The Philharmonic Association is proud to announce that our very own Fred Larsen was named a YoungArts Merit Winner for jazz trombone! Recipients of the YoungArts awards are chosen based on a blind adjudication process and represent the top 10% of applicants from all over the nation. As a Merit Winner, Fred will receive not
This is the first year that the Philharmonic Association has offered the Holiday Ensemble Program, but it definitely won't be the last year that the program is offered. This year, the program was open mostly to string instrument players from TYS and TYO with a few musicians participating from Sinfonia and the musician interns from
Congratulations to the Philharmonic Association's very own own Gregg Gelb for being awarded the 2018 Raleigh Medal of Arts! The City of Raleigh Arts Commission selected six individuals and two organizations to receive the 2018 Raleigh Medal of Arts, the City's highest arts honor. The Raleigh Medal of Arts is awarded for extraordinary achievement in
Four of the Philharmonic Association's talented musicians recently made an impressive accomplishment. Jeff Yi, Jaewon Jung, Esther Zhu, and Stephen Chang were all chosen to play in this year's National Association for Music Education All- National Symphony Orchestra. The 122 member All- National Symphony Orchestra is made up of the most talented high school musicians
The new Musician Intern Program has been up and running for a few months now. All ten musician interns have been busy serving the PA and learning about what goes on behind the scenes of this organization. Once a month, all interns meet to review progress, plan, and work on projects. Much work is done
For the first time, TYO, TYS, and Sinfonia musicians have the opportunity to participate in the Holiday Ensembles Project, and perform in small ensembles throughout the community. Many PA musicians enthusiastically signed up to participate in this project. Rehearsals will begin the last week of November and currently, almost every weekend in December is fully scheduled with
Recently, a very special guest taught a masterclass to the musicians of the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble. That special guest was alumni Philip Norris, a current student at the Julliard School and a highly acclaimed string bass player. Norris was a member of multiple Philharmonic Association ensembles for many years as both a bass guitar
Hear a mash-up of all our musicians into five different groups, sample home-made food from around the world, and enjoy our Philharmonic Association community in this fundraiser on February 9, 2019, 4 - 8:00 pm at Temple Beth Or.
Every year, the Philharmonic Association presents an enjoyable holiday concert featuring the Triangle Youth Philharmonic (TYP). This year will be especially exciting as it will feature special guests from the award-winning International Ballet Company and a variety of esteemed conductors. The concert will take place on Monday, December 17th at 7:00 in Meymandi Concert Hall, a wonderful
Welcome the new Triangle Youth Philharmonic Conductor, David Glover! He will be making his first appearance on the TYP Concert, Nov 18, will make a cameo appearance on the Holiday Concert, December 17, and will have the full reins on the May 5th, 2019 concert. David is known to North Carolina audiences as the former
