Once again, the Triangle Youth String Sinfonia had the wonderful opportunity of performing their spring concert program for the Governor Morehead School, a school for visually impaired students. The musicians of Sinfonia, of course, were grateful to have an additional opportunity to perform the music they had worked all semester on. The music selected this
An important performance took place on Saturday, May 18th at the Northeast Regional Library. The Philharmonic Association's United Strings of Color (Kennedy Mitchell and Felicia Adizue, violins, Jolie Duquene, viola, Lexy Etienne, cello) premiered their program exploring female composers. There are many underrepresented and hidden female composers in history whose works deserve to be heard
Good news--your pursuit of music doesn't have to stop once the school year ends! This summer, the Philharmonic Association will be offering a string summer session and a jazz summer session. The Triangle Youth String Orchestra summer session is geared towards young musicians who can read music and who, in most cases, have either taken
A letter from Dr. Gregg Gelb, Conductor of Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble: Dear Students, Parents, Co-workers, and Jazz Fans and Supporters: The Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble just returned from the 2019 Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Festival and Competition in NYC and I have to tell you what an amazing experience it was, but
Those who attended Triangle Youth Philharmonic's Spring Concert witnessed an exceptional event. With the debut of our new conductor of TYP, David Glover, the recognition of TYP's talented seniors and the students with perfect attendance, Noa Weinreb's amazing oboe concerto, and the professional quality performance of the ensemble, TYP's spring concert was truly an unforgettable
The Philharmonic Association Musician Interns have kindly written program notes to upcoming concerts. Take a look at their notes so you know what to get excited about and what to listen for during the performances! Triangle Youth Philharmonic Program Lieutenant Kije Suite by Sergei Prokofiev (Notes by Mary Kolbas) Opening with a mournful trumpet fanfare,
On Wednesday, May 8 from 5:30-7:30 at Meredith College, a masterclass will be given by none other than Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey! This masterclass is a rare and wonderful opportunity to learn from one of the most well known and widely celebrated cellists in the world. Another reason to attend this masterclass is that
The Philharmonic Association chamber ensembles are again partnering with the Wake County Library System in a Music in the Libraries series. Regional libraries are hosting our four chamber ensembles, the Philharmonic Association String Quartet (Trio), the Triangle Youth Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet (Trio), the Discovery Quartet and the United Strings of Color . The ensembles' programs
On Saturday, May 11 at 11:00, the Triangle Youth String Orchestra and the Triangle Youth String Sinfonia will be presenting their joint spring concert at the Cary Arts Center. What better way to inspire a budding or prospective string player than by witnessing other young string players playing great classical music? On TYSO's portion program
On Tuesday, May 7th at 7:00 the Triangle Youth Orchestra and the Triangle Youth Symphony will perform their joint spring concert at Meymandi Concert Hall. Come out for an evening of enjoyable music played by enthusiastic young musicians! Both TYO and TYS's portion of the concert feature some of the most well-liked and well-known pieces
