by Bridget McKenna | Feb 12, 2020 | In the News, PYSO in the News, Students in the News
PYSO welcomes ten new students to its ranks in the second semester including the upcoming concert tour of the Baltics and Scandinavia! Pictured here left to right in the front row are Rose Lischner (bassoon) and Rebecca Mack (oboe) and in the back row left to right...
by Bridget McKenna | Jan 29, 2020 | In the News, PYSO in the News, Students in the News
On January 22, 2020, PYSO member Nick Murawski participated in a masterclass with Julian Bliss at the Johnstonbaughs Music Center. Julian Bliss is a world renown clarinetist “excelling as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, jazz artist, masterclass...
by Bridget McKenna | Jan 22, 2020 | In the News, PYSO in the News, Uncategorized
Congratulations to harpist Amanda Kengor and pianist Katie Liu who are co-winners of PYSO’s annual concerto competition! They will be featured as soloists with the orchestra on PYSO’s May 9, 2020 concert at Heinz Hall that will be conducted by...
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 Bridget McKenna | Nov 8, 2019 | In the News, PYSO in the News
Former PYSO Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong and current PYSO Music Director Earl Lee met up in NYC when Francesco was rehearsing the New York Philharmonic for their Young Peoples Concert on November 9 in a program that will include music of Bernstein, Gabriela...
by Bridget McKenna | Oct 21, 2019 | In the News, PYSO in the News, Students in the News, Uncategorized
Recently, I got a chance to talk with PYSO violinist, Sein Lee about her experience at the Summer Science Program at Purdue University. Sein was one of the 36 students chosen out of 1,300 applicants to participate in the biochemistry program this past summer. We...
