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- [PYSO Alumnus Robert Harris Shares His Musical Journey from Pittsburgh to Australia](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumnus-robert-harris-shares-his-musical-journey-from-pittsburgh-to-australia/) - YSO recently heard from Robert Harris (Violin/Viola - 1969-72) who is in his 52nd year of playing, teaching, tutoring, and concertizing “down under” in Australia - including some concerts at the Sydney Opera House...
- [PYSO Alumna Hannah Ishizaki Visits Rehearsal for Q&A with Maestro Joyce](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumna-hannah-ishizaki-visits-rehearsal-for-qa-with-maestro-joyce/) - On Sunday, February 23, PYSO alumna Hannah Ishizaki joined Maestro Joyce and PYSO musicians for a Q&A before rehearsal. Following the world premiere of her work Spin with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Ishizaki shared insights on her journey from PYSO to Juilliard and beyond. She spoke about receiving major commissions, premieres, and her passion for
- [Alumni Update: Kenken Gorder](https://pyso.org/alumni-update-kenken-gorder/) - This past week, PYSO Alum Kenken Gorder (Trumpet 2013-16) visited Pittsburgh from Austin, TX where he has made his musical home for the past few years...
- [PYSO Announces the Winner of the 2024-2025 Conducting Competition!](https://pyso.org/pyso-announces-the-winner-of-the-2024-2025-conducting-competition/) - Congratulations to Noah Palivoda, the winner of the 2024-25 Season Conducting Competition! Noah will conduct PYSO in Lili Boulanger’s D'un matin de printemps on Sunday, March 9, 2025...
- [Alumni Update: Hannah Ishizaki Debuts “Spin” with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra](https://pyso.org/alumni-update-hannah-ishizaki-debuts-spin-with-the-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra/) - YSO alumna Hannah Ishizaki (Violin 2013-18) is making her mark on contemporary classical composition this February when the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents the world premiere of her piece “Spin”...
- [Impromptu PYSO Reunion at the MET Opera](https://pyso.org/impromptu-pyso-reunion-at-the-met-opera/) - This past weekend, Joann Vosburgh (Oboe, 1974-77) and Amanda Vosburgh (Cello, 2010-15) took in a performance at the MET in New York City. At intermission, they had a chance to catch up with Pedro Diez (Oboe, 1983-85)...
- [PYSO Announces the Winner of the 2024-2025 Concerto Competition!](https://pyso.org/pyso-announces-the-winner-of-the-2024-2025-concerto-competition/) - Congratulations to PYSO cellist Albert Dong who is the winner of PYSO’s 2024-25 Concerto Competition! Albert will perform the first movement Antonin Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 on our concert at Heinz Hall on Sunday, May 18, 2025...
- [Alumni Update: Heidi Bearcroft](https://pyso.org/alumni-update-heidi-bearcroft/) - PYSO alumna and Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal Harpist Heidi Bearcroft (née Van Hoesen Gorton) recently graced the cover of Harp Column magazine, the premier source of news and information for harpists worldwide!
- [Alumni Update: Jim Anderson (French horn 1968-69)](https://pyso.org/alum-update-jim-anderson-french-horn-1968-69/) - We recently heard from PYSO Alum Jim Anderson (French horn, 1968 to 69) and he has been busy! For nearly 50 years he has worked in the music industry in the field of acoustic audio engineering and production, specializing in high-definition stereo and surround sound recordings...
- [PYSO Alumni Update: Joshua Dick](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-update-joshua-dick/) - PYSO recently heard from PYSO Alum Joshua Dick (Percussion 2009-11) who currently is a professional musician in Houston, Tx. After graduating in 2014 from Duquesne University with a degree in Percussion Performance...
- [Maestro Manfred Honeck leads PYSO rehearsal of Mahler's Symphony No.1](https://pyso.org/maestro-manfred-honeck-leads-pyso-rehearsal-of-mahlers-symphony-no-1/) - On Sunday night PYSO students were so excited to work with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director, Maestro Manfred Honeck! Maestro Honeck shared invaluable insights and musical guidance on several movements of Mahler's Symphony No. 1 with the students. Mahler's Symphony No. 1 “Titan” will be the centerpiece of PYSO's upcoming season finale concert on Sunday,
- [Alumni Update: Jimmy Cunningham and Devin Moore](https://pyso.org/alumni-update-jimmy-cunningham-and-devin-moore/) - Congratulations to PYSO Alumni Jimmy Cunningham and Devin Moore who recently performed at Carnegie Hall with the NYO All Stars Orchestra...
- [PYSO Alumnus makes PSO Subbing Debut!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumnus-makes-pso-subbing-debut/) - PYSO Alumnus Thomas Dougherty (Violin 2006 - 2008) who writes, “…I was lucky enough to get to sub with the PSO last weekend on their Lift Every Voice concert...
- [Devin Moore and the Isidore String Quartet take 1st place in the Banff International String Quartet Competition](https://pyso.org/devin-moore-and-the-isidore-string-quartet-take-1st-place-in-the-banff-international-string-quartet-competition/) - Devin Moore and the Isidore String Quartet take 1st place in the Banff International String Quartet Competition...
- [PYSO Memories from Alumnus Richard Heffler (Clarinet, 1969-1972)](https://pyso.org/pyso-memories-from-alumnusrichard-heffler-clarinet-1969-1972/) - Richard is a former private teacher of clarinet, flute, recorder, and piano who played, composed, and arranged for the United States Marine Band...
- [PYSO Alumni Update: Harpist Isabel Cardenes to be performing with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-update-harpist-isabel-cardenes-to-be-performing-with-themetropolitan-opera-orchestra/) - PYSO harp alumna Isabel Cardenes, who is currently studying at Manhattan School of Music, will be performing with a Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall...
- [PYSO Alum honored by Hildegard Commission](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumnus-honored-by-hildegard-commission/) - PYSO alumn Hannah Ishizaki (violin 2013-18) was very recently one of five winners...
- [PYSO Alumni selected as newest member of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-selected-as-newest-member-of-the-st-paul-chamber-orchestra/) - Daniel Orsen (Viola 2008-10) has been selected as one of the newest members of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra!
- [PYSO Alum cast in Cole Porter's Night and Day](https://pyso.org/pysoproud-pyso-alum-cast-in-cole-porters-night-and-day/) - Grace Callahan (Violin/Viola 2007-11) has been cast in...
- [A Hopeful Message from a PYSO Alum](https://pyso.org/a-hopeful-message-from-a-pyso-alum/) - We recently heard from Rob Harris, a PYSO alum and professional violinist who currently resides in Australia...
- [TOO MANY ZOOZ, featuring PYSO Alumni, comes to Pittsburgh!](https://pyso.org/too-many-zoos-featuring-pyso-alumnus-comes-to-pittsburgh/) - Baritone saxophonist Leo Pellegrino (PYSO Clarinet 2006 to 2009) and his group TOO MANY ZOOZ come to Pittsburgh...
- [PYSO Alumni Devin Moore and the Isidore String Quartet perform at Chamber Music Pittsburgh Main Stage Series](https://pyso.org/pyso-almnus-devin-moore-and-the-isidore-string-quartet-perform-at-chamber-music-pittsburgh-main-stage-series/) - Congratulations to PSYO alumni Devin Moore and his Isidore String Quartet for a fabulous performance last night with Chamber Music Pittsburgh...
- [PYSO Alumni Update: Catching up with Trey Tilloston](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-update-catching-up-with-trey-tilloston/) - Trey Tillotson (Clarinet 2018 to 2020) spent this summer as a composition fellow at the Brevard Music Center...
- [PYSO Alumni Update: Matthew Rygelski](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-update-matthew-rygelski/) - Matthew Rygelski (Clarinet 2018 to 2022) An undergrad from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music...
- [PYSO Alumni Update: Tommy Dougherty](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-update-tommy-dougherty/) - PYSO recently heard from Tommy Dougherty (Violin, 2006 to 2008) who has been quite busy on the West Coast!
- [PYSO Alumni Update: Gabrielle Faetini](https://pyso.org/alumni-update-gabrielle-faetini/) - Gabrielle Faetini (Violin 2011 to 2014) has been very active in the Pittsburgh area as a freelance musician.
- [PYSO Horn Debuts at Carnegie Hall!](https://pyso.org/pyso-horn-debuts-at-carnegie-hall/) - We are delighted to announce that PYSO horn player, Tadao Tomokiyo, will be showcasing his talents at Carnegie Hall on January 25th. Tadao, who participated in the InterHarmony International Music Festival this past summer, and is set to perform in the Interharmony Concert Series: A Flower Blooms in Snow this month. This concert highlights the
- [PYSO Announces the Winner of the 2023-2024 Conducting Competition!](https://pyso.org/pyso-announces-the-winner-of-the-2023-2024-conducting-competition/) - We are delighted to relay that the winner of the 2023-24 Season Conducting Competition is PYSO cellist Kate Nayeon Jeon. Kate will conduct PYSO in Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance No. 1 on our concert on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at Heinz Hall. Please join us in congratulating her. We also wanted to recognize all those students who participated in the Conducting Workshops
- [PYSO Announces the Winner of the 2023-2024 Concerto Competition!](https://pyso.org/pyso-announces-the-winner-of-the-2022-2023-concerto-competition/) - Congratulations to PYSO harpist Sophia Jho who is the winner of PYSO’s 2023-24 Concerto Competition! Sophia will perform Maurice Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro with the orchestra on our concert at Heinz Hall on Sunday, March 3, 2024. We are also pleased to relay that Tadao Tomokiyo (piano) came in Second Place, and Albert Dong (cello)
- [PYSO Announce winners of the 2023-2024 Montgomery Fellowship Quartet and perform live on WQED-FM](https://pyso.org/pyso-announce-winners-of-the-2023-2024-montgomery-fellowship-quartet-and-perform-live-on-wqed-fm/) - Congratulations to PYSO students Jeongwoo Cheon (violin), Karin Hoppo (violin), Greta Coleman (viola) and Elinor Kim (cello) for being the winners of PYSO’s 23-24 season Montgomery Fellowship Quartet. The Montgomery Fellowship Quartet is co-sponsored by PYSO and Chamber Music Pittsburgh, in honor of Ruth M. Montgomery (who was a Founding Director of Chamber Music Pittsburgh).
- [Grammy Nominee Imani Winds share expertise with PYSO!](https://pyso.org/grammy-nominee-imani-winds-share-expertise-with-pyso/) - Last night PYSO was honored and thrilled to have the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds for a master class and a side-by-side with PYSO students at Heinz Hall. PYSO students Andrew Nelson, Becky Mack, Jeongwoo Cheon, William Sun, Yunjoe Chang, and Nathan Choe worked with members of the Imani Winds in a master class. Then the members of
- [#PYSOProud at NAfME All-Eastern Conference](https://pyso.org/pysoproud-at-nafme-all-eastern-conference/) - PYSO is well represented at the National Association for Music Education's (NAfME) All-Eastern Conference taking place in Rochester, NY from April 13-16! PYSO tubist Jessie Reed for being selected as First Chair Tuba for the NAfME All-Eastern Honors Orchestra. PYSO harpist Sophia Jho was selected as harpist, as well as members of PYSO's string section:
- [PYSO's "FESTA! PYSO to Portugal" fundraising event a great success!](https://pyso.org/pysos-festa-pyso-to-portugal-fundraising-event-a-great-success/) - PYSO held its “FESTA! PYSO to Portugal” fundraising event on Sunday, April 2 to support our upcoming tour to Portugal and Tour Scholarships. PYSO extends our sincerest gratitude to everyone who attended and celebrated with us. Thank you for enabling us to surpass our goals, and ensuring every PYSO student is able to embark on
- [PYSO Harpist accepted into NYO2!](https://pyso.org/pyso-harpist-accepted-into-nyo2/) - Congratulations to PYSO harpist Sophia Jho who has been accepted into Carnegie Hall's prestigious summer intensive NYO2 for the second summer in a row! This national program recognizes outstanding young instrumentalists from across the United States and chooses 80 musicians to participate. Learn more by visiting: https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/Press/Press-Releases/2023/03/21/Carnegie-Hall-Announces-Teen-Musicians-Selected-for-NYO2-in-Summer-2023 Brava Sophia! #PYSOProud
- [PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck visits PYSO Rehearsal!](https://pyso.org/pso-music-director-manfred-honeck-visits-pyso-rehearsal/) - PYSO was so honored and thrilled to have Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manfred Honeck work with us on Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol at our recent rehearsal. PYSO will be performing the work on our upcoming concert on Saturday, February 11 at Heinz Hall. This was an amazing opportunity for our students to work with Maestro
- [#PYSO Proud: PYSO violinist chosen as an 18 Under Eighteen Junior Achievement Honoree!](https://pyso.org/pyso-proud-pyso-violinist-chosen-as-an-18-under-eighteen-junior-achievement-honoree/) - PYSO violinist, Hannah Bedeck was recently chosen as an 18 Under Eighteen Junior Achievement Honoree! Junior Achievement of Western PA is showcasing the notable talents and achievements of eighteen of the region’s most incredible young people. Nominated for using her musical talents to give back to her community, Hannah was featured in the Pittsburgh Post
- [PYSO & PMEA!](https://pyso.org/pyso-pmea/) - The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 1 Orchestra graced the Heinz Hall stage on Saturday, January 21 with an impressive showing of over 140 talented students from Pittsburgh area schools and 27 of these talented and dedicated musicians are also in PYSO! Guest Conductor, Larry Livingston led the musicians in inspired renditions of Verdi’s Nabucco
- [PYSO helps celebrate WQED-FM’s 50<sup>th</sup> Birthday!](https://pyso.org/pyso-helps-celebrate-wqed-fms-50th-birthday/) - On Wednesday PYSO Executive Director Bill Powers, Music Director Jacob Joyce, and PYSO Oboe Becky Mack joined hosts Anna Singer and Jim Cunningham to help celebrate WQED-FM’s 50th Birthday. Becky wowed listeners with her on-air performance of Telemann’s Fantasie No. 3 and City Landscape by Alyssa Morris. All three were then interviewed by Anna Singer. It was
- [PYSO Announces the Winner of the 2022-2023 Conducting Competition!](https://pyso.org/pyso-announces-the-winner-of-the-2022-2023-conducting-competition/) - We are delighted to announce that the winner of PYSO’s 2023 Conducting Competition is Tadao Tomokiyo! Tadao will conduct Bizet’s “Prelude/Aragonaise” and “Danse Bohème” from Carmen Suites No. 1 and 2 on our concert on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Heinz Hall. We also wanted to recognize all those students who participated in the Conducting
- [PYSO Announces the Winner of the 2022-2023 Concerto Competition!](https://pyso.org/pyso-announces-the-winner-of-the-2022-2023-concerto-competition-winner/) - Congratulations to PYSO violinist Jeongwoo Cheon who is the winner of PYSO’s 2022-23 Concerto Competition. Jeongwoo will perform Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 at our concert at Heinz Hall on Saturday, February 11. We would also like to congratulate PYSO cellist Jonah Rosenberg, who came in second place, and PYSO bassoonist Andrew Nelson who
