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.

Fall Concert Program Notes: Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20

Posted on November 3, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic will present Pablo de Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 in a special way by 20 of PYP’s violinists at the Fall Concert on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Click here for more information and to reserve your seats today!

Pablo de Sarasate was one of the 19th century’s great violin virtuosos. Composers such as Lalo, Dvořák, Bruch and Saint-Saëns dedicated works to him.... Read More ›

Fall Concert Program Notes: Bruch’s Romanze for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85

Posted on November 3, 2016

Samuel Zacharia will perform Max Bruch‘s Romanze for Viola and Orchestra at PYP’s Fall Concert on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Click here for more information and to reserve your seats today!

Born in 1838, Max Bruch was known largely as a choral composer during his lifetime. Today, he is remembered by two works for violin and orchestra, his Violin Concerto in G... Read More ›

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 ›