AMY BEACH and THE “GAELIC” SYMPHONY (Part 8 of 9)

Posted on October 2, 2019

Amy Beach and friends, around 1912, in Europe. Special Collections, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham.

PYP performed Amy Beach‘s Gaelic Symphony on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Click here to watch our performance.

Performance History of the “Gaelic”

The premiere performance – actually, even the *dress rehearsal* — of the “Gaelic” by the Boston Symphony, under Emil Paur, to whom Beach... Read More ›

AMY BEACH and THE “GAELIC” SYMPHONY (Part 9 of 9)

Posted on October 1, 2019

Amy Beach, probably around 1937-38,courtesy Special Collections, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham.

PYP performed Amy Beach‘s Gaelic Symphony on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Click here to watch our performance.

Conclusion

That PYP’s performance of the “Gaelic” is a local premiere (as far as we can tell; if anyone knows of an orchestra in the Portland metropolitan region that has... Read More ›

David Hattner’s PYP Playlist

Posted on September 9, 2019

PYP Musical Director David Hattner shares what’s currently on his playlist. Revamp your own playlist with selections from our PYP Playlist on his Twitter every #MusicMonday.

This season, PYP will prepare and perform the 4th Symphony of Brahms for our March 7th concert. The Symphonies of Brahms have an interesting history with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. The first performance of any Brahms... Read More ›

Celebrate Summer with Chamber Music Northwest & PYP!

Posted on June 24, 2019

Our friends at Chamber Music Northwest just kicked off their 2019 Summer Festival and Clarinet Celebration!

PYP Musical Director David Hattner will conduct Peter Schickele’s Monochrome III for Nine Clarinets on Saturday 6/29 at Reed College.

Hattner will also conduct Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto on Sunday 6/30 at 4:00 PM at PSU’s Lincoln Performance Hall, and again on Monday 7/1 at 8:00 PM at... Read More ›