- [PYSO Music Director, Jacob Joyce and Executive Director, Bill Powers on air with WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham](https://pyso.org/pyso-music-director-jacob-joyce-and-executive-director-bill-powers-on-air-with-wqed-fms-jim-cunningham/) - Jacob Joyce, Music Director of PYSO and Assistant Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony and William Powers Executive Director of the Orchestra discuss the Dvorak Eighth Symphony, Ballade by Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet and Jimmy Lopez “Techno” that will be heard at the first concert of the 2022-2023 Season this Sunday at Heinz
- [PYSO is Back!](https://pyso.org/pyso-is-back/) - Sunday night, , marked the first rehearsal of the 2022-2023 season, and we couldn’t be more excited! After student orientation, the orchestra was off to work preparing for our November 20th concert at Heinz Hall. The orchestra began working on Suite No. 2 of Prokoviev’s Romeo and Juliet, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8, and Samuel Coleridge- Taylor's Ballade for Orchestra. During the break Maestro Joyce
- [PYSO Clarinetist Win's First Prize in ICA Young Artist Essay Competition](https://pyso.org/pyso-clarinetist-wins-first-prize-in-ica-young-artist-essay-competition/) - PYSO Clarinetist, Matthew Rygelski recently won the 1st Prize for the Young Artist Essay Competition for the International Clarinet Association's Clareidoscope event. Clareidoscope is a one-day virtual festival featuring performances, clinics, performance competition, essay contests, and more Matthew's essay, How Klezmer Music Influenced Me, placed first in the 2022 Clareidoscope Essay Competition which was judged by
- [PYSO Announces Winner of 2022 Conducting Competition!](https://pyso.org/pyso-announces-the-winner-of-the-2022-conducting-competition/) - PYSO is delighted to announce that the winner of PYSO’s 2022 Conducting Competition is ARJUN WASAN! Arjun will conduct the Overture to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) at our concert on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Heinz Hall. Congratulations Arjun! We'd also like to recognize all those students who participated in
- [PYSO Alumni Update - Yonatan Quemado's Group, Resiliencia Ensemble presents Resurgam: a Reunion Recital](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-update-yonatan-quemados-group-resiliencia-ensemble-presents-resurgam-a-reunion-recital/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Yonatan Quemado, violinist, PYSO alum, and member of Resiliencia Ensemble recently reached out to us to let us know of an upcoming FREE concert the group will be putting on at the PYCO School of Music, Wednesday, March 16 at 7:30
- [PYSO Alumni Update: Kayla Gilmore Wins International Competition and Performs at Carnegie Hall in New York!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-update-kayla-gilmore-wins-international-competition-and-performs-at-carnegie-hall-in-new-york/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] PYSO was happy to receive an update from PYSO alumna and flautist Kayla Gilmore. In 2020, Kayla competed in the American Protégé International Woodwinds and Brass Competition. Kayla won first place in her category and this past December performed her concerto at
- [Former PYSO Music Director, Earl Lee to Debut with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony!](https://pyso.org/former-pyso-music-director-earl-lee-to-debut-with-the-new-york-philharmonic-and-san-francisco-symphony/) - We are thrilled and proud to relay that former PYSO Music Director Earl Lee is scheduled to make debuts with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony. On February 8th, 2022 Maestro Lee will make his debut with the New York Philharmonic, conducting the orchestra for theLunar New Year Gala. Find out more here: https://nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2122/lunar-new-year#artists
- [PYSO Announces the Winner of the 2021-2022 Concerto Competition Winner!](https://pyso.org/pyso-announces-the-winner-of-the-2021-2022-concerto-competition-winner/) - On Saturday January 8th, PYSO held its annual Concerto Competition. 14 talented PYSO musicians performed their pieces for a panel including PYSO Music Director Jacob Joyce, PYSO Executive Director Bill Powers, and guest panelist Maestro Glenn Lewis. We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2021-22 Concerto Competition is pianist Emma Kim. Emma will perform the
- [PYSO’s Return to Heinz Hall a Grand Success!](https://pyso.org/pysos-return-to-heinz-hall-a-grand-success/) - On Saturday November 13th, PYSO returned to Heinz Hall for the first time since 2019 for their first concert of the season. A huge thank you to all that came to the concert. It was such a thrilling and heartwarming experience to be in person again. The concert was led by Maestro Daniel Meyer. Daniel Meyer served as PYSO’s Music Director from 2002-2009
- [PYSO Returns to Heinz Hall - November 13](https://pyso.org/pyso-returns-to-heinz-hall-november-13/) - Join us as PYSO returns to Heinz Hall for this exciting program and for our first live performance on stage in more than 18 months! The concert is FREE, but a ticket is required. Download Your FREE Ticket Program features Stravinsky’s Firebird (1919), Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, Selections from Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suites, and David Stock’s Drive Time. Program is under 90 minutes
- [PYSO Flautist Shines as Featured Soloist at PIMBA](https://pyso.org/pyso-flautist-shines-as-featured-soloist-at-pimba/) - Picture above is from the band’s website and was taken at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association (PIMBA) Competition at Norwin High School on September 18th. Lauren Radeschi, PYSO flautist and Senior at Moon Area High School, was a featured soloist in the high school’s competitive show. The band competes in local PIMBA competitions, as well as in the regional Bands of
- [We're Back!](https://pyso.org/were-back/) - On Sunday evening, the members of PYSO met for the first rehearsal of the 2021-2022 season. In addition to being the first of the season, this rehearsal marked the first time in over a year that PYSO was able to come together as a full orchestra to rehearse. We are beyond thrilled to be able
- [WQED Encore Performance!](https://pyso.org/wqed-encore-performance/) - 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 Hall in PYSO’s 2020 spring concert, which, unfortunately, was canceled
- [PYSO Alum Andrew Griffin Appointed Viola Chair for Ain’t Too Proud on Broadway](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-andrew-griffin-appointed-viola-chair-for-aint-too-proud-on-broadway/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] We recently heard from Andrew Griffin, who played viola with PYSO from 2003 to 2004. Andrew is currently playing viola for the new Broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. Andrew
- [PYSO Alumni and the Music World at large...](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-in-the-music-world-at-large/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”28px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Drew Griffin (PYSO/Viola 2003-04) is grateful to share news that he won the viola chair on the Broadway national tour of Les Miserables!! He’s looking forward to working with their incredible cast and crew
- [PYSO Music Director Earl Lee receives Sir Georg Solti Career Assistance Award](https://pyso.org/pyso-music-director-earl-lee-receives-sir-georg-solti-career-assistance-award/)
- [Beyond the Notes: Reflections of Freelance Musicians and the Art of Building Careers with Multiple Orchestras](https://pyso.org/beyond-the-notes-reflections-of-freelance-musicians-and-the-art-of-building-careers-with-multiple-orchestras/) - For the final Beyond the Notes seminar of the season, PYSO Executive Director Bill Powers hosted a panel of working musicians, including PYSO Music Director, Earl Lee. The session began with Bill asking each of the panelists how they got their start in an active music scene. Jeffery Magone, a full-time player and teacher of string
- [PYSO Together Again!](https://pyso.org/pyso-together-again/) - This past weekend, we had our first in-person sectionals in 13 months (complete with temperature checks and musician masks)! On Saturday, Woodwinds and Brass were able to have socially distanced sectionals led by Maestro Earl Lee in the courtyard of Heinz Hall. On Sunday, there was a second round of sectionals with strings, harp, percussion,
- [Painted Violin Fundraiser Winners!](https://pyso.org/painted-violin-fundraiser-winners/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] We held drawings today (December 6, 2020) for the Painted Violins using Random Name Picker. (If you follow the link to Random Name Picker you may scroll down to the bottom of the page to read the FAQ’s). We will contact winners individually via email and/or telephone to let you
- [Getting Your Act Together with Angela Myles Beeching](https://pyso.org/getting-your-act-together-with-angela-myles-beeching/) - For this week’s Beyond the Notes Session, PYSO was delighted to host special guest Angela Myles Beeching. Ms. Beeching is a trained cellist, and now a career development specialist. She is the author of Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music. The presentation covered how to write resumes and biographies specifically for musicians, as well as some
- [High Notes: Matthew Rygelski](https://pyso.org/high-notes-matthew-rygelski/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] We recently heard from Matthew Rygelski, who has played clarinet with PYSO for three seasons. Matthew started attending Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Music in 2019, and will be performing the Mozart Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet at Carnegie Mellon in the Spring of 2021. Some
- [PYSO’s 2020 Concerto Winners on WQED’s Performance in Pittsburgh Series](https://pyso.org/pysos-2020-concerto-winners-on-wqeds-performance-in-pittsburgh-series/) - This Friday, March 5, Amanda Kengor (harp) and Katie Liu (piano), PYSO’s 2020 Concerto Competition winners’ will be featured on WQED Radio at 7 PM in their Performance in Pittsburgh Series! Last May Amanda and Katie were all set to perform at Heinz Hall in PYSO’s 2020 spring concert, which, unfortunately, was canceled due to the pandemic. The segment
- [Beyond the Notes, Equity, Diversity and the Arts with special Guest Rebekah Diaz](https://pyso.org/beyond-the-notes-equity-diversity-and-the-arts-with-special-guest-rebekah-diaz/) - On Sunday evening, PYSO was joined by special guest, Rebekah Diaz, a certified Diversity Executive candidate with training in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Ms. Diaz gave a presentation addressing Equity, Diversity, and the Arts. Ms. Diaz is no stranger to the music business, being a graduate of CMU and later receiving her Masters
- [Front Row: the PSO Virtual experience to feature PYSO Alum Hannah Ishizaki and Devin Moore](https://pyso.org/front-row-the-pso-virtual-experience-to-feature-pyso-alum-hannah-ishizaki-and-devin-moore/) - 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, titled Finding Your Song will feature two PYSO alum Hannah Ishizaki (Violin 2013-2018) and Devin Moore (Violin/Viola 2014-2017). The episode highlights the path that
- [Alumni Daniel Orsen Debut Recording - Arpeggione Sonata](https://pyso.org/alumni-daniel-orsen-debut-recording-arpeggione-sonata/) - PYSO Alum and Violist Daniel Orsen is releasing his debut recording of Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata, in collaboration with pianist Pierre-Nicolas Colombat on Wednesday, September 2nd. It will be available for download on Bandcamp, and streaming on all major streaming platforms. Orsen and Colombat met as Masters students at the New England Conservatory of Music in
- [High Notes: Ryan Fulton](https://pyso.org/high-notes-ryan-fulton/) - For this week's High Notes feature, we heard from Ryan Fulton (pictured left), who has played trumpet with the orchestra for 7 seasons. Ryan is currently pursuing a double major in Trumpet and Music Education at Duquesne University. In high school, Ryan was a PMEA- All State performer for two years, and performed in the Regional and District Honors Bands. In 2018 he was awarded the Blackwood Music Scholarship, as well
- [Beyond the Notes: The Significance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring with David Serkin Ludwig](https://pyso.org/beyond-the-notes-the-significance-of-stravinskys-rite-of-spring-with-david-serkin-ludwig/) - This past Sunday evening, PYSO was joined by David Serkin Ludwig, composer and Chair of Composition at The Curtis Institute of Music for a "Beyond the Notes" session to discuss "The Importance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring." Dr. Ludwig provided an in-depth presentation that highlighted the history and significance of one of the most influential pieces of
- [PYSO Pays Tribute to Joanne Rogers](https://pyso.org/pyso-pays-tribute-to-joanne-rogers/) - The PYSO family was saddened to hear of the passing of Joanne Rogers, who was a long-time friend and supporter of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. An accomplished concert pianist herself, she served on the Board of Directors of PYSO and later the Advisory Board. She was passionate about her love for music and
- [High Notes: Lizzie Slyves](https://pyso.org/high-notes-lizzie-slyves/) - PYSO continues its High Notes series, featuring bassoonist Lizzie Sylves. This year has been Lizzie’s first year with PYSO, and she is a former member of the Pittsburgh Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. Other musical accomplishments of Lizzie’s include placing as Bassoon 1 at the 2019-2020 PMEA Honors, District, Regions, and All State bands, as well as
- [High Notes: Mei Hommes](https://pyso.org/high-notes-mei-hommes/) - 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 PMEA Honors, District, and Regional Orchestras. If lockdown had not occurred due to COVID, Mei would have placed fifth in the
- [High Notes: Elijah Nice](https://pyso.org/high-notes-elijah-nice/) - 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 returned to public school for high school to be more involved
- [High Notes: Kobe Coleman](https://pyso.org/high-notes-kobe-coleman/) - For today’s High Notes, we hear from bassist Kobe Coleman, who has played the double bass with PYSO for 2 seasons. When asked how PYSO has been an influence, Kobe wrote, “PYSO made a difference in my life because it cemented one of my primary paths for the future. I was also able to
- [High Notes: Luke Pedersen](https://pyso.org/high-notes-luke-pedersen/) - This week’s High Notes will be featuring Luke Pedersen, a bassist who has been with PYSO for 3 years. Luke has an impressive list of musical accomplishments, including being a section leader for the Pittsburgh Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chartiers Valley High School Orchestra. Luke has also played in the PMEA State Orchestra and
- [High Notes: Riley Fichtenmayer](https://pyso.org/high-notes-riley-fichtenmayer/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] This season, PYSO will be recognizing our talented musicians through a series called High Notes. Stay tuned to learn more about PYSO members, as they continue to develop and grow as musicians. We recently heard from violinist Riley Fichtenmayer, who has played with PYSO for 2 years.
