‘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 ›

Hear PYP perform Modest Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’

Posted on May 3, 2021

5.6.2018 - Portland Youth Philharmonic and Musical Director David Hattner perform Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

With guest conductor Huw Edwards. Edwards served as PYP’s Musical Director from 1995 to 2002.

Click here to read our in-depth program notes about this piece.

Conversations with the Conductor: Historic Flutists

Posted on June 19, 2020

This week, PYP’s Musical Director David Hattner was be joined by with Martha Long (Principal Flute of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra) and Mary Schmidt (former Principal Flute of Chattanooga Symphony and award-winning former music educator of 28 years) to discuss rare recordings of historic flutists.

Listen to the playlist in on SoundCloud.

Conversations with the Conductor: Season 97 Announcement!

Posted on May 1, 2020

Our Musical Director David Hattner is going live every Thursday to share a short playlist of music, played by mystery artists. Each week, special guests panelists will listen to the music in advance and then discuss during the livestream conversation. After the discussion, Mr. Hattner will reveal the artists and answer your questions!

Here is our fourth episode of Conversations with... Read More ›

Conversations with the Conductor: Jazz Chamber Music

Posted on April 24, 2020

Our Musical Director David Hattner is going live every Thursday to share a short playlist of music, played by mystery artists. Each week, special guests panelists will listen to the music in advance and then discuss during the livestream conversation. After the discussion, Mr. Hattner will reveal the artists and answer your questions!

Here is our fourth episode of Conversations with... Read More ›

Conversations with the Conductor: Chicago Symphony Double Reeds

Posted on April 17, 2020

Our Musical Director David Hattner is going live every Thursday to share a short playlist of music, played by mystery artists. Each week, special guests panelists will listen to the music in advance and then discuss during the livestream conversation. After the discussion, Mr. Hattner will reveal the artists and answer your questions!

Here’s our third episode of Conversations with the Conductor:... Read More ›