote

PYWE musician Nico Pajela

Remembering Ernestine Oringdulph

Posted on October 13, 2017

1979 - PYP and then Musical Director Jacob Avshalomov visiting the Great Buddha in Kamakura while on tour in Japan

Portland Youth Philharmonic would not be here today without the dedicated individuals who helped build it and support it over the decades. Ernestine Oringdulph was one of those people. She was a tireless board member and dedicated parent of musicians in... Read More ›