Rain Worthington: Turning Tides (World Premiere)

Posted on June 7, 2021

4.10.2021 - The world premiere of Rain Worthington‘s Turning Tides, performed by the strings of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Conservatory Orchestra.

This piece was commissioned by PYP as part of the Youth Orchestra Commissioning Initiative (YOCI). The initiative is a community built to connect youth orchestras and composers from across the country in order to create and share new music. Get to know Rain on... Read More ›

Sakari Dixon Vanderveer: Citronella Sunsets (World Premiere)

Posted on May 31, 2021

4.10.2021 - The world premiere of Sakari Dixon Vanderveer‘s Citronella Sunsets, performed by Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Young String Ensemble.

This piece was commissioned by PYP as part of the Youth Orchestra Commissioning Initiative (YOCI). The initiative is a community built to connect youth orchestras and composers from across the country in order to create and share new music. Get to know Sakari on the... Read More ›

Bruce Stark: The Vigor of Hope (World Premiere)

Posted on May 17, 2021

4.10.2021 - The world premiere of Bruce Stark’s ‘The Vigor of Hope,’ performed by the brass and percussion sections of Portland Youth Philharmonic.

This piece was commissioned by PYP as part of the Youth Orchestra Commissioning Initiative (YOCI). The initiative is a community built to connect youth orchestras and composers from across the country in order to create and share new music. Get to know... Read More ›

Tatev Amiryan: Shogher Jan (Շողեր ջան) [World Premiere]

Posted on May 10, 2021

4.10.2021 - The world premiere of Armenian composer and pianist Tatev Amiryan‘s Shogher Jan (Շողեր ջան), performed by Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Wind Ensemble.

This piece was commissioned by PYP as part of the Youth Orchestra Commissioning Initiative (YOCI). The initiative is a community built to connect youth orchestras and composers from across the country in order to create and share new music. Get to... Read More ›

‘SHOGHER JAN’ AND ARMENIA

Posted on May 5, 2021

By composer and pianist Tatev Amiryan (Find her bio on the Youth Orchestra Commissioning Initiative website)

Just by chance, Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Wind Ensemble premiered my original composition Shogher Jan at a very historic time for Armenia, my home country. April 24, 2021, only a couple of weeks after the premiere, was a day anticipated for more than a century by Armenians... Read More ›

Koharu Sakiyama

Posted on March 31, 2021

Camerata PYP will be premiering Koharu ‘s new piece Suite du Cirque on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at 7:00 PM PT on PYP’s YouTube channel.

Koharu Sakiyama is a junior at West Linn High School. She has been composing since age five and currently studies with Michael Johanson. She has won 3rd place in the 2014 Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC)... Read More ›