PYP PRESENTS TCHAIKOVSKY’S 4TH, A PORTLAND PREMIERE BY LEV ZHURBIN, & A RHYTHMIC MARIMBA CONCERTINO
Posted on February 8, 2018
PORTLAND, OR – It’s not just a youth orchestra, it’s PYP! Portland’s locally-grown ensemble since 1924 will follow-up its moving Voices of Light performance on Saturday, March 3, 2018, with a Tchaikovsky classic, a Portland premiere, and a captivating marimba concerto. Portland Youth Philharmonic’s exceptional musicians invite you to experience live symphonic music like never before, performed by the orchestra the Chicago Tribune called “brilliant in all departments!”
“This season, we are performing some of the most beloved and popular pieces in the history of symphony orchestras,” says Musical Director David Hattner. “Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony has been an exciting challenge for the musicians of the Portland Youth Philharmonic since it was first performed by this orchestra in 1962. It utilizes all the resources of a full orchestra, contains beautiful melodies and interesting harmonies and offers some of Tchaikovsky’s most exciting climaxes.”
The concert will also include the Portland premiere of Current, by the young Russian-American rising star Lev Zhurbin, a work commissioned for last year’s Britt Music & Arts Festival in Jacksonville, OR. To cap the program, Nathan Coffman, winner of PYP’s 2017-18 Concerto Competition, will astound the audience with Paul Creston‘s exciting Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra.
Tchaikovsky’s 4th tickets range from $5 to $60. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking here. Students of any age may attend any PYP performance for just $5.