PYP Rehearsing Svoboda’s Symphony No. 2

Posted on November 3, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic and Musical Director David Hattner rehearsing Tomáš Svoboda’s never-before-heard Symphony No. 2.

Fall Concert Program Notes: Svoboda’s never-before-heard Symphony No. 2

Posted on November 3, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic will present Portland’s Czech-American composer Tomáš Svoboda’s never-before-heard Symphony No. 2 at the Fall Concert on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Click here for more information and to reserve your seats today!

Tomáš Svoboda was born in 1939 in Paris, France. He entered the Prague Music Conservatory in 1953 at the age of 14. In 1957, his Symphony No. 1 was... Read More ›

PYP Rehearsing Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen

Posted on November 3, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic and Musical Director David Hattner rehearsing Pablo de Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen.

PYP Rehearsing Wagner’s Prelude to “Die Meistersinger”

Posted on November 3, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic and Musical Director David Hattner rehearsing Richard Wagner’s Prelude to “Die Meistersinger.”

Fall Concert Program Notes: Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Posted on November 3, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic will present Richard Wagner‘s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Fall Concert on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Click here for more information and to reserve your seats today!

Wagner’s musical drama Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg holds a unique place in his output. Among his stage works, it is the only one missing supernatural elements and the only one not a... Read More ›

PYP Spotlight: Tomáš Svoboda

Posted on October 28, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic will premiere Tomáš Svoboda‘s Symphony No. 2 at its Fall Concert on Saturday, November 12, 2016.

Tomáš Svoboda was born in December 6, 1939 in Paris, France. In Czech culture it is commonly said that “every Czech is a musician.” Tomáš entered the Prague Music Conservatory in 1953 at the age of 14, too young to be enrolled into... Read More ›