The Philharmonic Association has kicked 2021 off with some fun changes to our usual spring programming! Since cold temperatures prevent our ensembles from rehearsing outdoors for the beginning of the year, we decided to take a break from Zoom rehearsals and offer our members virtual classes on a variety of musical topics this month. The
This year, the Philharmonic Association’s annual fundraiser will look 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
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
Last weekend, our United Strings of Color Quartet (Kennedy Mitchell and CT Thomas, violins, Sterling Elliott, viola; Lexi Etienne, cello) had the chance to spread some holiday cheer at the North Carolina Museum of Art. On both Saturday, December 19th and Sunday, December 20th, the quartet put on two performances of their holiday program which
Technology fatigue is something almost everyone is familiar with at this point. Many of the Philharmonic Association's young musicians and staff began the 2020-21 season exhausted with virtual rehearsals and ready to make creative adjustments in order to continue playing together. The Triangle Youth Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet, for instance, decided to organize in-person and socially
This coming weekend (12/19 and 12/20), our United Strings of Color Quartet will be performing for the North Carolina Museum of Art. On Saturday and Sunday from 1:15pm-1:45pm and from 2:15pm-2:45pm both days, the quartet will be performing a wonderful selection of festive favorites for museum guests. On Saturday, their performance will be located in
The Philharmonic Association is excited to officially announce the winners of our 2020 art invitational! Every year, we invite local high school students to submit artwork to be considered for our program cover. Students are asked to submit artwork inspired in some way by classical or jazz music. The art of the first place winner
Members of the Philharmonic Association know Dr. Gregg Gelb as the conductor of our Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble. However, conducting TYJE is certainly not the only the only thing Dr. Gelb does. He is also a composer, arranger, teacher, and saxophonist. Although the pandemic has put a stop to some of his pursuits, Dr. Gelb
If you're a violinist, listen up! The North Carolina Symphony will be hosting a virtual masterclass for middle and high school violinists on Monday, October 19th at 4:00pm. This workshop is part of their "Tune-Up!" Series and will feature NC Symphony violinists Emily Glover and Qi Cao. Musicians will be divided by age group in
Raising $275 dollars from one spontaneous afternoon gig is no common occurrence, but that’s exactly what a combo of our TYJE musicians did this past weekend! The six musicians in the combo, self-named “The 6-footers,” played for Carillion Forest Community Live Jazz at 4pm last Saturday, September 26, and received an inspiring total of $275
