On Sunday night, PYSO had the pleasure of being joined by Byron Stripling, the new conductor of the Pittsburgh Pops Orchestra, and current artistic director and conductor of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Stripling’s charisma and long tenure of musicianship served as a...
Diani Shi, PSYO alum (2006-2009 and concertmaster in 2008-09!) has been busy! After PYSO she graduated from Princeton, then graduated from Harvard Medical School, and now is a resident physician at the Harvard hospitals in Boston. She continued to play violin in...
For this week’s High Notes, we hear from Elijah Nice, a percussionist who has been with PYSO for 2 seasons. Elijah was born in Lakeland, FL and moved to Bethel Park in 2005. He attended both public school and was home schooled for seven years. He...
This fall the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will be releasing a 5-episode series, Front Row: The PSO Virtual Experience. Each episode will include music, history, and interviews aimed to connect communities not only in Pittsburgh, but globally. Episode 3,...
For today’s High Notes we hear from Mei Hommes, a violinist who has been with PYSO for two seasons. Some of Mei’s recent musical accomplishments include being the concertmaster during her last year of TRYPO, and playing in the 2019-2020...
For this week’s High Notes, we hear from another PYSO bassist. Nicholas Palermo has played bass with PYSO for two seasons, as well as playing the principal bass for the North Allegheny Chamber Orchestra and the Pit Orchestra for the 2020 North Allegheny Production...
Repertoire: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring Viola, Bass, Woodwind, Brass, Harp, Piano and Percussion meet at 6:30 PM. Violins Group A at 6PM; Group B at 7PM and Group C at 8PM Cello Group A at[...]
Note Schedule times have changed from the usual times to the following: 2 to 4 PM – Bass & Low Brass 3 to 5 PM – Viola, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Piano and Percussion 4 to[...]