- [Special Surprise Guest Joins PYSO for First Session of 2021!](https://pyso.org/special-surprise-guest-joins-pyso-for-first-session-of-2021/) - PYSO began 2021 with a very special surprise guest, world renowned violinist Augustin Hadelich! After a presentation reviewing this season’s schedule of events and repertoire, PYSO Music Director Earl Lee announced the presence of our special guest by playing a video of Augustin playing Paganini's Caprice No. 5. Earl then began a discussion with Augustin asking questions about when
- [PYSO Announces New Executive Director](https://pyso.org/pyso-announces-new-executive-director/) - After twenty years as the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO), Craig Johnson will retire at the end of this December and William Powers will take the helm, vacating his position as Managing Director of Pittsburgh Opera. Mr. Johnson originally announced his retirement plans to the Board of Directors last Spring,
- [A Discussion with PSO Pops Conductor: Byron Stripling](https://pyso.org/a-discussion-with-pso-pops-conductor-byron-stripling/) - 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 major inspiration in last night’s presentation, and gave a message of hope through
- [Update from a PYSO Alum](https://pyso.org/update-from-a-pyso-alum/) - 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 orchestras and chamber groups throughout college and now plays in a community orchestra
- [PYSO Alumni and Amplified Currents, Festival of the Arts](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-and-amplified-currents-festival-of-the-arts/) - PYSO Alum Hannah Ishizaki (Violin 2013-2018) recently reached out to PYSO, to let students know about an upcoming arts festival she and her colleagues have organized, Amplified Currents. The festival “is aimed at curating intimate performances and conversations with a particular focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, the creative process, and community engagement” and will take
- [Beyond the Notes: Creativity and Music](https://pyso.org/beyond-the-notes-creativity-and-music/) - Last night’s Beyond the Notes session was the second part of Creativity and Music with special guest Dr. Pius Cheung. Mr. Cheung and PYSO Music Director Earl Lee analyzed, discussed and then led the orchestra in live readings of original pieces written by their fellow PYSO members. It was a joy to witness such creativity
- [2020-2021 Montgomery Fellowship Quartet](https://pyso.org/2020-2021-montgomery-fellowship-quartet/) - Winners of this year’s Montgomery Fellowships are Hannah Chang and Naiya Livingston (violins), Kai Su (Viola), Hyunjun Chang (Cello) and Katie Liu (piano). The students will play together as a string quartet in the fall and as a piano quintet in the spring. They will be coached by Jeremy Black (PSO violinist) and are now
- [College Discussion with PYSO Alum](https://pyso.org/college-discussion-with-pyso-alum/) - On Monday evening PYSO hosted a discussion with PYSO alumni about their unique academic and career plans after high school. Together, the alumni represented 13 different undergraduate institutions, and shared a multitude of helpful insights. The almuni included: Amanda Vosburgh (Yale) Nicole Lennartz (Duquesne University) Tyler Harper (Carnegie Melon University) Noah McDonald (Penn
- [PYSO Alum Special Beyond the Notes Guest!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-special-beyond-the-notes-guest/) - For this week’s Beyond the Notes session, PYSO was joined by Michael Tsang, who not only holds a PhD. in Physical Therapy but is also a PYSO alum! Dr. Tsang played piano in PYSO from 2007-2011 before completing a dual degree program at Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Institute of Music (getting his B.A in Biology and his B.M. in Piano Performance). In
- [Featured Presenter: Max Blair](https://pyso.org/featured-presenter-max-blair/) - This past weekend, one of the featured coaches in PYSO's breakout sectional/studio class was Max Blair, Associate Principal Oboe with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Max Blair joined the PSO in 2016. He received his master's and bachelor's degrees from the Juilliard School and while a student there, performed as a substitute with the Metropolitan Opera. He went
- [Beyond the Notes: Evolution of the Orchestra with Dr. Mark Stambaugh](https://pyso.org/beyond-the-notes-evolution-of-the-orchestra-with-dr-mark-stambaugh/) - For this week’s Beyond the Notes Session, PYSO was lucky enough to be joined by Dr. Mark Stambaugh, member of the Composition Faculty at the Manhattan School of Music. Dr. Stambaugh gave a fascinating presentation about the origins of today’s modern orchestra. The presentation began with the earliest known orchestras of the Sumerians 5,000 years ago, whose instruments included voices, plucked string instruments, pipe instruments, and percussion. Dr. Stambaugh also played various pieces
- [Featured Presenter: Rhian Kenny](https://pyso.org/featured-presenter-rhian-kenny/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Each week, PYSO will be joined by a special guest from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. This week’s featured presenter is Rhian Kenny, who joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1990 as Principal Piccolo. She is active in the
- [Alum Spotlight: Mary Ann Ivan](https://pyso.org/alum-spotlight-mary-ann-ivan/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_margin=”-143px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”671px” custom_padding=”0px|||||” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”597px” custom_margin=”-12px||||false|false”] A day at the office for Mary Ann Ivan. We recently heard from alum, Mary Ann Ivan, who was a percussionist with PYSO from 1982 to1983. Since then she has
- [Alum Spotlight: Jesse Rosen](https://pyso.org/alum-spotlight-jesse-rosen/) - Jesse Rosen, PYSO Alum (trumpet), and President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras was recently interviewed for Symphony Magazine's Critical Questions column, which he created in 2008. Interviewed by Robert Sandla, Rosen discusses his lifelong connection to the orchestra field as a musician and an administrator. He also comments of the importance of
- [Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra 75th Celebration](https://pyso.org/pittsburgh-youth-symphony-orchestra-75th-celebration/) - 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 Orchestra as well as sample recent (and some not so recent!) performances. The program includes “Storm”
- [The Miró Quartet to Live Stream performances of the Complete Beethoven String Quartets](https://pyso.org/the-miro-quartet-to-live-stream-performances-of-the-complete-beethoven-string-quartets/) - Cellist and PYSO alum, Josh Gindele is a member of the Miró Quartet, an award winning string quartet which has performed all over the world. Founded in 1995, the quartet honors the legacy of the string quartet while finding innovative ways to use chamber music to connect with diverse audiences. In March, quartet members Joshua Gindele
- ["Thursday Night Live" with PYSO Alum Devin Moore and Former PYSO Music Director, Francesco Lecce-Chong](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-devin-moore-to-appear-on-former-pyso-music-directorfrancesco-lecce-chongs-thursday-night-live/) - This Thursday evening, June 25, at 7pm EDT, PYSO alum Devin Moore will be appearing on Francesco Lecce-Chong's Live web series "Thursday Night Live." Francessco Lecce-Chong is currently the Music Director of two orchestras, the Eugene Symphony in Oregon and the Santa Rosa Symphony, performing at the Green Music Center in Northern California. He also
- [PYSO Beyond the Notes with Pius Cheung](https://pyso.org/pyso-beyond-the-notes-with-pius-cheung/) - For the final Beyond the Notes session, PYSO Music Director Earl Lee was joined by Pius Cheung, a marimbist, composer, and educator. Cheung discussed his life as a musician and a composer, and even shared some insights on how to get started with composing. The session began with Cheung performing of Bach’s 2nd Cello
- [PYSO Beyond the Notes with Stefan Jackiw](https://pyso.org/pyso-beyond-the-notes-with-stefan-jackiw/) - Yesterday’s Beyond the Notes session was joined by violinist Stefan Jackiw. At just 35, Jackiw has performed with major orchestras around the world. He joined PYSO Music Director Earl Lee to discuss the life of a musician as a college student and beyond. To start the session, Jackiw performed Bach’s Gavotte en Rondeau from Partita
- [Beyond the Notes with special Guest Teng Li](https://pyso.org/beyond-the-notes-with-special-guest-teng-li/) - On Friday, PYSO hosted its first Beyond the Notes Zoom session, with special guest Teng Li. Teng Li is currently the principal violist in the LA Philharmonic, Artistic Director of the Morningside Music Bridge, and friend of PYSO Music Director Earl Lee. Maestro Lee started the session with saying, “Music really binds us together. I thought meeting like
- [Sixth Avenue Trio on the Saturday Light Brigade](https://pyso.org/sixth-ave-trio-on-the-saturday-light-brigade/) - Since its inception in 1978, the Saturday Light Brigade has been using radio to highlight young voices of the Pittsburgh community. Over the years, SLB has welcomed many PYSO, TRYPO, and YC2 members to play on air. Recently the YC2 Chamber group the Sixth Avenue Trio (PYSO members, Elizabeth Salgado/flute, Trey Tillotson/clarinet and Alex Owczarzak/bassoon) appeared on
- [PYSO Alumni named winners of TMC Scholarships](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-named-winners-of-tmc-scholarships/) - Congratulations to this year’s winners of Tuesday Musical Club Scholarships that include three alumni of PYSO! Devin Moore James Cunningham Devin Lai Kudos to five more current/former PYSO members that received honorable mention! Christopher Jasiewicz Geoffrey Madge Nathan Magley Josef Mueller Alexis Schulte-Albert Through the Tuesday Musical Club’s Scholarship Program, talented
- [The Vivo String Quartet wins the American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2019-20, (high school division)](https://pyso.org/the-vivo-string-quartet-wins-the-american-prize-in-chamber-music-performance-2019-20-high-school-division/) - The Vivo String Quartet, members of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and students of North Allegheny High School, was composed in 2019-20 of violinists Enoch Hsiao (now a freshman in University of Massachusetts at Amherst, double majoring in Computer Science and Piano Performance) and Carolyn Carr (senior, student of Rachel Stegeman), violist Futen Wang
- [PYSO Sweeps North Allegheny Senior High Orchestra Awards](https://pyso.org/pyso-sweeps-north-allegheny-senior-high-orchestra-awards/) - North Allegheny Senior High recently announced the winners of three awards they give out every year for the orchestra graduating students. This year the winners selected among approximately 100 seniors are ALL PYSO members! Read below to hear about the awards and their recipients. Musicianship Award: Carolyn Carr The Musicianship Award is the Orchestra Director's
- [Alum Spotlight: Edward Schultz](https://pyso.org/alum-spotlight-edward-schultz/) - We recently heard from alum, Edward Schultz, who played flute with PYSO from 1969-1972. Here’s what he had to say about his time with PYSO. “I fondly remember my good friends in the flute section, and a wonderful trip to Lausanne, Switzerland as my final event.” Mr. Schultz continued saying that some of
- [Quartets in Quarantine: PYSO Alum Holds Virtual Master Class](https://pyso.org/quartets-in-quarantine-pyso-alum-holds-virtual-master-class/) - Devin Moore is currently a junior at Juilliard majoring in viola performance, but before Julliard, Devin was a member of Symphonette, YPO, YC2, PYSO, and more; and served as principal viola for PYSO during his senior year. Devin was this week’s guest for YC2’s Wednesday Master Class where he spoke to PYSO, YC2 and TRYPO
- [Canceled: May 9th Spring Finish Concert](https://pyso.org/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 later date. Stay tuned for updates!We greatly appreciate your understanding during this difficult time.
- [Virtual PYSO Update](https://pyso.org/virtual-pyso-update/) - 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 Saint-Saens Cello Concerto. She was able to play the piece for Earl and get some valuable pointers about how to approach practicing it. Oboe
- [Young PYSO Alum and NYO2](https://pyso.org/young-pyso-alum-and-nyo2/) - 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 summer for intensive training and performance opportunities. NYO2 has a particular focus on recruiting musicians from communities underrepresented in classical music. Participating musicians
- [Miró Quartet and the Beethoven String Quartets](https://pyso.org/miro-quartet-and-the-beethoven-string-quartets/) - 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 and John Largess, cellist and violist respectively of the Miró Quartet, chat with WQED-FM's Jim
- [PYSO continues to make music...](https://pyso.org/pyso-continues-to-make-music/) - 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 the time frame when PYSO would usually be rehearsing at Heinz Hall) with four
- [Alum David Singer Shares his PYSO Experience](https://pyso.org/alum-david-singer-shares-his-pyso-experience/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Recently we heard from PYSO Alum, David Singer. Mr. Singer was a member PYSO from 1966-1970 and played principal clarinet. He is now retired, after 40+ years in Public School Education, as a k-post secondary teacher and a school principal.
- [Fundraiser for PYSO’s 2020 Tour to the Baltics and Scandinavia is Now Online!](https://pyso.org/fundraiser-for-pysos-2020-tour-to-the-baltics-and-scandinavia-is-now-online/) - You can now participate in this fundraiser from anywhere! Family and friends can now donate to show support for PYSO and it's individual members. To participate, visit https://pyso.org/campaigns/painted-violin-fundraiser/ or look for the "Painted Violin Fundraiser" link in the "Whats Happening" and "For Members" drop down menus on our website.
- [Ray Chen Visits PYSO Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/ray-chen-visits-pyso-rehearsal/) - After a weekend of spectacular performances of the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra world-renowned violin virtuoso Ray Chen spent a hour with PYSO members and guests from TRYPO on the stage of Heinz Hall on Sunday evening, February 16. Ray spoke on a variety of topics, including growing up in Australia,
- [PYSO Welcomes New Members](https://pyso.org/pyso-welcomes-new-members/) - 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 are Ethan Glass (trombone), Aidan Squire (bass), Walter
- [PYSO Members Lead Pre-Concert Activities before PSO Fiddlesticks](https://pyso.org/pyso-members-lead-pre-concert-activities-before-pso-fiddlesticks/) - Two PYSO members led pre-concert activities before the PSO Fiddlesticks performance on Saturday, February 1. Seen in the photos with eager young fans are flutist Alexa Drecnik and French horn player Cheyenne Halderman. Cheyenne is a recipient of a PYSO College Undergraduate Fellowship and is currently a senior at Slippery Rock University. They entertained
- [PYSO Student in Masterclass with Julian Bliss](https://pyso.org/pyso-student-in-masterclass-with-julian-bliss/) - 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 leader and tireless musical explorer". You can learn more about Julian Bliss here. The Johnstonbaugh Music Center hosted a masterclass
- [2020 Concerto Competition Winners](https://pyso.org/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 PYSO Music Director Earl Lee. Amanda will perform the first movement of Gliere's Concerto for Harp
- [PYSO and the JMCP Together Again](https://pyso.org/pyso-and-the-jmcp-together-again/) - 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 conducted by Earl Lee, followed by the JMCP performing selections from their November 2019 performance "From
- [Music in a Great Space at Shadyside Presbyterian Church](https://pyso.org/music-in-a-great-space-at-shadyside-presbyterian-church/) - The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh return to the Shadyside Presbyterian Church sanctuary to present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Regina Coeli, KV 276 under the direction of PYSO Music Director Earl Lee. PYSO will also perform Antonín Dvorák’s Symphony No. 7 and Felix Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture. In addition, the
- [A year in review](https://pyso.org/a-year-in-review/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ custom_margin=”6px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||18px|0px|false|false” fb_built=”1″ bb_built=”1″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″] As 2019 comes to an end, it is important to look back and reflect on the hard work and accomplishments of the PYSO students thus far, as well
- [Bravo for the First Concert of the Season](https://pyso.org/bravo-for-the-first-concert-of-the-season/) - Our concert on December 8th was a great success. Congratulations to PYSO members for a great performance. Look forward to our next concert on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM at Shadyside Presbyterian Church. The program will include: Mozart – Regina Coeli – with the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of PittsburghDvorak – Symphony No.7
- [PYSO: Past and Present](https://pyso.org/pyso-past-and-present/) - 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 Lena Frank​, Ives, Copland​, John Henry​, Jennifer Higdon​, Mason Bates​, Jessie Montgomery​, and Michael
- [Alum visits PYSO Office](https://pyso.org/alum-visits-pyso-office/) - Alana Weber (Clarinet 2012-2014) dropped by the PYSO office last week to speak with Craig Johnson (Flute 1978-80 and PYSO Executive Director) about an arts management project and how it relates to the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. Alana is a PYSO alumna from the 2012-2013 season and 2014 Central European tour. She holds a BA
- [Alum Reflects on Touring with PYSO](https://pyso.org/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](https://pyso.org/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 discussed how most people might not see many similarities in
- [PYSO Alum Creates New Web Series](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-creates-new-web-series/) - Last week, PYSO Alum Pooja Tripathi visited rehearsal to give the students a sneak peak of her new series, Amsterdam Ave. It was great to hear about her time at PYSO, and how it influenced her future. I had the opportunity to interview Pooja, and Co-Creator of the show, Dionne van den Berg. Check out
- [PYSO Alum Pooja Tripathi to visit October 6 Rehearsal!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-pooja-tripathi-to-visit-october-6-rehearsal/) - We recently heard from Pooja Tripathi, who played violin with PYSO from 2008 to 2011 and went on the Italy tour in 2011. Pooja is now the co-creator of a Dutch/American web series called Amsterdam Ave and will be hosting a screening of the first episode of the series, before rehearsal on Sunday October 6th for
- [Interview with a PYSO Student: Amanda Kengor](https://pyso.org/interview-with-a-pyso-student-amanda-kengor/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px”
- [Calling all high school seniors!](https://pyso.org/calling-all-high-school-seniors/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_vertical_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_blur_strength=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px”
- [PYSO Hits the Ground Running...](https://pyso.org/pyso-hits-the-ground-running/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ fb_built=”1″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _i=”0″ _address=”0.0.0.0″] 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. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″
- [PYSO Alum Visits Pittsburgh...](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-visits-pittsburgh/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ _i=”0″ _address=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”0.0″ column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px”
- [Body and Soul](https://pyso.org/body-and-soul/) - The Musicians’ Body & Soul partnership with 412 Food Rescue was in the South Hills delivering food and live music to Allegheny County Housing Authority residences in Beechview, Brookline, and Allentown! PYSO alumni Paul Matz and Allie Thompson loaded rescued groceries from Trader Joe’s, while fellow PSO members Irene Cheng and Michael DeBruyn (also a
- [PYSO Alumni Articles Published in 6 Academic Journals](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-articles-published-in-6-academic-journals/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.25.3″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_vertical_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_blur_strength=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px”
- [PYSO Alumni alive and well and still very musical!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-alive-and-well-and-still-very-musical/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.24.1″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_vertical_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_blur_strength=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px”
- [Hip Hop Orchestra Calling Young Black Instrumentalists](https://pyso.org/hip-hop-orchestra-calling-young-black-instrumentalists/) - Guardians Of Sound & The Hip Hop Orchestra have Paid Internship Spots Available for Black Youth (aged 13 to 19 years) having some Music Experience with any of the following instruments: Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass), Woodwinds (Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon), Percussion.For more information on the $200.00 Paid Internship(s) contact Director, Michael Chapman via email ( mc@gosound.org ) or
- [PYSO Harpists selected for AHS 23rd National Competition](https://pyso.org/pyso-harpists-selected-for-ahs-23rd-national-competition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.22.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.22.7″]Amanda Kengor who joined PYSO in 2017 has been selected to compete in the American Harp Society (AHS) National Competition to be held this June 16 at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC. Amanda is one of eight finalists chosen to compete in
- [Former PYSO Conductor Debuts with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra!](https://pyso.org/former-pyso-conductor-debuts-with-san-francisco-symphony-orchestra/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.7″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.22.7″ z_index_tablet=”500″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_blur_strength=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_vertical_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_blur_strength=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object
- [PYSO Harpist winner of AHS National Competition](https://pyso.org/pyso-harpist-winner-of-ahs-national-competition/) - The American Harp Society (AHS) recently announced winners of their 23rd National Competition and PYSO’s own Isabel Cardenes is one of 6 winners in the Intermediate I Division. This June Isabel (who has been playing harp with PYSO since 2017) will be heading to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem,
- [PYSO Cellist awarded 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholar](https://pyso.org/pyso-cellist-awarded-2019-u-s-presidential-scholar/) - The U.S. Secretary of Education announced last week the selection of PYSO Cellist Christopher Lee as a 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Christopher is one of 161 outstanding high school seniors in the country selected for this prestigious distinction. The U.S. Presidential Scholars are selected based on their outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise, leadership,
- [Conducting Competition](https://pyso.org/conducting-competition/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21″] 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 Competition took place the same day,
- [PMEA All-East comes to Pittsburgh!](https://pyso.org/pmea-all-east-comes-to-pittsburgh/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21″] Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) hosted the 2019 National Association for Music Educators Eastern Division (NAfME All-East Concert) this past weekend at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh. Music students from all over the Eastern United States arrived in Pittsburgh to perform in PMEA All-State Jazz,
- [Julian Rachlin Masterclass](https://pyso.org/julian-rachlin-masterclass/) - 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 Sibelius' Violin Concerto) and Leila Fanien (playing Bruch's Violin Concerto). Over 50 attentive PYSO members observed the class,
- [Manfred Honecks visits PYSO Rehearsal!](https://pyso.org/manfred-honecks-visits-pyso-rehearsal/) - PYSO members were thrilled to have PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck conducting Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet at PYSO rehearsal on March 24, 2019 at Heinz Hall. We are so grateful that the Maestro so generously shared his time, expertise, and inspiration with our students! Look closely at some of the photos and you will see
- [Continuing the tradition!](https://pyso.org/continuing-the-tradition/) - Back in 2010 Lawrence Loh (PYSO Music Director at the time) instituted the conducting workshop and competition and this March PYSO’s new Music Director Earl Lee (pictured above) continues the tradition. This past Saturday, Maestro Lee held the first of three conducting workshops at CAPA High School with eager (but a little nervous!) PYSO
- [Double Bass Symposium](https://pyso.org/double-bass-symposium/) - Bass Alumnus Micah Howard (1985-90) has been busy! He recently released his iOS app and launched his website iDoubleBass! Recent Alumnus Rachel Martin (bass 2015-18) is featured in the app and on the website! Micah was also involved with the Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium at CMU on March 16. PSO Bassist and CMU faculty member
- [What's new for these PYSO Musicians?](https://pyso.org/whats-new-for-these-pyso-musicians/) - Nora Navid (who actually plays violin with PYSO) earned the highest marks in PA and won the State Certificate of Excellence from the Royal Conservatory Certificate Program for Piano Performance in Level 8. The Program has 10 Levels. Brody Sanner (bassoon) was not only accepted into Brevard Music Center Music Institute but also was nominated
- [PYSO Musicians to solo with the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra](https://pyso.org/pyso-soloists-with-the-pittsburgh-civic-orchestra/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21″] Futen Wang (Viola) and Leila Fanien (Violin) are two of three winners of the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra (PCO) Young Artists Competition 2018-2019. As winners they will perform with the PCO on Saturday March 30 at the Upper St. Clair High School. Futen will perform Potpourri OP. 94 “Fantasie” for Viola &
- [Noah Hertzman & 2019 Honor Orchestra of America!](https://pyso.org/noah-hertzman-2019-honor-orchestra-of-america/) - Fox Chapel Area High School junior Noah Hertzman was selected to perform as part of Music for All's 2019 Honor Orchestra of America. He was chosen from numerous applicants to join other outstanding musicians from across the nation as part of this prestigious ensemble. Honor Orchestra of America members came from 23 states and represented 56 high
- [EQT Side-by-Side Concert with the PSO](https://pyso.org/eqt-side-by-side-concert-with-the-pso/) - Congratulations to the twenty PYSO members that participated in the EQT Side-by-Side Concert with the PSO on March 12 at Heinz Hall. Earl Lee conducted the program that included Khachaturian: Masquerade Waltz, Bizet: Selections from Carmen, Elgar: “Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations, and Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien. PYSO members playing were: violinists Charles Burton, Leila Fanien,
- [Winner of Shankovich Wind Competition Announced](https://pyso.org/winner-of-shankovich-wind-competition-announced/) - Joseph Beaver (Trumpet 2012 to 2015) is a senior music education major in the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and this year's winner of the Robert and Carolyn Shankovich Wind Competition . Beaver performed the first movement of the Haydn Trumpet concerto for judge David Levin, local conductor, adjudicator, and clinician, who selected
- [In the news with…](https://pyso.org/in-the-news-with/) - Isabella Cardenes is in her second season playing harp with PYSO. She recently played Handel’s Concerto for Harp with the Westmoreland Symphony (with former PYSO Music Director Daniel Meyer conducting!). Last summer she attended Interlochen and will attend the camp again this summer. She is involved in a program, Music in the Moment, in which she
- [Shout out to Charlie Loh!](https://pyso.org/shout-out-to-charlie-loh/) - who is concertmaster for Area All-State Orchestra in New York! Charlie was part of PYSO's Violin II section from 2014 to 2015.
