There is nothing more rewarding to Philharmonic Association staff than seeing our members passionately pursue their musical interests both within this organization and beyond. For this reason, we are incredibly proud of TYJE member Adithya Sriram for winning the Kenan Music Scholarship. Adithya has participated in the Philharmonic Association for eight years, starting off as
Both our Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble and Triangle Youth Jazz Orchestra participated in this year's Regional Essentially Ellington Festival at UNC Chapel Hill. We are proud that both of our participating groups received awards at this competition. The Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble won the award for Outstanding Overall Band while our Triangle Youth Jazz Orchestra
The Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble recently performed their spring concert which was enjoyed by many. Philharmonic Association member and intern, Mary Kolbas, shares what she enjoyed about the concert in her review of the event: "On March 7th, the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (TYJE) performed at Halle Cultural Arts Center of Apex. With their diverse
To meet Elmer Gibson is to meet a musician who has embraced every musical opportunity that life has presented him. Gibson began playing classical piano at the age of three, went on to learn trumpet at the age of ten, and focused his attention on jazz at the age of twenty-one while studying piano under
The United Strings of Color has been invited to perform for an important event. On Saturday, February 2nd, the quartet will perform for Omega Psi Phi Fraternity's African America History Awareness Competition. The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity has sponsored this annual event since 2000 making this the 18th annual competition. This event serves to encourage
To say that this year’s Classics and Cuisine fundraiser was a success seems an understatement. The word “successful” does not fully capture the beauty of hundreds of individuals—musicians, friends and family, staff, and volunteers—working together to support the mission of the Philharmonic Association. A total of 177 of our youth musicians performed during Classics
It is time to sign up to audition for the Triangle Youth Orchestra and Triangle Youth Symphony's joint Honors Recital! This annual recital features outstanding musicians from TYO and TYS performing the piece of their choice. The auditions, scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 22nd, will hopefully be rescheduled, and the recital itself will
This year, our Triangle Youth Jazz Orchestra is going above and beyond to prepare for the Essentially Ellington Regional Festival in Chapel Hill on February 22. This festival gives high school jazz bands the chance to perform the music of well known big band composers like Duke Ellington, and to receive feedback from professionals on
Philharmonic Association musicians have the opportunity to perform in at least two large concerts a year, and our audiences have dozens of opportunities to hear our youth musicians perform great music. With so many opportunities to play and to hear great music, it can be easy to forget how special and powerful orchestral music is.
The Triangle Youth Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet will be performing a free educational and sensory friendly concert at the Triangle Youth Music Center (store 3315) at Cary Towne Center Mall on January 5th at 3:00pm. The musicians in the quintet will teach listeners new things about woodwind instruments and about music in general in fun and
