Community engagement and diversity awareness are both topics very important to the Philharmonic Association. We envision our ensembles as a place where musicians of all backgrounds, all cultures, and all experiences can unite with the common goal of playing great classical and jazz music. We strive to reach out to a diverse array of communities
The Philharmonic Association Board and senior staff have been hard at work since last summer to review, revise, and recommit to our Mission as a non-profit educational organization. We engaged in a special mini-retreat last summer, led by Salima Thomas of the Center for Non-profits and hosted by Treasurer, Luanne Roth, to work on adding
The holiday season is a time of giving and receiving gifts. Although December's focus may be on gifts that can be wrapped, the Philharmonic Association believes that music is a wonderful gift to give and to receive. Our Holiday Ensembles Program aims to bring joy to the community during the holiday season by giving the
When the Philharmonic Association was first formed, around 30 years ago, our program covers did not look the same as they do today. The images featured were not the creative, personalized artwork that has decorated our program covers in recent years. It is because of the teachers and students that submit artwork to our yearly Arts
A very unique donation was recently made by a couple who are new to the area and also to the Philharmonic Association. After a life of music performance and teaching, Philip Kates and Deborah Schwartz-Kates, have moved to North Carolina from Miami. So how did this couple come to donate to the Philharmonic Association? At
On Saturday, November 9th at 7:30, our Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble will be performing on a special concert program along with The Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra also directed by Dr. Gregg Gelb. The program will feature the internationally renowned jazz vibraphonist Christian Tamburr. The concert will feature an array of talented jazz musicians, with
As the fame of the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble spreads, opportunities to perform far and near have been multiplying. On Sunday, October 13th, TYJE is a featured band at the Jazz Festival in Duck, North Carolina. TYJE musicians will board a bus early that morning in order to be ready to play at noon. More
After calling for applications and interviewing/auditioning three candidates, we are pleased to announce that the new Triangle Youth String Orchestra Assistant Conductor is Meaghan Clayton. Mrs. Clayton has a wealth of experience as a former Wake County Public School orchestra teacher and a passion for fostering a love of music in youngsters. She recently wrote
The Philharmonic Association is proud to announce that we are moved into our new space, The Triangle Youth Music Center at Cary Towne Center Mall! We are so excited about the possibilities that this space has to offer our organization. The Center is large enough to host rehearsals for our chamber and holiday ensembles, and
The Philharmonic Association is pleased that we are able to offer the Triangle Youth Jazz Lab again this season. Jazz Lab is an introduction to jazz style and improvisation. The group is meeting concurrently with our three auditioned groups, TYJE, TYJO and TYJB at NCSU, 1:30 - 3:30 pm on Sundays. The last part of
