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Jazz in The Center
The Watkins - Gelb Quartet will launch our new Jazz in The Center series in our new space in the Cary Towne Center Mall, The Triangle Youth Music Center (store 3315, next to Champs). Two members of the award-winning Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble, Will Hazlehurst, bass, and Caeden Greene, keyboard, will join Triangle Youth Jazz faculty Gregg Gelb, sax, and Kobie Watkins on drums. Tickets are only $15 for adults and $10 for students through 12th grade, available at the door.
Jr ERO Audition Prep Event
Get inside advice from Triangle Youth Philharmonic musicians about doing your best on the Junior Eastern Regional Orchestra Audition. This free event on Saturday February 1, at The Triangle Youth Music Center in Cary Towne Center Mall, is open to anyone planning to audition and will be organized into one hour and fifteen minute sessions, by instrument. Get tips from TYP on auditioning well for ERO including practicing the required scales and piece, Allegro by Mozart. Registration at https://www.tfaforms.com/4798120 is required, and directions to The Center will be sent to the email provided on the form. The schedule is as follows
Get Ready for Classics and Cuisine 2020!
Our ever-popular annual event is coming up on February 15, 4:30 - 8:30 pm. Musicians in all our ensembles have been assigned to one of four side-by-side groups to provide music with a love theme in honor of Valentines Day. They should register through Sign up Genius to confirm their participation in these groups. Hopefully they will be seeing friends and relatives over the holidays and ask for sponsors. Remember, those who raise at least $500 will be in the running for the top prize of a pair of Beats by Dre headphones. Parents, we hope you will share your
Concert Sponsors Make Free Tickets Possible
The Philharmonic Association wants young people to know about the wonderful world of great classical music! This season, we began offering free tickets to young people through 12th grade, and lowered all our other ticket prices. Performing in the region's premiere hall purposely built for a symphony orchestra, Meymandi Concert Hall, is quite expensive with our concerts costing an average of $3,500 each. We are grateful for Concert Sponsors, such as Cary Endocrine and Diabetes Center, that sponsored the Triangle Youth Philharmonic Fall Concert. Any business or person wishing to foster the future of great music with a sponsorship is
What Makes Music, Music?
As part of our continuing series of relaxed performances at The Triangle Youth Music Center in Cary Towne Center, the Philharmonic Association String Quartet will present What Makes Music, Music? on Sunday, February 16, at 3 PM. All these performances are free, educational, and sensory friendly. The series began with the Triangle Youth Philharmonic String Quartet in December and the Triangle Youth Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet in January. The United Strings of Color will perform in March and the Triangle Youth Jazz Lab in April. Stay tuned for dates and times. This concert is supported by a grant from Lazy Daze
TYP Honors Recital March 27
The wealth of talent auditioning on January 12th at Ruggero Piano for the Triangle Youth Philharmonic Honors Recital was incredible! Every single musician who played that day would have represented the Philharmonic Association and TYP very well in the upcoming March "Fourth Friday" recital series at Ruggero Piano. But, we only wanted about an hour of music. Our adjudicator, Harry Davidson who serves as the Conductor of the Duke University Orchestra, deliberated for a long time after the auditions and it was obviously not easy to come to a decision. We are pleased that there will be two chamber pieces
Expanding the Horizons of Young Musicians
The mission of the Philharmonic Association is to educate the next generation in great classical and jazz music through ensemble performance, while encouraging appreciation, community participation, and support of these activities.
Triangle Youth Philharmonic
Triangle Youth Philharmonic
The Triangle Youth Philharmonic (TYP) is the youth orchestra of the North Carolina Symphony.
Triangle Youth Symphony
Triangle Youth Symphony
The Triangle Youth Symphony is for young musicians to expand their musical skills.
Triangle Youth Orchestra
Triangle Youth Orchestra
The Triangle Youth Orchestra is for young intermediate musicians with limited experience.
Triangle Youth String Sinfonia
Triangle Youth String Sinfonia
The Triangle Youth String Sinfonia is open to string musicians in grades 7 to 12 who are able…
Triangle Youth String Orchestra
Triangle Youth String Orchestra
The Triangle Youth String Orchestra provides engaging musical experiences for students who…
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
The Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (TYJE) is now based in Raleigh under the direction of Dr. Gregg Gelb.
Triangle Youth Jazz Orchestra
Triangle Youth Jazz Orchestra
TYJO is an advanced, mostly high school ensemble, directed by Lisa Burn.
Triangle Youth Jazz Band
Triangle Youth Jazz Band
The Triangle Youth Jazz Band (TYJB) is an intermediate level ensemble, typically comprised…
Triangle Youth Jazz Lab
Triangle Youth Jazz Lab
Triangle Youth Jazz Lab provides beginng jazz ensemble training with the goal of eventual transition to the Triangle Youth Jazz Band or Triangle Youth Jazz Orchestra.
Brass Chamber Ensembles
Brass Chamber Ensembles
The Philharmonic Association has a history of brass ensembles that have complimented…
String Chamber Ensembles
String Chamber Ensembles
Triangle Youth Philharmonic String Quartet performed repertoire for two violins, viola, and cello.
Woodwind Ensembles
Woodwind Ensembles
Triangle Youth Philharmonic Wind Quintet performs repertoire for clarinet, flute, horn, oboe, and bassoon.
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Here’s What Our Reviewers Say
The best of the area’s young musicians, participants in the Triangle Youth Philharmonic and the Triangle Youth Symphony…
There are lots of reasons to support the youth orchestras of the Philharmonic Association. The most important is that they give first-rate performances. A close second is that the young musicians of TYP, TYS and TYO are the classical musicians of the future, the pros, semi-pros, and amateurs who will continue to maintain the classical tradition……they comprise the cream of the crop. This is not little league; they play hardball, and they play it well.
[TYP and TYS] do much more than train musicians. They teach a lifelong appreciation and love of music. One alum recently submitted a piece for the Philharmonic Association News entitled: “Music Keeps Me Sane.” Playing with TYP taught her commitment and about setting standards.
There’s hope for our collective musical future, thanks to the Triangle Youth Philharmonic and similar ensembles. The 250 or so young artists involved in the PA’s programs merit our attention and support. Their love of music and delight in the teamwork required to create it was evident in every measure.
Meet Our Supporters
The Philharmonic Association wishes to thank and acknowledge the following organizations and corporations for their funding support.
