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...
by Eve Goodman | Sep 11, 2019 | In the News, PYSO in the News
PYSO is hosting a mini-college fair on Saturday, October 5 at Heinz Hall. The afternoon begins at 2 PM with representatives from The Julliard School, Ithaca College and Eastman School of Music giving a joint Admission Presentation about applying to music schools....
by Bridget McKenna | Sep 11, 2019 | PYSO in the News
Hi! My name is Bridget McKenna and I’m excited to begin working with PYSO as the Communication Coordinator. I wanted to share some of the great music I heard at their first rehearsal this past Sunday. September 8 was a big day for PYSO members at Heinz Hall! We...
by Craig Johnson | Apr 14, 2019 | In the News, PYSO in the News
Maestro Leonard Slatkin took time out of his busy schedule this weekend as guest conductor with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to conduct part of PYSO’s rehearsal on Saturday, April 13, working on excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. PYSO’s Conducting...
by Eve Goodman | Mar 27, 2019 | PYSO in the News, Uncategorized
PSO guest artist Julian Rachlin gave an extraordinary masterclass to PYSO students on March 24, 2019 at Heinz Hall. Three students (pictured below) played in the masterclass – Carolyn Carr (playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto), Devin Lai (playing...