- [Congratulations goes to...](https://pyso.org/congratulations-goes-to/) - PYSO Percussionist Sophie Lauver is the winner of this year's PYSO Concerto Competition! PYSO held its competition at Kresge Auditorium in Carnegie Mellon's School of Music this past Saturday, January 12. PYSO Music Director Earl Lee and CMU School of Music Faculty Member Dimitri Papadimitriou judged the competition and both agreed that with so much
- [Just a few Alumni we've recently heard from...](https://pyso.org/just-a-few-alumni-weve-recently-heard-from/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19″] Hanna Kim (Percussion 2009-12 and pictured above) received her Masters in Music Performance from Temple University in May, 2018 and is currently pursuing her artist diploma at Curtis. She did her undergraduate study at Juilliard. Kerry Kavalo (Viola 2004-06) is a graduate of Cleveland Institute of Music and has been a
- [HAPPY NEW YEAR from Hannah, Nick, Amanda and Devin!](https://pyso.org/happy-new-year-from-hannah-nick-amanda-and-devin/) - PYSO alums Hannah Ishizaki (violin 2013-18), Nick Brown (violin 2009-12), Devin Moore (viola 2013-17) and Amanda Vosburgh (cello 2010-15) send their greetings for the New Year! The video is a little dark but the music rings loud and clear!
- [News from a few more Alumni....](https://pyso.org/news-from-just-a-few-more-alumni/) - Barbara Khristi (nee Stolp, Violin 1967-73) pictured above playing with her granddaughter who “played for the Los Angeles Opera when she was 12!” shared just a few of her favorite PYSO memories…”I was surrounded by so much talent and was given so many opportunities. I loved our European tour, Florida tour. I loved Marie Maazel.
- [More news from Patricia Prattis Jennings!](https://pyso.org/more-news-from-patricia-prattis-jennings/) - Click on this link to listen to an interview with WQED's Jim Cunningham talking with PYSO Alum and retired PSO Principal Pianist Patricia Prattis Jennings. She looks back on her amazing career delving into why the Pittsburgh Symphony is raising $200,000 for a new Steinway grand. She remembers the 1964 three month tour of Europe
- [Look who dropped in!](https://pyso.org/look-who-dropped-in/) - Recent PYSO Alums who are pictured above, Maggie Caballero (Violin 2014-17), Anna Gorske (Violin 2015-18) and Lena Ison (2016-17) joined us last Sunday, December 16 at PPG Gardens for Holiday Strings featuring members of TRYPO and PYSO performing holiday classics with TRYPO Music Director Brian Worsdale conducting! Maggie, Anna and Lena are in their freshman
- [PYSO Alumni Still Going Strong!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-still-going-strong/) - Joseph Molinaro (Violin 1998-2001, pictured above) is the definition of troubadour. In Spring and Summer he plays 40 to 50 concerts of his unique solo violin songs around the world, traveling by motorcycle from city to city. During the school year he teaches music and art at Shady Side Academy Junior School as well as
- [PYSO Alumni - Thanks for the memories!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-thanks-for-the-memories/) - Michael Scheimer (Horn 2005-08 and pictured above with and A-Young Lim Scheimer performing Verdi's Requiem Mass in Viterbo, Italy) is a manager at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott and has been Second Horn with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra since 2013…“We got to play some really amazing rep and go on some great tours!...my favorite memory was
- [PYSO Alumni: Music is at their core regardless of their profession!](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-music-is-at-their-core-regardless-of-their-profession/) - Kevin Silmore (Violin 2010-2012) is getting his PhD in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT in Cambridge, MA. Of his PYSO days he fondly remembers, “Spending time with friends during the breaks…(carpooling) to Heinz Hall was a great experience…The trip to Italy in 2011 was so enjoyable, especially the performance (in Florence) near the
- [Kudos to The Appalachian Trio!](https://pyso.org/kudos-to-the-appalachian-trio/) - The Appalachian Trio formed in the summer of 2017 under the direction of concert pianist Dr. Marina Lupinacci recently won the 1st prize in the ensemble category for the Best Dvorak Performance in the Great Composers Competition in 2018! Who are the Appalachian Trio?! William Wang on violin has been a member of PYSO since 2016,
- [Look where the summer of 2018 has taken these PYSO Alumni!](https://pyso.org/look-where-the-summer-of-2018-has-taken-these-pyso-alumni/) - This past July TJ Wible (Flute 2002-05) finished performing in Austria for two weeks with the Grafenegg Academy Orchestra just outside of Vienna. “The last time I was there was with the PYSO Tour in 2005... so many wonderful memories!” TJ is pictured above with PYSO Alumni Eleanor Lee (cello 2007-11) and Kelly Mozeik (oboe
- [A PYSO Alum retires from the PSO...another runs the Boston Marathon....](https://pyso.org/a-pyso-alum-retires-from-the-pso-another-runs-the-boston-marathon/) - Read on for more news from PYSO Alumni! PYSO alumna Cynthia Marr Busch (Violin/1972-75) and PYSO Second Violin Coach Peter Snitkovsky (whose daughter Natasha is an alumus of PYSO – violin 1988-93) were honored as this years’ retirees from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. They are seen (in the picture above) at a retirement lunch that
- [What do these PYSO Alums have in common?](https://pyso.org/what-do-these-pyso-alums-have-in-common/) - They've all participated in one of the five PYSO international concert tours in the past fourteen years! Mark Debski (Oboe/2010-13) is the newly appointed Principal Oboe of the Richmond Symphony. When asked what he remembers most about his PYSO days, these are just a few of the things he shared: “2011 Tour to Italy!!! Also,
- [Tuba Alums pay PYSO a “virtual visit”](https://pyso.org/tuba-alums-pay-pyso-a-virtual-visit/) - PYSO recently heard from two (tuba) alums from our early days. They are still very active in the music scene here and abroad! Frederick J Young (Tuba/1949 to 1954) is a retired CMU professor of electrical engineering who still plays the tuba. (Here he is pictured with his BBb/EEE natural tuba that he played in
- [PYSO Alumni Near and Far](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-near-and-far/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.106″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.106″ src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Colin-Gatwood-thumbnail.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] Colin Gatwood (PYSO oboe/1979-80) has been second oboe with the Houston Symphony since 1993. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.106″ src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rsz_zsolt_zavodsky_gewandhaus_2005.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] Zsolt Zavodszky (PYSO violin/2001-05) is working in architecture in Pittsburgh but still takes
- [PYSO Alumni and the Greenwich Village Orchestra](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-greenwich-village-orchestra/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.95″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_layout=”light”] March 3 & 4 saw a collaboration of PYSO connected musicians in New York: PYSO brass coach George Vosburgh soloed in the Hummel Trumpet Concerto with the Greenwich Village Orchestra, conducted by former Music Director Barbara Yahr (1991-94). Two PYSO alumni played in the orchestra: Channing Yu (violin, 1986-88)
- [PYSO Alum to Embark on a Canadian and European Tour with NYO Canada](https://pyso.org/pyso-alum-embark-canadian-european-tour-nyo-canada/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_layout=”light”] Recent PYSO Alum, Runa Shuda (flute/2013-17) was awarded a residency with the National Youth Orchestra-Canada for the summer of 2018. The NYO Canada Summer Institute will take place at Wilfrid Laurier University and will include a national tour as well as international tour of Scotland and Germany! Currently Runa is
- [NYO-USA Accepts 3 PYSO Members for 2018 Programs](https://pyso.org/nyo-usa-accepts-3-pyso-members-2018-programs/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_layout=”light”] Two PYSO members have successfully auditioned for and been accepted into the prestigious National Youth Orchestra Festival of the USA (NYO-USA) that is sponsored by Carnegie Hall in NYC. Congratulations to violinist Devin Lai and bassist Rachel Martin! This year, the National Youth Orchestra will travel to Asia with conductor
- [Kudos to PYSO Students in PMEA!](https://pyso.org/kudos-pyso-students-pmea/) - Congratulations to all the PYSO students selected to participate in the 2018 PMEA District 1 Senior High Orchestra. Guest Conductor, Dr. Jason Worzbyt led the orchestra in selections by Brahms, Holst, Borodin and Michael Markowski this past weekend at the Robert A. Read Performing Arts Center in Monroeville. The PYSO musicians were: Violins: Mathew Alford,
- [PYSO and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA (NYOUSA)](https://pyso.org/pyso-national-youth-orchestra-usa-nyousa/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] PYSO and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA (NYOUSA) Since its inception in 2013, PYSO has had many of its members chosen to be part of the NYOUSA’s exciting program! NYOUSA 2013 – Ahmer’e Blackman (bass) started with PYSO in 2010 in the bass section and switched to cello in 2012.
- [PYSO Alumni win Orchestral String Fellowship to Aspen Music Festival](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-win-orchestral-string-fellowship-aspen-music-festival/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_layout=”light”] Congratulations to Jimmy Cunningham (Viola 2014-2017) and Devin Moore (Violin/Viola 2014-2017) who both won an Orchestral String Fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival and School for this coming summer 2018! [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.95″ show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/J-Cunningham-2016-18.jpg” alt=”Jimmy Cunningham” title_text=”Jimmy Cunningham” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.95″ show_in_lightbox=”off”
- [Standing Ovation for PYSO's Musicians](https://pyso.org/standing-ovation-pysos-musicians/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_layout=”light”] The setting could not be more perfect for the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Simply Strings concert presented by Music in a Great Space at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church on Sunday, January 21. The PYSO String Orchestra opened with Gustav Holst’s St. Paul’s Suite and closed with Ottorino Respighi’s Ancient Airs
- [KUDOS to PYSO members and PMEA](https://pyso.org/kudos-pyso-members-pmea/) - Congratulations to the PYSO musicians who were selected to participate in the District 1 East Band Festival held on January 12 at the Fox Chapel Area High School Auditorium. Dr. Robert Cameron was the Guest Conductor and Daryl Lesnik was the Host Director. Hannah Kim (Flute I), Ben Franks-Meinert (Bassoon I), Colton Dietz (Trombone I),
- [Pittsburgh Symphony North welcomes PYSO Flutist Alexa Drecnik](https://pyso.org/pittsburgh-symphony-north-welcomes-pyso-flutist-alexa-drecnik/) - PYSO flutist Alexa Drecnik and pianist Tom Roberts performed for Pittsburgh Symphony North (PSN) at the Hyeholde Restaurant in Moon Township on Tuesday, January 16 following the business meeting and luncheon for the approximately 50 PSN members in attendance. PYSO Executive Director Craig Johnson gave an overview of PYSO’s programs and activities before introducing the
- [Music in a Great Space presents "Simply Strings"](https://pyso.org/music-great-space-presents-simply-strings/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_layout=”light”] PYSO has been invited to perform on Shadyside Presbyterian Church’s “Music in a Great Space” series on Sunday, 21 at 3:00 PM. We hope that you can join us! PYSO Assistant Conductor Edward Leonard will lead the PYSO Strings in St. Paul’s Suite by Gustav Holst and Ottorino Respighi’s Ancient
- [Spotlight on PYSO Alumnus Michael Cresanta](https://pyso.org/spotlight-pyso-alumnus-michael-cresanta/) - Michael Cresanta (seen here with Chris Marra, director of the Sinfonia of Seton Hill University, on the right) played for the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra during the years 1969 to 1972. In 1969-70, he played second violin, switching to viola in 70-71 and 71-72. Mrs. Maazel was the manager then, Michael ("Mischa") Semanitzky was the
- [PYSO Strings and PMEA Honors Orchestra](https://pyso.org/pyso-strings-pmea-honors-orchestra/) - November has been a busy month for PYSO musicians. In addition to preparing for our Fall concert (that was) on the evening of November 19 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, many PYSO string players were selected to participate in the 2017 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Honors (PMEA) Orchestra at Bethel Park High School at
- [Steel City Brass Quintet and Bernstein's Centennial](https://pyso.org/steel-city-brass-quintet-bernsteins-centennial/) - Audience members who attended the PSO’s Leonard Bernstein Centennial Concert at Heinz Hall last weekend (November 10, 11 & 12) are asking who was that brass quintet playing the Pre-Show Concert?! Ask no further! It was the Steel City Brass Quintet performing selections from Bernstein’s West Side Story. The Quintet is comprised of current PYSO
- [Colton Dietz and PYSO Brass](https://pyso.org/colton-dietz-pyso-brass/) - The brass players of Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra took a well deserved bow after performing Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition on November 19 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall. Front Row from Left to Right trumpets are: Joel Montgomery, Mason Shay, Ryan Fulton and Courtney Labritz. Second row from left to right trombones are: Lukas
- [In the News with PYSO Strings!](https://pyso.org/in-the-news-with-pyso-strings/) - Our PYSO String players have been busy. In addition to preparing for our first concert of the season, which is this coming Sunday, November 19 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland they’ve been performing with their quartets and their school orchestras as well as participating in international string competitions. On November 4th Sein
- [PYSO Alumni Performing with the University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra](https://pyso.org/pyso-alumni-performing-university-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra/) - Three recent alumni of PYSO - cellist David Skrovanek, violinist Joanna Li, and violist Isaac Mastalski - were heard on the afternoon of November 5, 2017 performing with the University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Roger Zahab on the Tiffany Concert Series that is sponsored by the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society. Tiffany Concerts
- [PYSO Hosts a Mini-College Fair](https://pyso.org/pyso-hosts-mini-college-fair/) - With Duquesne University's Mary Pappert School of Music Eastman School of Music & the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance Saturday, November 4 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Heinz Hall. PYSO Hosts a mini-college fair with music schools to learn about the audition process, admission do’s and don’ts, financial aid
- [2018 NSAL Woodwinds Competition](https://pyso.org/2018-nsal-woodwinds-competition/) - The National Society of Arts and Letters announces its 2018 Music Competition for young woodwinds musicians. The national competition first prize is $10,000 to be awarded in Chautauqua New York in May 27, 2018. Other cash prizes will also be awarded at that time. Contestants from seventeen NSAL chapters around the country will be participating.
