Written by PA Intern Gloria Radford. On Saturday, January 29th the North Carolina Museum of History and the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission kicked off Black History Month with their 21st annual African American Cultural Celebration. This year’s theme was “Black People, Green Planet: Environmental Justice”. The event consisted of six series with many
Listen up! The date of the Philharmonic Association's Live-Stream Fundraising Event has been CHANGED! The event will now take place on Friday, March 19th at 5pm. To learn more about this year's fundraiser, continue reading. For our 2020-21 fundraiser, we are doing something a little different than previous years. In order to design an event
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
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
Dear PA Families and Staff, We would like to share the following information with you regarding the Executive Director transition for the Philharmonic Association. Margaret Partridge, the PA’s long-time Executive Director, is stepping down after having served in that role for 15 years. Margaret has worked with the PA for 30 years, first as a
The Philharmonic Association is currently accepting applications for our 2020-21 Musician Intern Program! If you are an eleventh or twelfth grader planning to audition for one of our orchestras or jazz bands in the fall, this program is for you. As a member of our Musician Intern Program, you will have the opportunity to
Our youth musicians may have been unable to rehearse in person for three months, but that did not stop them from continuing to learn great classical and jazz music. The members of our Triangle Youth Philharmonic (TYP) continued to rehearse weekly, both individually and over Zoom. Despite the challenges presented this season, TYP was able
