PYP News
Meet the two-time Runner up of PYP’s biennial Piano Concerto Competition Aveek Ganguly
Posted on November 9, 2017
Aveek Ganguly is the two-time Runner up of PYP’s biennial Piano Concerto Competition in 2015 and 2017. He will perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra on Sunday, November 12, 2017, in the Skyview Auditorium.
Aveek Ganguly is currently a senior at Westview High School, Beaverton. He started his piano lessons at the age of eight... Read More ›
BEETHOVEN’S 5TH PROGRAM NOTES: LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN’S SYMPHONY NO. 5
Posted on November 8, 2017
PYP will perform Ludwig van Beethoven‘s Symphony No. 5 on Saturday, November 11, 2017 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Program notes written by Carolyn Talarr
Premiered in 1808 and celebrated during his lifetime, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony has become the most easily identifiable work of ‘classical music’ in the entire canon. This timeless masterpiece has been endlessly analyzed and claimed for multiple cultural contexts over... Read More ›
BEETHOVEN’S 5TH PROGRAM NOTES: ANTONÍN DVOŘÁk’S HUSSITE OVERTURE
Posted on November 8, 2017
PYP will perform Antonín Dvořák‘s Hussite Overture on Saturday, November 11, 2017 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Program notes written by Carolyn Talarr
Few people today outside of Eastern Europe know of Jan Hus. Burned at the stake in 1415 for challenging the Roman Catholic Church’s authority, he is still revered today as the greatest hero of the Czech nation. After Hus’s death, the Bohemian... Read More ›
BEETHOVEN’S 5TH PROGRAM NOTES: FRÉDÉRICK CHOPIN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2
Posted on November 8, 2017
Natalie Tan and PYP will present Frédéric Chopin‘s delightful Piano Concerto No. 2 on Saturday, November 11, 2017 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Program notes written by Carolyn Talarr
Frédéric Chopin’s two piano concertos were published in reverse order of their composition; No. 2 in F minor, Opus 21, is actually his first. He wrote it at the astounding age of 19, while still in... Read More ›
Q&A WITH 15-YEAR-OLD PIANO SOLOIST NATALIE TAN
Posted on November 3, 2017
Natalie Tan is the winner of PYP’s 2016-17 Piano Concerto Competition. She will perform Frédéric Chopin‘s Piano Concerto No. 2 at PYP’s Beethoven’s 5th performance on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Read her full bio here.
How long have you been playing the piano?... Read More ›
Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Free Music Workshops
Posted on October 6, 2017
Throughout the school year, PYP musicians participate in masterclasses and coaching sessions led by visiting artists. These sessions are open for observation by other students and the public at no charge. Keep an eye on our Masterclasses page for future dates.
Flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, and bassoon classes took place on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Jackson Middle School.
The... Read More ›
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