- [The Amadeus Quintet](https://pyso.org/the-amadeus-quintet/) - CONGRATULATIONS to the hardest working YC² chamber group The Amadeus Quintet placed SECOND on the 1st edition of the Best Dvořák Performance International Competition! The result was announced today on Antonín Dvořák's 176th birthday. The Quintet is comprised (from left to right) of Yosen Wang (viola), Minori Hayakawa (violin), PYSO Alumnus Joey Comella (violin), Ariana Chiu
- [Remembering the Tour to Spain](https://pyso.org/remembering-tour-spain/) - It’s hard to believe that our tour to Spain is already three months behind us! We all have fantastic memories not only of all the wonderful performances but also the amazing culture and history in such a fascinating country. Francesco Lecce-Chong said it so well when he wrote to the Orchestra members: “Congratulations on an
- [Hallo from Sydney, Australia](https://pyso.org/hallo-sydney-australia/) - Greetings from Robert Harris who is Principal Viola of Canberra Symphony in Australia! Rob recently got in touch with PYSO, remembering Bernard Goldberg as a major positive influence on his musical life when he studied in Pittsburgh from 1969 to 1972. Rob was PYSO's concertmaster from late '69 through the European tour in mid '72. Rob adds
- [Remembering Felix Cohen](https://pyso.org/remembering-felix-cohen/) - The PYSO family is saddened by the passing of Felix Cohen who was PYSO Board President from 1989 to 1991 and a member of PYSO’s bass section from 1959 to 1961. Not that long ago, Felix came back to Pittsburgh to play in one of PYSO's alumni side-by-side concerts. He will be greatly missed. Felix had a lifelong passion
- [PYSO & JOC in Valencia, Spain](https://pyso.org/pyso-joc-valencia-spain/) - The show MUST go on!
- [Playing a concert in a town with a stone wall: Avila](https://pyso.org/playing-concert-town-stone-wall-avila/) - Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 by Lexie Kroll Avila We were up and out the door fairly early this morning, because Avila is about a 90 minute drive from where we were staying in Madrid. Getting away from the city and driving through part of the countryside in Spain was very neat- it certainly isn't the
- [Everyone makes it to Madrid](https://pyso.org/everyone-makes-madrid/) - Monday, June 19th, 2017 by Lexie Kroll Delta arrives and the jetlag battle continues The most important thing of the day is that the Delta crew FINALLY made it to Spain (around 5:30 AM)! However, when we were reunited with them in the morning, some had been up for almost 48 hours. After they had
- [First days in Spain, Last days in Atlanta](https://pyso.org/first-days-spain-last-days-atlanta/) - Sunday, June 18th, 2017 submitted by Lexie Kroll It was when the American Airlines flight landed at 9 AM that we first caught wind of what had happened to everyone flying on Delta, because they were supposed to beat us to the airport. It was when half of us turned off airplane mode due to
- [Travels to Europe: Day 1](https://pyso.org/travels-europe-day-1-saturday-june-17th-2017/) - Saturday, June 17th, 2017 by Lexie Kroll Worst problems for the American Airlines folks? An almost misplaced baggage ticket on some luggage, a trumpet that had to be carried in a scarf to Dallas Fort Worth because it was decided that the case was too big, and the pilot having to carry it off the
- [Final Rehearsal in the United States: The Inside Scoop!](https://pyso.org/final-rehearsal-united-states-inside-scoop/) - Final US Rehearsal- Thursday, June 15, 2017 As PYSO's final rehearsal in Heinz Hall for the season came to a close tonight, I took a moment to sit back and realize how lucky and fortunate I was to be able to rehearse and perform in such a beautiful and historic building for a year. Not
- [Pittsburgh Symphony performs work by PYSO member and composer Hannah Ishizaki](https://pyso.org/pittsburg-symphony-performs-work-pyso-member-composer-hannah-ishizaki/) - Hannah Ishizaki and City of Bridges Hannah Ishizaki is not only a young composer who hails from Pittsburgh, but she is also PYSO's Co-Concertmaster and has been a member of the PYSO violin section since 2013. Ms. Ishizaki has amassed quite an extraordinary resume for being such a young composer. On February 18, 2017, she
- [Generation NEXT: Devin Moore plans to share his gifts with the world.](https://pyso.org/generation-next-devin-moore-plans-to-share-his-gifts-with-the-world/) - Originally printed in the New Pittsburgh Courier By Renee P. Aldrich Extraordinary is a good word to describe the character, skills and talents of Devin Jonathan Moore, a senior at Chartiers Valley High School. At 17, he could easily be identified as a modern day “polymath”—that is, a person of great learning in several fields
- [Look at alumnus Leo Pellegrino now!](https://pyso.org/look-at-him-now/) - Leonardo Pellegrino (PYSO Alum from 2006-09) Alumnus Leonardo Pellegrino played clarinet with PYSO from 2006 to 2009 and was with PYSO on our concert tour of China in 2008. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled on this youtube video of a live performance of the Dixie Chicks and Beyonce at the 2016 CMT Awards; Who
- [Rachel Martin and the 2017 National Youth Orchestra of the U.S.A.](https://pyso.org/rachel-martin-and-the-2017-national-youth-orchestra-of-the-u-s-a/) - Congratulations to Rachel Martin Rachel was accepted into the 2017 National Youth Orchestra of the USA. Rachel, who is in her second year playing in the PYSO bass section, was chosen through highly competitive national auditions to represent PYSO this summer in the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. This summer the
- [PYSO reporter for PYSO's Spain Tour- Lexie Kroll](https://pyso.org/pyso-reporter-pysos-spain-tour-lexie-kroll/) - Meet Lexie Kroll –Reporter for PYSO's Spain Tour Oboist Alexa Kroll has been with PYSO for one season and in addition to performing with the orchestra on tour, she'll be giving daily updates on PYSO's new website featuring her fellow PYSO members and their Spanish adventures. We embark on June 17 (less than 1 week
- [Former PYSO Music Director becomes conductor of the West Virginia Symphony](https://pyso.org/former-pyso-music-director-becomes-conductor-west-virginia-symphony/) - Former PYSO Music Director makes headlines again! Lawrence Loh came to PYSO as Assistant Principal Conductor in 2009 and took over as Music Director in 2010. In his seven year tenure with PYSO he led our orchestra on two successful European concert tours. In 2011 Maestro Loh and PYSO performed four concerts in Zavattarello, San
- [PYSO Performs Don Juan](https://pyso.org/pyso-performs-don-juan/) - A Remarkable Performance At the PYSO winter concert at Heinz Hall on February 25, 2017, our young musicians tackled what many professional orchestral players think is THE most challenging and difficult pieces to play: Richard Strauss' Don Juan. Listen and watch for yourselves to see how well they pulled it off. Upcoming Tour in Spain
- [PYSO Memories](https://pyso.org/pyso-memories/) - Here are some favorite memories from PYSO members from the last several seasons! Lawrence Loh “Performing The Planets in Heinz Hall was an absolutely incredible experience, and possibly the best performance I’ve ever been a part of. I also really enjoyed both performances of Don Juan - the horn parts are difficult, but so much

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- [Audition](https://pyso.org/audition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”PYSO Auditions for NEW Members” button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”37px” body_font_size=”19px” background_color=”#FFFFFF” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”173deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(20,14,14,0.57) 0%|rgba(10,10,10,0.33) 73%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(20,14,14,0.57)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(10,10,10,0.33)” background_color_gradient_end_position=”73%” background_image=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/00023.00_38_18_05.Still002.jpg” background_blend=”color” custom_padding=”|11px||||” filter_saturate=”70%” mix_blend_mode=”exclusion” header_text_shadow_style=”preset4″ body_text_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_style=”preset1″ text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_cta][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”2px||17px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Annual Auditions for the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra’s 2026-27
- [PYSO Undergraduate Music Fellowships](https://pyso.org/pyso-undergraduate-music-fellowships/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Undergraduate Music Fellowship program is a full scholarship award for Membership Dues designed for students in the Pittsburgh tri-state area who are either musicians currently attending a music
- [Greek Tour Itinerary](https://pyso.org/tour/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”1378.5px” custom_margin=”-22px|auto||auto||” hover_transition_duration=”0ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” closed_toggle_text_color=”#FFFFFF” closed_toggle_background_color=”#8d141f” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”24px” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” closed_toggle_font=”||||||||” closed_toggle_font_size=”27px” min_height=”572.4px” custom_margin=”-18px|||||” hover_transition_duration=”0ms” hover_enabled=”0″ closed_toggle_text_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_accordion_item title=”PYSO 2026 Concert Tour of Greece – Itinerary as of June 8, 2026″ open=”off” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Click on the + on the
- [Tickets](https://pyso.org/tickets/) - Join the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra for a FREE CONCERT on Sunday, May 17th 2026 at 7:30 pm at Heinz Hall and enjoy a night of monumental works! The program includes Respighi's magnificent Pines of Rome, the Overture to Beethoven’s ballet The Creatures of Prometheus, Leonard Bernstein's high-energy Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town", and Rachmaninoff's
- [New Member Audition Registration](https://pyso.org/pyso-audition-registration/)
- [Absence Request Form](https://pyso.org/absence-request-form/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”] Absence Request Form & Expected Lateness/Early Dismissal PLEASE submit absence forms NO LATER THAN the Tuesday prior to the anticipated absence. This will allow PYSO’s Music Director to effectively plan
- [Photos & Videos](https://pyso.org/photo-video/) - Photo Galleries 2024-2025 Season Highlights 2023-2024 Season Highlights PYSO in Portugal 2023 Videos
- [The Board of Directors](https://pyso.org/the-board/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The Board of Directors Timothy M. Slevin, CFA, PresidentAntoinette Tuma, Vice PresidentShane Gastecki, TreasurerJane Voros, Secretary Lawrence D. Breck, Esq. James CunninghamNatalie Taaffe HoffmanKimberly M. JacksonCarole L. KaminRobert P. KantersTara KovachMelanie M. LaSotaMonique MeadRichard MeyerSteven Silberman ADVISORY
- [About PYSO](https://pyso.org/about-the-orchestra/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”] About the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_accordion
- [Alumni](https://pyso.org/alumni/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.16″ height=”0px” custom_margin=”||-12px|||” custom_padding=”29px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][issd_image src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/rsz-cropped-1947symphony.jpg” size=”width:510px.height:382px.(cropped).” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/issd_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] PYSO then… seen here in 1947 on the stage of Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||”
- [PYSO Open House Registration](https://pyso.org/open-house/)
- [Scholarships and Competitions](https://pyso.org/scholarships-and-competitions/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”] Scholarships & Competitions [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#efefef” disabled_on=”on|on” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” height=”0px” hide_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”] [/et_pb_divider][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ toggle_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” toggle_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” toggle_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” closed_toggle_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” closed_toggle_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” closed_toggle_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px”
- [2023-2024 Concerto Competition](https://pyso.org/concerto-competition/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Concerto-Comp-Banner.png” title_text=”Concerto Comp Banner” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|||53px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The PYSO Concerto Competition is an annual competition that is open to
- [Orchestra Membership](https://pyso.org/the-orchestra/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”] About Orchestra Membership [/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.16″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Overview of the Orchestra Progam” open=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Regular rehearsals take place on weekends, September through May, primarily at Heinz Hall in downtown Pittsburgh.
- [Youth Chamber Connection](https://pyso.org/youth-chamber-connection/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title meta=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/download.jpg” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/255390313_4478723948912056_1508989170719633604_n-1.jpg” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/263773860_4563937783724005_3893411263115843256_n-3.jpg” title_text=”263773860_4563937783724005_3893411263115843256_n” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/255296594_4478723868912064_6814912518684949552_n-1.jpg” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″
- [Concerto Competition](https://pyso.org/concerto-competition-1/) - This year’s PYSO Concerto Competition will be virtual and will include cash prizes! First Prize - $300 & professionally produced recording at a premier Pittsburgh venueSecond Prize - $200Third Prize - $150​ Video recordings will be due by January 15, 2021. Maestro Lee and two guest artists will judge the competition:Sean Duggan, O.S.B. - concert pianist and faculty
- [2023-2024 Conducting Workshops and Competition](https://pyso.org/2022-2023-conducting-workshops-and-competition/) - Conducting Workshops: PYSO Music Director Jacob Joyce will be hosting Conducting Workshops for all interested PYSO members. In the Workshops, Maestro Joyce will introduce students to the fundamentals of conducting. He will focus on baton technique, score reading, interpretation, etiquette, and other important aspects of working with an orchestra. Workshops will be one-hour long
- [Other Resources](https://pyso.org/resources/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.8.2″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”left” z_index_tablet=”500″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px”
- [News](https://pyso.org/news/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blog include_categories=”22,18,19,17,24,21,23,34,20″ show_more=”on” show_author=”off” admin_label=”Blog” _builder_version=”3.0.94″ border_style=”solid” use_dropshadow=”off”][/et_pb_blog][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_sidebar orientation=”right” area=”sidebar-1″ admin_label=”Sidebar” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ remove_border=”off”][/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_search _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_search][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_4″ show_border=”off” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ remove_border=”on” locked=”off”] [/et_pb_sidebar][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
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- [Donate](https://pyso.org/donate/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_cta title=”Donate to PYSO” button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”52px” background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.3)” background_color_gradient_end=”#000000″ background_color_gradient_direction=”175deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”38%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/web-banner-1.jpg” text_shadow_style=”preset4″ text_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.74)”][/et_pb_cta][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”171.6px” custom_margin=”11px||-2px|||”] We rely on donations from our generous supporters to continue to cultivate the magic of classical music! By supporting the
- [Updated Donate Page - Draft](https://pyso.org/updated-donate-page-draft/)
- [Contact / Donate](https://pyso.org/contact/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Heinz Hall 600 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-392-4872 info@pyso.org Please follow this link to donate to PYSO. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_map address=”600 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA” zoom_level=”17″ address_lat=”40.442652″ address_lng=”-80.00139590000003″
- [Parents' Association](https://pyso.org/parent-association/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] PYSO Parents’ Association [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1.Melanie-1.jpg” title_text=”1.Melanie” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ min_height=”310px” height=”310px” max_height=”310px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” z_index_tablet=”500″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px”] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_cta title=”Melanie Hommes” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ header_text_color=”#69101d” background_color=”#efefef” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left”
- [Alumni Survey Form](https://pyso.org/alumni-survey-form/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Alumni Survey Form Re-connect and stay connected with PYSO Alumni Name First Last Maiden Name (if used when in PYSO)Maiden Name (if used when in PYSO)Instrument (played when in PYSO)Years in PYSO (ex. 1999 to 2001)What are you doing now?What
- [Audition Application](https://pyso.org/audition-application/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.5.3″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px”
- [Beyond the Notes](https://pyso.org/beyond-the-notes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] [pdf-embedder url=”https://pyso.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Beyond-the-Notes-6.pdf” title=”Beyond the Notes”] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Membership Dues Online Payment Form](https://pyso.org/membership-dues-online-payment-form/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.5.3″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|||43px||”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”left” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] I am paying for ____ (enter member's first & last name):*Full Name (as it appears on card)Email*Billing Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal
- [Job Opportunities](https://pyso.org/6516-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Job Opportunities Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra No positions or jobs are currently open. The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra is an equal opportunity employer. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_sidebar orientation=”right” area=”et_pb_widget_area_2″ admin_label=”Sidebar”
- [PYSO Member News Submission](https://pyso.org/pyso-member-news-submission/) - For current members to share their news with the PYSO community.
