by Craig Johnson | Aug 12, 2019 | Alumni News
The Musicians’ Body & Soul partnership with 412 Food Rescue was in the South Hills delivering food and live music to Allegheny County Housing Authority residences in Beechview, Brookline, and Allentown! PYSO alumni Paul Matz and Allie Thompson loaded rescued...
by Craig Johnson | Jul 16, 2019 | Alumni News
PYSO alumni Jeffrey Pompe, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Francis Marion University (Bassoonist 1972 – 74), and Larry Tamburri, Lecturer at Purchase College in Arts Management, (Bassist 1971 – 72) have published 6 articles in various academic journals on a...
by Eve Goodman | Jul 1, 2019 | Alumni News, In the News
At 69 PYSO Alum, Helen (Caruso) Lowe (Violin 1964 to 1967) is still a very active and vibrant musician! She currently is a violinist in the Venango Chamber Orchestra and has played with the Clarion University/ Community Orchestra for many years. On occasion, she has...
by Eve Goodman | Jun 3, 2019 | Alumni News, In the News
Since moving on from Pittsburgh, Francesco Lecce-Chong (PYSO’s Music Director from 2015 to 2018 and pictured above with PYSO in 2017) has been busy! He is currently the Music Director and Conductor of Eugene Symphony Orchestra (OR) and Music Director of Santa Rose...
by Eve Goodman | Mar 20, 2019 | Alumni News
Bass Alumnus Micah Howard (1985-90) has been busy! He recently released his iOS app and launched his website iDoubleBass! Recent Alumnus Rachel Martin (bass 2015-18) is featured in the app and on the website! Micah was also involved with the Pittsburgh Double Bass...
by Eve Goodman | Feb 13, 2019 | Alumni News, In the News
Joseph Beaver (Trumpet 2012 to 2015) is a senior music education major in the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and this year’s winner of the Robert and Carolyn Shankovich Wind Competition . Beaver performed the first movement of the Haydn...
