Canceled: May 9th Spring Finish Concert
In response to the continued COVID-19 public health crisis and following public official guidance to limit community transmission of the virus, the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra will be cancelling the May 9th Concert. We hope to re-schedule these concerts for a...
2020 Concerto Competition Winners
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...
Alum Reflects on Touring with PYSO
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.
Interview with a PYSO Student: Sein Lee
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...
PYSO Alum Visits Pittsburgh…
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...Upcoming Events
Oct
4
Sun
6:30 pm
Beyond the Notes: Injury Managem...
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Beyond the Notes: Injury Managem...
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Oct 4 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Special Guest Michael Tsang, PhD in Physical Therapy AND PYSO Alumni (2007 to 2011/Piano) discusses with Earl Lee the most common injuries among musicians and how to recognize the warning signs and prevention of serious[...]
Oct
11
Sun
6:30 pm
PYSO Sectional/Studio Class
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PYSO Sectional/Studio Class
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Oct 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Sectional/Studio Class starts as a group session with Earl Lee, then breaks out into individual sectionals for strings, percussion, harp and piano. (Regular group sectional classes for woodwind and brass). This will also be the[...]
Oct
18
Sun
6:30 pm
Beyond the Notes: Creativity and...
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Beyond the Notes: Creativity and...
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Oct 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Earl will explore the concept of composing music with special guest Pius Cheung (Percussionist, Composer and Teacher at the University of Oregon). During the session Earl and Pius will create a framework/guideline for students and[...]