- [PYSO 2020 Tour Participant Refund](https://pyso.org/pyso-2020-tour-participant-refund/)
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- [Special Guests and Opportunities](https://pyso.org/3700-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Guest Conductors Such as:PSO Music Director Manfred HoneckPSO Resident Conductor Andres FrancoLeonard SlatkinYan Pascal Tortelier Student Conducting Workshops and Competition EQT Student Side-By-Side Concert with the PSO Masterclasses with PSO Guest Artists Such as:Violinist Julian Rachlin [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Registration](https://pyso.org/registration/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.7″] PYSO Membership This form should only be used by members once they have completed the audition process and been accepted to the orchestra. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_sidebar orientation=”right” area=”et_pb_widget_area_2″ background_layout=”light” remove_border=”off” show_border=”on” /][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”3.0.50″ area=”et_pb_widget_area_4″ orientation=”right” background_layout=”light” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [In the News Submissions](https://pyso.org/news-submissions/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”] In the News Submission CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name* First Last Email* PhoneYear(s) PYSO Participation (if applicable)Info to submit*Please make sure your post includes these questions where appropriate: Who? What? When? Where?
- [Cancellation](https://pyso.org/cancellation/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.49″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] Donation Cancellation I can see that you cancelled your donation before completing the transaction. Please let us know if we can help you in any way. Contact PYSO [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

## Events

- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-88/)
- [Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/spring-concert-2/) - The concert is free but tickets are required. Tickets will be available to order one month prior to the concert date. Tickets are always available the day of the performance in the Heinz Hall box office lobby starting one hour before the performance.
- [Sound Check](https://pyso.org/event/sound-check-6/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-87/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-25/)
- [Annual Auditions for the 2027-28 Season](https://pyso.org/event/annual-auditions-for-the-2027-28-season-2/) - New Member applications for the 2027-28 season will open in January of 2027. For more information, visit: pyso.org/audition/
- [Annual Auditions for the 2027-28 Season](https://pyso.org/event/annual-auditions-for-the-2027-28-season/) - New Member applications for the 2027-28 season will open in January of 2027. For more information, visit: https://pyso.org/audition/
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-86/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-85/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Celli, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-violins-viola-celli-bass-woodwind-and-brass-4/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind from 6 to 9 PM Sectional for Brass from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Harp Sectional will be scheduled by Ms. Van Hoesen. No sectional for percussion or piano.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-84/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-24/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-83/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Celli, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-violins-viola-celli-bass-woodwind-and-brass-3/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind from 6 to 9 PM Sectional for Brass from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Harp Sectional will be scheduled by Ms. Van Hoesen. No sectional for percussion or piano.
- [Violin 1, Violin 2, and Celli Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/violin-1-violin-2-and-celli-seating-auditions-3/) - Seating auditions for violin 1, violin 2, and celli will happen concurrently with sectionals. Scheduling and music excerpt information will be distributed in in early to mid-February.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-82/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Viola & Bass Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/viola-bass-seating-auditions-3/) - Schedule and music excerpt information about viola and bass seating auditions will be distributed in early to mid-February.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-81/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [PYSO Concert Tour to Greece](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-concert-tour-to-greece/)
- [PYSO Winter Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-winter-concert-6/) - Concert program is: Giuseppi Verdi's Nabucco Overture Alberto Ginastera's Estancia Suite Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra The concert is free but tickets are required. Tickets will be available to order one month prior to the concert date. Tickets are always available the day of the performance in the Heinz Hall box office lobby starting one hour
- [Sound Check](https://pyso.org/event/sound-check-5/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-80/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-79/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-78/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-77/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Violin, Viola, Celli, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/violin-viola-celli-bass-woodwind-and-brass-sectionals/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind from 6 to 9 PM Sectional for Brass from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Harp Sectional will be scheduled by Ms. Van Hoesen. No sectional for percussion or piano.
- [Tiffany Concert Series](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert-series-6/) - PYSO returns to the Tiffany Concert series, sponsored by the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society. The concert will feature PYSO’s Strings Section performing divertimenti, chamber music, and other works. The concert also includes 2nd and 3rd place winners of PYSO’s concerto competition and PYSO winners of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists auditions.
- [Dress Rehearsal for Tiffany Concert](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-for-tiffany-concert-2/) - Program Order TBA.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-76/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-75/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Viola & Bass Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/viola-bass-seating-auditions-2/) - Schedule and music excerpts information about viola and bass seating auditions will be distributed by late November 2026.
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-23/)
- [Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Celli, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-violins-viola-celli-bass-woodwind-and-brass-2/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind from 6 to 9 PM Sectional for Brass from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Harp Sectional will be scheduled by Ms. Van Hoesen. No sectional for percussion or piano.
- [Violin 1, Violin 2, and Celli Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/violin-1-violin-2-and-celli-seating-auditions-2/) - Seating auditions for violin 1, violin 2, and celli will happen concurrently with sectionals. Scheduling and music excerpts information will be distributed by November 22.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-74/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [PYSO Fall Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-fall-concert-5/) - Concert program is: Carlos Simon's Fate Now Conquers John Williams' E.T. Adventures on Earth Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story Symphonic Dances Samuel Barber's First Essay for Orchestra Paul Hindemith's Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis The concert is free but tickets are required. Tickets will be available to order one month prior to the concert date. Tickets are always available the
- [Sound Check](https://pyso.org/event/sound-check-4/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-73/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Concerto Competition](https://pyso.org/event/concerto-competition-2/) - PYSO Concerto Competition is for current members only. Detailed information will be emailed in late September/early October, 2026.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-72/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Conducting Competition](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-competition-4/) - Detailed information will be emailed in September, 2026.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-71/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Conducting Workshop #3](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-3-5/) - Detailed information will be emailed in September, 2026. Workshop will take place in the choral room located on the 3rd floor of CAPA HIgh School.
- [Sectional for Violins, Viola, Celli, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectional-for-violins-viola-celli-bass-woodwind-and-brass/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind from 6 to 9 PM Sectional for Brass from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Harp Sectional will be scheduled by Ms. Van Hoesen. No sectional for percussion or piano.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-70/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Conducting Workshop #2](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-2-4/) - Detailed information will be emailed in September, 2026.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-69/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Conducting Workshop #1](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-1-4/) - Detailed information will be emailed in September, 2026.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-66/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-67/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Viola & Bass Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/viola-bass-seating-auditions/) - Schedule information about viola and bass seating auditions will be emailed in late August.
- [Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Celli, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-violins-viola-celli-bass-woodwind-and-brass/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind from 6 to 9 PM Sectional for Brass from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Harp Sectional will be scheduled by Ms. Van Hoesen. No sectional for percussion or piano.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-68/) - A Weekly Update that has the rehearsal order is posted each Friday afternoon on the PYSO website. To view, visit: www.pyso.org/formembers/
- [Tutti Rehearsal/Student Orientation (Parent Orientation)](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-student-orientation-parent-orientation/) - 5:00 - 5:45 PM - Student Orientation on Heinz Hall stage. 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Tutti Rehearsal on Heinz Hall stage. 6:15 PM - Parent Orientation Heinz Hall backstage/4th floor.
- [Violin 1, Violin 2, and Celli Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/violin-1-violin-2-and-celli-seating-auditions/) - Seating auditions for violin 1, violin 2, and celli will happen concurrently with sectionals. Scheduling information will be emailed in late August.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-tour-fundraiser/)
- [Soundcheck](https://pyso.org/event/soundcheck-2/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-58/)
- [CANCELLED - Tutti Rehearsal - CANCELLED](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-56/)
- [STRINGS ONLY REHEARSAL (Violins/Violas/Celli/Basses)](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-53/) - Strings only rehearsal will focus on new repertoire (R. Strauss' Don Juan and 1st Mvmt of Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-54/)
- [Tiffany Concert](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert-dress-rehearsal/) - PYSO returns to the Tiffany Concert series, sponsored by the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society. The concert will feature PYSO’s Strings Section performing divertimenti, chamber music, and other works. The concert also includes 2nd and 3rd place winners of PYSO's concerto competition and PYSO winners of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists auditions.
- [Dress Rehearsal for Tiffany Concert](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-for-tiffany-concert/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-15/)
- [PYSO Concerto Competition](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-concerto-competition-4/) - For current PYSO Members only.
- [Tour Rehearsal & Meeting](https://pyso.org/event/tour-rehearsal-meeting/)
- [Tour Rehearsal & Meetings](https://pyso.org/event/tour-rehearsal-meetings/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-17/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass. HARP: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for PIANO and PERCUSSION
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-65/)
- [PYSO Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-spring-concert-6/)
- [Sound Check](https://pyso.org/event/sound-check-3/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-64/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-22/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-63/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-62/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-61/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-21/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-60/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-59/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-16/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass. HARP: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for PIANO and PERCUSSION
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-55/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/12451/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-14/) - 6 to 7:30 PM Mo. Joyce rehearses with Mozart ensemble while coaches work with students on Beethoven; 7:30 to 9 PM Mo. Joyce rehearses with Beethoven ensemble while coaches work with students on Mozart . NO sectional for brass, percussion, harps, and piano
- [PYSO Winter Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-winter-concert-5/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-20/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-57/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-19/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-13/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass. HARP: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for PIANO and PERCUSSION
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-18/)
- [Conducting Workshop #3](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-3-4/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-12/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass. HARP: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for PIANO and PERCUSSION
- [PYSO Fall Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-fall-concert-4/)
- [Sound Check](https://pyso.org/event/sound-check-2/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-52/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-51/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-50/)
- [Conducting Competition](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-competition-3/) - FOR current PYSO members only.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-49/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-48/)
- [PYSO Conducting Workshop #2](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-conducting-workshop-2-2/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-47/)
- [PYSO Conducting Workshop #1](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-conducting-workshop-1/)
- [PYSO Pre-Season Sessions](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-pre-season-sessions/)
- [PYSO First Rehearsal!](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-first-rehearsal/) - 5:15 PM - Student Orientation - Heinz Hall Stage 6:00 PM - Tutti Rehearsal - Heinz Hall Stage 6:15 PM - Parent Orientation - Heinz Hall 4th Floor
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-11/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass. HARP: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for PIANO and PERCUSSION
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-45/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-46/)
- [Tiffany Concert Series](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert-series-5/) - PYSO returns to the Tiffany Concert Series sponsored by the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society. Join us at the beautiful Calvary United Methodist Church on the North Side and experience glorious music amidst the glow of the luminescent Tiffany windows. The concert features the PYSO Strings, the second and third-place winners of PYSO's Concerto Competition, PYSO
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-8/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass**. **Brass sectional is from 6 to 8 PM. Harps: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for Piano and Percussion.
- [Pre-season Sessions with Maestro Joyce](https://pyso.org/event/pre-season-sessions-with-maestro-joyce/) - 11:30 – 1:15 Winds & Brass, Heinz Hall Stage 1:15 – 2:00 Lunch - ALL PYSO Students (lunch provided by PYSO), Rehearsal Room 1 on the 4th Floor 2:00 – 3:00 Meeting/activities with Mo. Joyce – ALL PYSO Students, (Location TBD) 3:00 – 5:00 Strings, Heinz Hall Stage
- [PYSO Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-spring-concert-5/) - Program TBA.
- [Sound Check/Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/sound-check-dress-rehearsal-2/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-106/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-17/) - Happy Mother's Day!
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-105/)
- [PYSO Annual Auditions for New Members](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-annual-auditions-for-new-members-2/) - Schedule TBD.
- [PYSO Annual Auditions for New Members](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-annual-auditions-for-new-members/) - Schedule TBD.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-104/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-10/) - **Brass sectional is from 6 to 8 PM. Harps: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for Piano and Percussion.
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-16/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-103/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-102/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-101/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-9/) - **Brass sectional is from 6 to 8 PM. Harps: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for Piano and Percussion.
- [String Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/string-seating-auditions-5/) - Schedule TBA.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-100/)
- [Dress Rehearsal/Sound Check](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-sound-check/)
- [Woodwind Sectional with Maestro Joyce](https://pyso.org/event/woodwind-sectional-with-maestro-joyce/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-99/)
- [String Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/string-seating-auditions-4/) - Schedule TBD.
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-7/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass**. **Brass sectional is from 6 to 8 PM. Harps: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for Piano and Percussion.
- [PYSO Winter Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-winter-concert-4/) - Program TBA.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-98/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-97/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-96/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-95/)
- [NO REHEARSAL!](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-15/)
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-13/) - Schedule TBD.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-94/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-93/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-92/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-91/)
- [PYSO Fall Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-fall-concert-3/) - Program will feature Mason Bates' Mothership Manuel de Falla's Ritual Fire Dance Claude Debussy's La Mer Antonin Dvorak's In Nature’s Realm Modest Mussorgksy's Night on Bald Mountain
- [Conducting Competition](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-competition-2/) - Current PYSO students interested in participating in the Conducting Competition must be able to attend all three Workshop dates (which are from 4:30 to 5:30 PM on Sunday, October 6, 13, and 20).
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-84/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-86/)
- [String Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/string-seating-auditions-2/) - Schedule TBD.
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-5/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass**. **Brass sectional is from 6 to 8 PM. Harps: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for Piano and Percussion.
- [Sound Check/Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/sound-check-dress-rehearsal/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-90/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-89/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-88/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-6/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass** **Brass sectional is from 6 to 8 PM. Harps: Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you. NO Sectional for Piano and Percussion.
- [PYSO Concerto Competition](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-concerto-competition-3/) - For current PYSO Members only. Information and application form will be emailed before September 8.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-87/)
- [PYSO Conducting Workshop #3](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-conducting-workshop-3/) - For current PYSO Members only. Schedule and materials TBD.
- [PYSO Conducting Workshop #2](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-conducting-workshop-2/) - For current PYSO Members. Schedule and material TBD.
- [Conducting Workshop #1](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-1-3/) - The PYSO Conducting Workshop is for current PYSO members and will take place in Rehearsal Room 2 on the 4th floor at Heinz Hall's back stage.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-82/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-66/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal and Orientation](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-and-orientation/) - 5:00 PM - Student Orientation, Heinz Hall Stage. 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Tutti Rehearsal, Heinz Hall Stage. 6:15 PM - Parent Orientation, Rehearsal Room 1, backstage 4th Floor.
- [Tutti Rehearsal - CANCELLED!](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-37/) - February 29th Rehearsal has been Cancelled.
