RECOLLECTION & APPRECIATION BY GERRY AMATO (PJS 1976)

Posted on November 22, 2019

It is true what they say…...that when one reaches a certain age he or she reflects back to important events in their life. This is certainly the case for me being a member of the PYP back in the early to mid ‘70s. The experience I gained as a musician cannot be forgotten. It was a time of great importance for me,... Read More ›

LONGTIME PJS FAMILY RECALLS EARLY DAYS

Posted on November 22, 2019

Linda Neale (PJS 1967) and Georgia Marshall

Linda Neale and her mother, Georgia Leupold Marshall, came to the PYP office recently to share some stories of the early days of the Portland Junior Symphony.

Georgia’s mother (and Linda’s grandmother) Ruth Saunders was a violin student of PYP Founder Mary Dodge, first in Burns, and later when they both moved to Portland. Ruth played in... Read More ›

ALUMNA ELIZABETH ZWERENZ BELL GIVES LARGE GIFT TO PYP IN HER ESTATE

Posted on November 21, 2019

Elizabeth Zwerenz (pictured on the right) and Phyllis Falkoff, who together played JS Bach’s Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins on April 6, 1940.

Alumna Elizabeth Zwerenz (December 12, 1920 - March 12, 2019) has left approximately $300,000 to Portland Youth Philharmonic to benefit young musicians for generations to come.

Elizabeth was part of the Portland Junior Symphony for seven years. She... Read More ›

THE GLORY DAYS BY SHARI TYLE HOUSE (PJS 1965)

Posted on November 20, 2019

This photo shows Shari with visiting Brazilian violist Fabiola, who is from Joao Pessoa, the city in Brazil where Shari and her husband played for 3 years. Fabiola now lives in Edmonton and came to perform recently with the Okanogan Symphony.

Once you have learned the myriad skills of an orchestral player, and have mastered the unrelated art of the audition,... Read More ›

Chloe Chen’s PYP Playlist

Posted on November 15, 2019

14-year-old Chloe Chen currently plays violin in PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra. She is a freshman at Mountain View High School and has been a part of the PYP organization since 2015. She started out in PYP’s Young String Ensemble.

We asked Chloe to share some of her favorite music in her PYP Playlist.

What is the first classical piece that you remember hearing? The Four Seasons by... Read More ›

PYP Presents: Roman Carnival (Livestream)

Posted on November 11, 2019

Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Conservatory Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Young String Ensemble, and the PYP Percussion Ensemble invite you to kicked off their newly titled Traveling Series at George Fox University.

PYP Musical Director David Hattner leads the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, Lawrence Johnson conducts the Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra, and Inés Voglar Belgique directs the Young String Ensemble. PYP’s new Percussion Ensemble is... Read More ›