Written by PA interns Steven Ji, Elizabeth Nam, and Gloria Radford. On Saturday, March 12th, Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (TYJE) put on a splendid performance at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex, NC. Prior to the concert, TYJE had the privilege of working with Grammy-nominated guest clinician Alphonso Horne of the NYC-based jazz band
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
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
If you are feeling a little bit down about current times and want some jazz music to suit your mood, we have the perfect song for you: Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee's "The End of the World." It may not be a happy song, but that's the great thing about music--it helps us experience all
The members of the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble are passionate about jazz and wish the wonderful experience they have in the Philharmonic Association to be more widely known and shared. In a recent discussion about diversity and social justice, TYJE members expressed the desire to raise funds for musicians who don’t have the advantages they
