Tonight, Friday, July 9 at 7 PM Jim Cunningham and WQED Radio features Amanda Kengor (harp) and Katie Liu (piano), PYSO’s 2020 Concerto Competition winners in WQED’s Performance in Pittsburgh Series! In May of 2020 Amanda and Katie were all set to perform at Heinz...
Last week the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra launched a celebration of it’s 75th year! WQED’s Jim Cunningham was joined by Music Director Earl Lee, Executive Director Craig Johnson, and Program Director Eve Goodman to discuss the history of the...
This past Sunday PYSO Music Director continued his virtual meetings with PYSO Students, FaceTiming with two cello players and an oboist. He met with Sophie Meloy (this is her first season with PYSO) who has been working on the...
Charlie Loh who played violin with PYSO from 2011 to 2014 has been accepted into NYO2! What is NYO2? Outstanding young American instrumentalists form NYO2, a free orchestra program that comes together alongside NYO-USA and NYO Jazz each...
In this podcast from WQED, which aired on March 11, Jim Cunningham interviews PYSO alumnus Joshua Gindele (cello 1989 to 1994) whose father Jerry was also a long-time member of the PYSO Board of Directors and served as President. Joshua Gindele...
Despite the stay at home orders most of us are needing to follow because of the current health implications of COVID-19, PYSO Music Director has offered up his time to meet with students virtually! Using FaceTime or SKYPE Earl met on Sunday evening (during...
Schedule: 2:00 PM – Orientation for all members (returning and new) 2:30-4:30 PM – Sectionals 4:30 PM – dinner served by the PYSO Parents’ Association 5:30-8:00 PM – Full orchestra rehearsal (Parents may sit in[...]