- [PYSO and Tiffany Concert Series](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-and-tiffany-concert-series/) - The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra is excited to be invited back to perform on the Tiffany Concert Series, sponsored by the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society, Inc. The concert will feature the PYSO String Orchestra, PYSO Chamber Ensembles, as well as winners of the 2024 Pittsburgh Concert Society. Program TBD Tickets: Adults: $20 Children (under 16 years
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-12/) - Schedule TBD.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-41/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-at-heinz-hall-6/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps – Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Woodwind Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-40/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-at-heinz-hall-5/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps – Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-at-heinz-hall-3/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps – Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-26/) - Mr. Galvin will join rehearsal for Percussion Sectional. Mr. Ojeda will join rehearsal for Piano Sectional.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-25/)
- [Conducting Workshop #3](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-3-3/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-24/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-at-heinz-hall/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps – Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-at-heinz-hall-2/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps – Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-at-heinz-hall-4/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps – Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-44/)
- [PYSO Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-spring-concert-4/) - The concert is free, but tickets are required. E-tickets will be available at www.pyso.org/tickets by mid October, 2023. Tickets will also be available on the day of the performance in the box office lobby one hour before the start of the concert.
- [PYSO Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-dress-rehearsal-5/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-43/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-13/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-42/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-39/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-38/)
- [PYSO Winter Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-winter-concert-3/) - The concert is free, but tickets are required. E-tickets will be available at www.pyso.org/tickets by mid October, 2023. Tickets will also be available on the day of the performance in the box office lobby one hour before the start of the concert.
- [PYSO Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-dress-rehearsal-4/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-36/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-35/)
- [NO REHEARSAL!](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-10/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-34/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-33/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-32/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-31/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-30/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-29/)
- [PYSO FALL CONCERT](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-fall-concert-2/) - The concert is free, but tickets are required. E-tickets will be available at www.pyso.org/tickets by mid October, 2023. Tickets will also be available on the day of the performance in the box office lobby one hour before the start of the concert. Program will feature: Smetana's The Moldau Mussorgsky's (orch. by Ravel) Pictures at an
- [PYSO DRESS REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-dress-rehearsal-3/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-28/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-27/)
- [Conducting Competition](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-competition/) - More information and application will be posted after September 10, 2023.
- [Concerto Competition (for current PYSO Members)](https://pyso.org/event/concerto-competition-for-current-pyso-members/) - Details & Application Form will be posted in September.
- [Conducting Workshop #2](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-2-3/) - Location is Rehearsal Room 1 on the 4th floor (backstage).
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-23/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-22/)
- [Conducting Workshop #1](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-1-2/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-20/) - SCHEDULE: 5:00 PM - Student Orientation - Heinz Hall Stage 6:00 PM - Tutti Rehearsal - Heinz Hall Stage 6:15 PM - Parent Orientation - Rehearsal Room 1/4th Floor 9:00 PM - REHEARSAL ENDS
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-21/)
- [Tour Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tour-rehearsal-5/) - Please note that all rehearsals will take place on the 4th floor in Rehearsal Room 1. STRING Rehearsal from 1:30 to 2:45 PM: TUTTI Rehearsal from 3 to 6 PM 3:00 Villa Lobos 3:40 Shostakovich 4:30 Marquez 4:45 Rossini 5:15 West Side Story 5:40 Higdon
- [Tour Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tour-rehearsal-4/) - Please note that all rehearsals and tour meeting will take place on the 4th floor in Rehearsal Room 1. Morning Rehearsal Order: 10:00 Rossini 10:30 Marquez 11:00 Shostakovich 12:30 Higdon 1 PM Lunch Break/Pick up your boxed lunch in the Green Room and return to 4th Floor to eat. Afternoon Rehearsal Order: 2:00 West Side
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-19/)
- [Festa! Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-15/) - Rehearsal Order TBD.
- [League of American Orchestras Conference](https://pyso.org/event/league-of-american-orchestras-conference/) - Opening Session Performance The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform Arturo Marquez' Danzon No. 2. Rehearsal in RR1 prior – Time TBD
- [Sectionals at Heinz Hall](https://pyso.org/event/10029/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps - Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwinds-and-brass-5/)
- [Tiffany Concert Series](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert-series-4/) - The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra is excited to be invited back to perform on the Tiffany Concert Series, sponsored by the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society, Inc. The concert will feature the PYSO String Orchestra, the Azure String Quartet, solo performances by Andrew Nelson (bassoon) and Jonah Rosenberg (cello) - second and third place winners of
- [Festa!](https://pyso.org/event/festa/) - Festa! PYSO in Portugal A fundraiser to support PYSO's concert tour to Portugal FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE!
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-18/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-17/)
- [PYSO Concert at Heinz Hall!](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-concert-at-heinz-hall/) - Program repertoire: Dvorak's Symphony No. 8 Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade in A-Minor Selections from Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet, Suite #2 Jimmy Lopez' Fiesta from TECHNO The concert is free but tickets are required and are always available one hour before the performance in the Heinz Hall lobby.
- [PYSO Sound Check](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-7/)
- [PYSO Portugal Concert Tour](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-portugal-concert-tour/)
- [PYSO Winter Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-winter-concert-2/) - The concert is free, but tickets are required. E-tickets will be available at www.pyso.org/tickets by mid January, 2023. Tickets will also be available on the day of the performance in the box office lobby one hour before the start of the concert.
- [PYSO Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-spring-concert-3/) - The concert is free, but tickets are required. E-tickets will be available at www.pyso.org/tickets by mid April, 2023. Tickets will also be available on the day of the performance in the box office lobby one hour before the start of the concert.
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-16/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-16/)
- [Sectional Rehearsal TBD](https://pyso.org/event/sectional-rehearsal-tbd/)
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-15/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-14/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-13/)
- [Sectionals for Strings, Woodwinds, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwinds-and-brass-3/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps - Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-9/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-12/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-11/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-10/)
- [Sectionals for Strings, Woodwinds, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwinds-and-brass-4/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps - Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Sectionals for Strings, Woodwinds, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwinds-and-brass-2/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps - Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-8/)
- [Sectionals for Strings, Woodwind, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwind-and-brass/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps – Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Sectionals for Strings, Woodwinds, and Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwinds-and-brass/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwinds, and Brass. Harps - Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you with harp sectional time and date. No sectional for piano and percussion.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-6/)
- [PYSO Conducting Competition](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-conducting-competition/)
- [PYSO Concerto Competition](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-concerto-competition-2/) - For current PYSO Members.
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-5/)
- [Conducting Workshop #3](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-3-2/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-4/)
- [Conducting Workshop #2](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-2-2/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-3/)
- [Conducting Workshop #1](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-1/)
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal-2/)
- [PYSO First rehearsal/Orientation](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-first-rehearsal-orientation-2/) - 5 to 6 PM - Student Orientation 6 to 9 PM - Tutti Rehearsal 6:15 PM - Parent Orientation
- [Tutti Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tutti-rehearsal/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-79/) - Tutti Rehearsal from 6 to 9 PM. 6:00 Debussy 1st Mvt 6:30 Trumpets called, Liszt Les Preludes passages without trombones, tubas, percussion 6:50 Trombones, tuba, percussion called, Liszt Les Preludes remaining passages 7:05 Debussy 2nd movement 7:25 Break, Trombones, tuba dismissed 7:40 Prokofiev (w/o low brass) 8:05 Mozart (percussion dismissed, except timpani stays) 8:45 Montgomery Trombones,
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-81/) - Tutti Rehearsal & Percussion Sectional on Stage: PYSO Percussion Coach, Mr. Galvin will join the full orchestra rehearsal and offer percussion players guidance throughout the session.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-4/) - Tutti Rehearsal (Except Harps): Ms. Van Hoesen will contact you to schedule harp sectional. Rehearsal Order 6:00 Montgomery (Strings Only) 6:25 Mozart Marriage of Figaro 6:40 Debussy 1st Mvt 7:00 Debussy 2nd Mvt 7:25 Break 7:35 Liszt 8:00 Prokofiev (with soloist) 8:30 Main rehearsal done (String players performing Mozart Divertimento stay) 8:40 Mozart Divertimento 9:15
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-80/) - Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind, and Brass Sectionals. NO SECTIONAL FOR PERCUSSION AND PIANO. Harps - Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you.
- [Wind Rehearsal with Mo. Joyce](https://pyso.org/event/wind-rehearsal-with-mo-joyce/) - Rehearsal with woodwinds and brass with Mo. Joyce. No strings, harps or percussion.
- [Dress Rehearsal-Tiffany Concert Series](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-tiffany-concert-series/) - STRINGS ONLY.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-78/) - Full orchestra rehearsal from 6 to 9 PM. TBD - Percussion Sectional from 4:30 to 6 PM.
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-77/) - Sectionals for Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind and Brass. NO SECTIONALS FOR PERCUSSION/PIANO. HARPS-Ms. Van Hoesen will schedule sectional with you
- [Tiffany Concert Series](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert-series-3/) - The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra is excited to be invited back to perform on the Tiffany Concert Series, sponsored by the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society, Inc. The concert will feature the PYSO String Orchestra, the Azure String Quartet, the Coloratura Quartet, as well as winners of the 2022 Pittsburgh Concert Society. The program will include
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-fundraiser/) - NOTE alternate location of rehearsal! Rehearsal Order: 5:30 Rachmaninoff 3rd Movement 6:05 Rachmaninoff 2nd Movement 6:45 Rachmaninoff 1st Mvt 7:20 Break 7:35 De Falla spots 8:15 Lena Frank 6th Movement 8:35 Lena Frank 3rd Movement 8:50 Lena Frank solo quartet
- [AUDITIONS FOR NEW MEMBERS](https://pyso.org/event/auditions-for-new-members/) - Online applications for NEW MEMBERS and recorded audition audio files (MP3 preferred) are due.
- [Sectionals AND Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-69/) - 5 to 6:40 PM Sectionals for Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion (No sectional for harp or bass). 7 to 9 PM Full Orchestra Rehearsal with ALL orchestra members on Heinz Hall stage.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-68/) - Rehearsal Order: 6:00 - Rachmaninoff 3rd Mvmt 6:30 - Rachmaninoff 1st Mvmt 6:50 - Rachmaninoff 2nd Mvmt 7:25 - Break 7:40 - de Falla 8:30 - Lena Frank (strings only) Harps: Ms. Van Hoesen will set time and place for Harp Sectional.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal-CANCELLED!](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-67/) - Due to developing weather conditions, and out of an abundance of caution, tonight’s PYSO rehearsal is CANCELLED.
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-14/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-12/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-65/)
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-11/) - Please note: Dress rehearsals are mandatory for all PYSO members.
- [PYSO Winter Heinz Hall Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-winter-heinz-hall-concert/) - Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances Manuel de Falla's Three Cornered Hat, Suite #2 Gabriela Lena Frank's Chasqui and Coquetos from Leyendas: An Andean Walkout
- [PYSO Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-3/) - Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Sectionals at Heinz Hall. Harps: Ms. Van Hoesen will set time and place for Harp Sectionals.
- [NO REHEARSAL!](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-11/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-85/) - NOTE alternate location of rehearsal!
- [NO REHEARSAL!](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-9/) - Happy Holiday Weekend!
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-83/)
- [PYSO Heinz Hall Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-heinz-hall-concert-2/) - Program TBD. Concert is free, but tickets are required and will be able to be downloaded or requested one month before scheduled date (April 1).
- [PYSO Returns to Heinz Hall - Fall Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-heinz-hall-concert/) - Program features Stravinsky’s Firebird (1919) Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture Selections from Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suites David Stock’s Drive Time. Program is under 90 minutes with no intermission. Please note the following will be required for entry to Heinz Hall: Masks Proof of vaccination Children under the age of 12 and people with a medical condition or closely held
- [Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-61/) - 4 to 6 PM - Percussion & Piano Sectional with Mr. Galvin Reh Room 1 at Heinz Hall. 6 to 8 PM - Sectionals for Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Brass, Woodwind and Brass (various locations at Heinz Hall). 8 PM - Tutti rehearsal on the Heinz Hall stage with Mo. Meyer. Unless otherwise approved, please
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-2/) - Rehearsal Room A at the Benedum Center (use the Stage Door entrance that is located on Liberty Avenue.) IMPORTANT: Please bring proof of vaccination or proof of negative covid testing to show at admittance to the Benedum (even if you already have submitted this to us). The Benedum staff will not allow entry without this.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-60/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-59/) - Sectionals for Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Brass and Woodwind at Heinz Hall starting at 6PM. No sectional for Piano. Percussion TBD; Harp location will be set by Ms. Van Hoesen. Please do not arrive before 5:30 PM.
- [PYSO First Rehearsal of 2021-2022 Season!](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-first-rehearsal-of-2021-2022-season/) - Schedule: 5:30 PM - Orientation for all members (returning and new) 6:00 to 9:00 PM Full Orchestra Rehearsal Rehearsal Order: Stravinsky Brahms Bizet Please plan to arrive 20-30 minutes early to get settled and in your seats by 5:30 PM. You will need to use the stagedoor entrance located on Liberty Avenue.
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-8/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/7965/)
- [PYSO Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-spring-concert-2/) - Program TBD
- [PYSO Spring Concert Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-spring-concert-dress-rehearsal/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-76/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-75/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-74/)
- [Tiffany Concert Series](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert-series-2/) - Program TBD
- [Tiffany Concert Series Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert-series-dress-rehearsal/)
- [PYSO Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectionals/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-73/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-72/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-71/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-70/) - Note: This Saturday rehearsal takes the place of PYSO's rehearsal for Sunday, February 13, 2022.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-64/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra/)
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-10/) - Please note, attendance at dress rehearsals is mandatory for all PYSO members.
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-9/) - Please note, attendance at dress rehearsals is mandatory for all PYSO members.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-63/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-62/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-58/)
- [Beyond the Notes-Reflections of freelance musicians and the art of building careers with multiple orchestras](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-freelance-musicians/) - This session entitled “Reflections of freelance musicians and the art of building careers with multiple orchestras” will be a panel discussion, moderated by Bill Powers, that will not only feature our own Earl Lee but also three special guests who are all freelance musicians and have been very successful in making music their career. As
- [Submission Day](https://pyso.org/event/submission-day-5/) - Respighi 1st Mvmt from Pines of Rome. Upload your video file to the Google Docs by midnight. Remember to rename your file correctly with Part you play-Your Name-Composer Name-ClckTrk # (if applicable): Ex 1: Vln I-Eve-Respighi Mvmt 1-ClckTrk1 Ex 2: Fl1-Craig-Respighi Mvmt 1-ClckTrk2
- [Submission Day (Re-scheduled to April 14!)](https://pyso.org/event/submission-day-3/) - Respighi 1st Mvmt from Pines of Rome will now be due on Wednesday, April 14! Upload your video file to the Google Docs by midnight. Remember to rename your file correctly with Part you play-Your Name-Composer Name-ClckTrk # (if applicable): Ex 1: Vln I-Eve-Respighi Mvmt 1-ClckTrk1 Ex 2: Fl1-Craig-Respighi Mvmt 1-ClckTrk2
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-11/) - Shostakovich Symphony #5, 2nd Movement Respighi Pines of Rome Viola from 1 to 3 PM Violin 2 Group A at 6PM; Group B at 7PM and Group C at 8PM Cello Group A at 6 PM; Group B at 7:15 PM Violin 1, Bass, Woodwind*, Brass, Harp meet at 6:30 PM. Percussion sectional moved to
- [Beyond the Notes-Masterclass with Antony Walker](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-masterclass-tba/) - Music Director, Pittsburgh Opera Artistic Director, Washington Concert Opera Founding Artistic Director and Conductor Emeritus, Pinchgut Opera. The 2019-2020 season marks Music Director Antony Walker’s fourteenth season at Pittsburgh Opera. Original engagements during the COVID-19 shortened 2019-2020 season include productions of Don Giovanni, Florencia en el Amazonas, Alcina, and Norma. With Washington Concert Opera, where he serves as Artistic Director, he will
- [Beyond the Notes Seminar - Equity, Diversity, and the Arts with Rebekah Diaz](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-4/) - A Certified Diversity Executive candidate with training in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University, Rebekah has a deep knowledge of the specific Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion needs of non-profit arts and cultural institutions. Her strong background in performing arts as both a performer and professor combined with an expertise in programming from her years as
- [Beyond the Notes Masterclass, Getting Your Act Together: Resumes and Bios for Musicians with Angela Myles Beeching](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-masterclass-tbd/) - A leader in the field of music career development, Angela Myles Beeching is the former director of career and entrepreneurship programs at Manhattan School of Music, Indiana University, and New England Conservatory. The author of the classic, “Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music,” Ms. Beeching is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a doctorate in cello
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-15/) - 12 to 2 PM - Oboe 12 to 2:15 PM - Cello (Group A from 12 to 1 PM and Group B from 1:15 to 2:15 PM) 3 to 5 PM - Violin 2 (For today only, violin 2 will be divided into 2 groups instead of 3).
