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TCHAIKOVSKY’S 4TH PROGRAM NOTES: PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY’s SYMPHONY NO. 4
Posted on February 7, 2018
PYP will perform Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‘s Symphony No. 4 on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Sometimes the times and the man just make each other; the Fourth Symphony is the spectacular product of a multitude of forces acting on Tchaikovsky in 1877-1878. Together they led him to draw the more Germanic, architectural symphony form into new... Read More ›
TCHAIKOVSKY’S 4TH PROGRAM NOTES: LEV ZHURBIN’S ‘CURRENT’
Posted on February 6, 2018
PYP will perform Lev Zhurbin‘s Current on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Current was inspired by the landscape of currents, and by taking a look at the orchestra as a group of individuals coming together to interpret a piece not as a singular unit but in a more personalized way. The score consists of musical ideas... Read More ›
TCHAIKOVSKY’S 4TH PROGRAM NOTES: PAUL CRESTON’S CONCERTINO FOR MARIMBA & ORCHESTRA
Posted on February 5, 2018
Nathan Coffman, winner of the 2017-18 PYP Concerto Competition, will perform Paul Creston‘s Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra with PYP on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Paul Creston was a self-taught composer who wrote many different works, from symphonies to film scores. Frédérique Petrides, the founder and conductor of Orchestrette Classique (an all-women orchestra), asked Creston to... Read More ›
MEET NATHAN COFFMAN, WINNER OF PYP’S 2017-18 CONCERTO COMPETITION
Posted on February 4, 2018
Nathan Coffman is the winner of the 2017-18 PYP Concerto Competition. He will perform Paul Creston‘s Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra with PYP on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Nathan Coffman, a senior at Southridge High School (SRHS), is Principal Percussionist of the Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP) and the first percussionist to win the PYP Concerto Competition... Read More ›
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