by Bridget McKenna | Jan 22, 2020 | Alumni News, In the News, Performances, PYSO in the News
This past Sunday PYSO returned to Shadyside Presbyterian Church to perform with the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh as part of the church’s Music in a Great Space series. The concert began with PYSO performing Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture...
by Eve Goodman | Nov 6, 2019 | Alumni News, In the News
Alana Weber (Clarinet 2012-2014) dropped by the PYSO office last week to speak with Craig Johnson (Flute 1978-80 and PYSO Executive Director) about an arts management project and how it relates to the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. Alana is a PYSO alumna from...
by Bridget McKenna | Oct 25, 2019 | Alumni News, In the News, Uncategorized
Alum Pooja Tripathi stopped by rehearsal on October 6th to give current students a sneak peak at her new series Amsterdam Ave. While she was here, we got to talking about PYSO going on tour, and she shared some memories from her time on the 2011 tour to Italy.
by Bridget McKenna | Oct 13, 2019 | Alumni News, In the News
Last week, PYSO Alum Pooja Tripathi visited rehearsal to give the students a sneak peak of her new series, Amsterdam Ave. It was great to hear about her time at PYSO, and how it influenced her future. I had the opportunity to interview Pooja, and Co-Creator of the...
by Bridget McKenna | Oct 3, 2019 | Alumni News, In the News
We recently heard from Pooja Tripathi, who played violin with PYSO from 2008 to 2011 and went on the Italy tour in 2011. Pooja is now the co-creator of a Dutch/American web series called Amsterdam Ave and will be hosting a screening of the first episode of the...
by Eve Goodman | Sep 10, 2019 | Alumni News, Uncategorized
PYSO alumnus Robert Harris (pictured above 2nd from right), now a professional violist living in Australia, visited PYSO this past weekend to visit friends and colleagues, but also to conduct a sectional for PYSO’s viola section and played with the full orchestra on...
