Spring Concert Soloist Annie Zhang

Posted on April 30, 2017

Cellist Annie Zhang is the winner of the 2016-17 PYP Concerto Competition. She will present Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor at PYP’s Spring Concert on Sunday, May 7, 2017.

Annie Zhang is a freshman at Southridge High School in Beaverton. She has been studying... Read More ›

Spring Concert Composer Debra Kaye

Posted on April 30, 2017

Portland Youth Philharmonic will premiere Debra Kaye‘s Ikarus Among the Stars at the Spring Concert on Sunday, May 7, 2017.

Hailed as “a unique voice in American music, transcendent…witty… colorful…profound,” composer Debra Kaye is a star whose brilliance continues to shine. Her body of work blends her deep classical roots with a wide range of influences including jazz, world music, folk, experimental improvisation,... Read More ›

Twality Middle School Orchestra Director Wins PYP’s Teacher of the Year Award

Posted on April 27, 2017

Twality Middle School Orchestra Director Dave Lewis was awarded PYP’s 2016-2017 Eugene Kaza Music Teacher of the Year. The Eugene Kaza Award, named in honor of an alumnus and music teacher who helped shape today’s PYP with his advanced orchestra classes, celebrates music teachers of Portland Youth Philharmonic musicians who go above and beyond to inspire, educate, and instill excellence and... Read More ›

Camerata PYP Special Guest: Matt Hannafin

Posted on April 7, 2017

Matt Hannafin will join Camerata PYP as a special guest on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at 2:00 PM concert at Wieden+Kennedy.

Matt is a New York–born, Portland-based percussionist active in experimental music, free improvisation, and Iranian classical and traditional music. His teachers included Persian tar and tombak master Kavous... Read More ›

Camerata PYP Special Guest: Nat Hulskamp

Posted on April 5, 2017

Nat Hulskamp joins Camerata PYP as a special guest on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at 2:00 PM concert at Wieden+Kennedy.

A Portland native, Nat began studying guitar with guitarist/composer Paul Chasman at age seventeen. He was soon introduced to flamenco guitar by Jose Solano.... Read More ›

Camerata PYP Special Guest: Bobak Salehi

Posted on April 3, 2017

Bobak Salehi will join Camerata PYP as a special guest on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at 2:00 PM concert at Wieden+Kennedy.

Bobak’s musical journey began at age 8, under the direction of his father Maestro Hossein Salehi, and continued with Maestro Davood Ganjei on the... Read More ›