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What’s Happening
PA Musicians Advance to Quarterfinals
Have you heard of the Fischoff Competition? It is recognized as one of the most important youth chamber music competitions in the country and, according to Fischoff's website, is the largest chamber competition in the world. This year, Fischoff will be hosting their 48th annual competition virtually from May 14-16. Although the Philharmonic Association is always excited by events that promote youth music, we are especially invested this year as three of our members have made it to quarterfinals. We are thrilled to announce that Triangle Youth Philharmonic members Jaeyee Jung, Catherine Yates, and Max Yates's piano trio has been
Interested in Commercial Composition?
If you’re a middle school or high school student wondering whether a career might be a good fit, we have good news for you! For the next few weeks, our Musician Intern Team will be interviewing individuals with different careers involving music, from commercial film scorers to scientific researchers. Articles about these interviews will be posted on our website each week to help you explore different careers and pathways in music. This week, Musician Intern and TYS cellist Natalie Wiese interviewed Jonathan Russell, esteemed jazz violinist and composer. Here's what she learned: Jonathan Russell wanted to be a film and commercial scorer
Chamber Music Concert at NCMA
Earlier this month, our United Strings of Color (Kennedy Mitchell and CT Thomas, violins, Sterling Elliott, viola; Lexi Etienne, cello) and the PA String Quartet (Kenny Zhang and Suenne Khoo violins, Emily Schmidt viola, Elizabeth Nam, cello) put on a delightful pop-up concert at the North Carolina Museum of Art along with musicians from NCCMI. The museum grounds provided the perfect location for an outdoor chamber music concert and the rains held off for a warm March afternoon. Audience members and museum-goers enjoyed nearly an hour of great music by talented young musicians. Here are some clips of our two
Interested in a Career in Music Education?
If you're a middle school or high school student wondering whether a career might be a good fit, we have good news for you! For the next few weeks, our Musician Intern Team will be interviewing individuals with different careers involving music, from commercial film scorers to scientific researchers. Articles about these interviews will be posted on our website to help you explore different careers and pathways in music. This week, Musician Intern and TYP flutist Abby Li interviewed Lester Turner, band director at Cary Academy. Here is what she learned: Mr. Lester Turner has been a music educator for
DATE CHANGE for PA FUNd-Raiser!
Listen up! The date of the Philharmonic Association's Live-Stream Fundraising Event has been CHANGED! The event will now take place on Friday, March 19th at 5pm. To learn more about this year's fundraiser, continue reading. For our 2020-21 fundraiser, we are doing something a little different than previous years. In order to design an event that is both fun AND safe, our organization had to get creative. Now, it’s YOUR turn!! As a musician in the PA, you are invited to submit a video of an unedited musical performance for this year’s FUNd-Raiser called PA’s Got Talent! Create and submit
PA Musician Wins YoungArts Award 2021
At the Philharmonic Association, we look forward to celebrating our musicians' successes. We are excited to announce a particularly impressive accomplishment made by one of our saxophonists in TYJE, Zebedee Jewell-Alibhai, who has been selected for the 2021 YoungArts Award! As the winner of this award, Zebedee is recognized by the National YoungArts Foundation as one of “659 of the most accomplished young visual, literary and performing artists from across the country.” Less than 10% of all the 15-18 year old artists who participate in YoungArt’s prestigious competition are selected as YoungArts winners at the completion of the blind adjudication process. As a YoungArts winner,
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 Jazz Ensemble
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
The Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (TYJE) is now based in Raleigh under the direction of Dr. Gregg Gelb.
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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.