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-9/) - 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 6 PM - Violin 1 and Bassoon Repertoire: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring - Concentrate on 2nd mvt Les Augures printaniers
- [PYSO Concerto Competition](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-concerto-competition/) - 1st Prize - $250 and professionally produced recording at a well-known Pittsburgh venue 2nd Prize - $200 3rd Prize - $150​
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-12/) - Repertoire: Respighi’s Pines of Rome 2nd Mvmt 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 6 PM; Group B at 7:15 PM
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-10/) - Repertoire: Shostakovich's Symphony #5 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 6 PM; Group B at 7:15 PM
- [PYSO-75th Anniversary Celebration!](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-75th-anniversary-celebration/)
- [PYSO-TBA](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-tba-2/)
- [PYSO-TBA](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-tba/)
- [Submission Day](https://pyso.org/event/submission-day-4/) - Last Mvmt of Respighi's Pines of Rome is due. Upload your video file to the Google Docs by midnight. Remember to rename your file correctly with Part you play-Your Name-Composer Name-ClckTrk # (if applicable): Ex 1: Vln I-Eve-Respighi Last-ClckTrk1 Ex 2: Fl1-Craig-Respighi Last-ClckTrk2
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-7/) - 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 6 PM; Group B at 7:15 PM
- [PYSO Sectional Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-14/) - Repertoire-Last mvmt of Respighi's Pines of Rome 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 6 PM; Group B at 7:15 PM
- [PYSO Virtual Concert (TBD)](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-virtual-concert-tbd/)
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-13/) - Repertoire-Last mvmt of Respighi's Pines of Rome 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 6 PM; Group B at 7:15 PM
- [Submission Day](https://pyso.org/event/submission-day-2/) - Shostakovich 2nd movement is due. Upload your video file to the Google Docs by midnight. Remember to rename your file correctly with Part you play-Your Name-Composer Name-ClckTrk # (if applicable): Ex 1: Vln I-Eve-Shostakovich-ClckTrk1 Ex 2: Fl1-Craig-Shostakovich-ClckTrk2
- [Submission Day](https://pyso.org/event/submission-day/) - 2nd mvt - Les Augures printaniers (Augurs of Spring) is due. Upload your video file to the Google Docs by midnight. Remember to rename your file correctly with Part you play-Your Name-Composer Name-ClckTrk # (if applicable): Ex 1: Vln I-Eve-Stravinsky-ClckTrk1 Ex 2: Fl1-Craig-Stravinsky-ClckTrk2
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-8/) - 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 6 PM; Group B at 7:15 PM
- [Beyond the Notes Seminar](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-seminar/) - Special Guest (TBA) will discuss in depth the significance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
- [PYSO Orientation for Winter & Spring 2021](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-orientation-for-winter-spring-2021/) - PowerPoint presentation with what we have in store for you for Winter and Spring 2021 programming!
- [Play It Forward! Virtual Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-final-fall-session-wrap-up/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The “Play It Forward” program includes: Finale from Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite Copland’s Hoedown March from Prokofiev’s Love of Three Oranges Unsynced by Pius Cheung New compositions by PYSO members Phoebe Chen, Ethan Carter, and Yunshu Li PYSO
- [Submission Deadline for Stravinsky & Copland](https://pyso.org/event/submission-deadline-for-stravinsky-copland/) - Tuesday, November 24 is the deadline for ALL Stravinsky submissions and Copland (if you have been asked to re-submit Copland recordings).
- [Submission Deadline for Prokofiev](https://pyso.org/event/submission-deadline-for-prokofiev/) - Friday, November 20 is the deadline for ALL Prokofiev submissions.
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-6/) - Start with full group session with Earl, then break out into individual sectionals for all strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp and piano. (Regular group sectional classes for woodwind and brass).
- [Beyond the Notes: Mindfulness for Musicians](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-conquering-stage-fright-4/) - 6:30 to 7:30 PM – Brass, Percussion, Piano, Harp Special guest Shirli Nikolsburg will teach techniques to decrease stress and anxiety, focus, and self-regulate as students increase their sense of calmness, Shirli Nikolsburg introduces musicians to the experience of mindfulness practice into both their instrumental and performance practice. Shirli holds a Master of Science in
- [Beyond the Notes: Mindfulness for Musicians](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-conquering-stage-fright/) - 6:30 to 7:30 PM – Woodwinds and Bass Special guest Shirli Nikolsburg will teach techniques to decrease stress and anxiety, focus, and self-regulate as students increase their sense of calmness, Shirli Nikolsburg introduces musicians to the experience of mindfulness practice into both their instrumental and performance practice. Shirli holds a Master of Science in Developmental
- [Beyond the Notes: Mindfulness for Musicians](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-conquering-stage-fright-3/) - 600 to 7:00 PM – Violin 1 and Violas 7:30 to 8:30 PM – Violin 2 and Cellos (26) Special guest Shirli Nikolsburg will teach techniques to decrease stress and anxiety, focus, and self-regulate as students increase their sense of calmness, Shirli Nikolsburg introduces musicians to the experience of mindfulness practice into both their instrumental
- [Beyond the Notes: Byron Stripling](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-conquering-stage-fright-2/) - Final submission day for "virtual orchestra" materials (only for those who have been asked to re-record a particular excerpt). Special presentation by PSO Pops Conductor Byron Stripling! Byron Stripling's electrifying and heartfelt tribute to Louis Armstrong has become America's most popular orchestral pops program. With his engaging rapport, jazzy vocals and virtuosic trumpet sounds, Byron
- [PYSO Unsynced/Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-4/) - The evening will start with live recording of Unsynced in 3 takes: The first with Earl conducting; the second with Earl cueing important moments; the third recording “Free!” After recording session, break out into sectional classes: individual sectionals for all strings, percussion, harp and piano. Woodwinds and Brass; Breakout Sectional Classes for individual instruments – flute-oboe-clarinet-bassoon-horn-trumpet-trombone(+tuba).
- [College Discussion with PYSO Alumni](https://pyso.org/event/college-discussion-with-pyso-alumni/) - PYSO is organizing a zoom session for Monday evening, October 12 at 7:00 PM with PYSO alumni who are currently enrolled in or have recently graduated from a college/university/conservatory in the US and who will share their insights and answer questions about the next steps in your education path.
- [Submit Recordings of Copland and Prokofiev](https://pyso.org/event/submit-recordings-of-copland-and-prokofiev/) - Please pay particular attention to Copland. Be sure to read the specific instructions for how and where to submit your recordings that appear in "Virtual Guidelines, Resources, and Accessories" posted on "For Members" of our website.
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-3/) - 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). Please submit recordings of Copland and Prokofiev by Wednesday, October 14.
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class (check your class time)](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-2/) - Sectional/Studio Class starts as a group session with Earl Lee, then breaks out into individual sectionals. Breakout Sectional Classes for individual wind instruments Violin I: Group A at 6:00 PM / Group B at 7:00 PM / Group C at 8:00 PM Violin II: Group A at 6:00 PM / Group B at 7:00 PM
- [PYSO Sectionals/Studio Classes](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class/) - Sectional/Studio Class starts as a group session with Earl Lee, then breaks out into individual sectionals. Breakout Sectional Classes for individual wind instruments Violin I: Sunday, September 13 /Group A at 6:00 PM / Group B at 7:00 PM / Group C at 8:00 PM Violin II: Sunday, September 13 Group A at 6:00 PM / Group B
- [Flute Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/flute-sectional-studio-class/)
- [Piano Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/piano-sectional-studio-class/)
- [Bass Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/bass-sectional-studio-class/) - BASS Sectional/studio class time has changed for today ONLY. New time is 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- [Beyond the Notes: Evolution of the Orchestra](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-evolution-of-the-orchestra/) - Historical background of our modern-day orchestra with special guest Mark Stambaugh, member of the Composition Faculty at the Manhattan School of Music. Dr. Stambaugh is professor of composition, theory, and music history at Manhattan School of Music in New York City where he has taught since 1992, having also served as chair of both the
- [Beyond the Notes: Injury Management and "Return to Play" for the Instrumental Musician](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-injury-management-and-return-to-play-for-the-instrumental-musician/) - 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 injuries. Michael King- Hon Tsang, PT, DPT, MM graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2016 with Bachelor and
- [Beyond the Notes: Creativity and Music (cont).](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-creativity-and-music-cont/) - Earl and Pius will select a few of the submitted works and spend the first half of class analyzing the selections. The second half of the class Earl and Pius will play a few of the recordings. Pius Cheung is currently an Associate Professor and Chair of the Percussion Area at the University
- [Beyond the Notes: Creativity and Music](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-creativity-and-music/) - 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 encourage them to write a one-minute piece for their instrument. Students who wish to have their piece considered by Earl
- [PYSO Sectional/Studio Class](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-sectional-studio-class-5/) - Starts with a full group session with Earl, then break out into individual sectionals for all strings, percussion, harp and piano. Woodwinds and Brass; Breakout Sectional Classes for individual instruments - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba.
- [Welcome to 2020-2021 Members!](https://pyso.org/event/welcome-to-2020-2021-members/) - Introduction of PYSO staff (administrative and artistic, including coaches) and review expectations for fall. Break out into sections for coaches and students (no playing...more specific expectations from coach to his/her section). Parents can break out into PYSO Parents Meeting.
- [PYSO Final Fall Session & Wrap Up](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-final-fall-session-wrap-up-2/) - If possible and safe to meet and rehearse in small groups, PYSO will do so and start filming short performances to make into a video. (If we can't meet in person, we will continue to work on virtual performance.)
- [Beyond the Notes](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-3/) - Life of a performer/composer With special guest, Pius Cheung (Percussionist, Composer, Educator)
- [Beyond the Notes](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes-2/) - Life of a musician as a college student and beyond. With special guest, Stefan Jackiw, Violinist
- [Beyond the Notes](https://pyso.org/event/beyond-the-notes/) - Orchestral life and the role of a leader with special guest, Teng Li, Principal Viola, LA Philharmonic
- [Online Studio Classes](https://pyso.org/event/online-studio-classes-4/) - 6:00 PM Violin I 6:15 PM Violin II 6:30 PM Violas 6:45 PM Cellos 7:00 PM Basses 7:15 PM Woodwinds 7:30 PM Brass
- [Online Studio Classes](https://pyso.org/event/online-studio-classes-3/) - 6:00 PM Violin I 6:15 PM Violin II 6:30 PM Violas 6:45 PM Cellos 7:00 PM Basses 7:15 PM Woodwinds 7:30 PM Brass
- [Online Studio Classes](https://pyso.org/event/online-studio-classes-2/) - 6:00 PM Violin I 6:15 PM Violin II 6:30 PM Violas 6:45 PM Cellos 7:00 PM Basses 7:15 PM Woodwinds 7:30 PM Brass
- [Online Studio Classes](https://pyso.org/event/online-studio-classes/) - 6:00 PM Violin I 6:15 PM Violin II 6:30 PM Violas 6:45 PM Cellos 7:00 PM Basses 7:15 PM Woodwinds 7:30 PM Brass
- [CANCELLED: Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-55/)
- [CANCELLED: Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-54/)
- [CANCELLED: Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-56/)
- [POSTPONED: Heinz Hall Concert](https://pyso.org/event/heinz-hall-concert-2/)
- [POSTPONED: Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-8/)
- [CANCELLED: Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/rehearsal-2/)
- [CANCELLED: Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-53/)
- [CANCELLED: Tiffany Concert](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert-2/) - The PSO has cancelled or postponed concerts and events through March 29. PYSO is going to follow the lead of the PSO and Heinz Hall and suspend all PYSO rehearsals and programs through the end of March. ​ Furthermore, there will be no rehearsals or coachings for Sunday YC2 groups. There will be no Tiffany Concert on
- [CANCELLED: Chaperone Meeting](https://pyso.org/event/chaperone-meeting-2/)
- [CANCELLED: Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-52/) - Woodwinds, brass and combined string sectionals are cancelled.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-51/) - Rehearsal Order: Copland Shostakovich Make up photos for Individual Portraits at break.
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals/) - Violin 1 & 2, Viola, Cello and Bass at CAPA High School Corner of 9th Street and Ft. Duquesne Blvd. Use 9th Street entrance. Woodwind, Brass and Percussion at Heinz Hall.
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-13/)
- [Yearbook Photos](https://pyso.org/event/yearbook-photos/) - In the Green Room. Please come in concert attire (all black) from the waist up.
- [Sectionals for Strings](https://pyso.org/event/sectional/)
- [Chaperone Meeting](https://pyso.org/event/chaperone-meeting/)
- [Violin Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/violin-seating-auditions-2/) - Violin I - Violin II
- [Low String Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/low-string-seating-auditions/) - Basses starting at 5:00 PM. Cellos starting around 6:00 PM. Violas starting around 7:15 PM.
- [Rehearsal with Jr. Mendelssohn Choir](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-45/) - Mozart, Dvorak, Mendelssohn
- [PYSO Concerto Competition (For Members only)](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-concerto-competition-for-members-only/)
- [Sectionals & Mozart](https://pyso.org/event/orchestra-rehearsal-2/) - Violin I – 6:00 to 7:30 PM sectionals with your coach at CAPA – then violin I that play Mozart will stay and rehearse with Earl until 9:00 PM. Those that don’t play Mozart may leave at 7:30 PM. Violin II - 6:00 to 7:30 PM sectionals with your coach at CAPA – then violin
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-7/)
- [Sound Check](https://pyso.org/event/sound-check/) - Call time is 5:00 PM. Mendelssohn's Hebrides Britten's Four Sea Interludes Dvorak Symphony No. 7
- [Music in a Great Space Concert](https://pyso.org/event/music-in-a-great-space-concert/) - The 27th concert season of Music in a Great Space continues with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO) and the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh (JMCP) on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. PYSO and the JMCP return to the Shadyside Presbyterian Church sanctuary to present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Regina Coeli, KV 276, under the
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal (last hour is "open" rehearsal)](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-40/) - Rehearsal Order: 6PM - Mendelssohn 6:45 PM - Dvorak 3rd Mvmt (focusing on the middle section) 7:35 PM - Dvorak 4th Mvmt (focusing on the middle section to the end). 8:15 PM - Britten The last hour of rehearsal is "open" or a mini-concert for parents and donors.
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-12/) - Percussion Sectional On Stage
- [Tour Chaperone Interviews](https://pyso.org/event/tour-chaperone-interviews/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-38/) - Violins, Violas, Cellos @ CAPA Basses, Woodwinds, Brass @ Heinz Hall
- [MFQ Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/mfq-auditions/) - YC2 MFQ Auditions
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-37/)
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-11/)
- [Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/orchestra-rehearsal/) - Please note there are two locations for sectionals this weekend. Bass, Woodwind and Brass will be at Heinz Hall. Violin I, Violin II, Viola and Cello will be at CAPA High School CAPA is located at the corner of 9th Avenue and Fort Duquesne Blvd. in downtown Pittsburgh. Please use 9th street entrance. REMINDER: PYSO Apparel Order Forms are
- [Seating Auditions for Violas, Cellos, Basses](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-for-violas-cellos-basses/)
- [Violin I Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/violin-i-seating-auditions/)
- [Violin II Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/violin-ii-seating-auditions/)
- [YC2 - Radical Days](https://pyso.org/event/yc2-radical-days/) - Select YC2 groups will perform at several Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh locations including: South Side, Oakland, and Allegheny.
- [College Admissions Fair](https://pyso.org/event/college-admissions-fair/) - Meet with representatives from Eastman, Juilliard, Ithaca College, Carnegie Mellon, and Duquesne.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-49/) - PSO guest artist Ray Chen (violin) will join us at the beginning of rehearsal.
- [Heinz Hall Concert](https://pyso.org/event/heinz-hall-concert/) - Mendelssohn's Hebrides Britten's Four Sea Interludes Dvorak Symphony No. 7
- [First Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/first-rehearsal/) - 3:30 PM - Orientation 4:00 PM - Sectionals 6:00 PM - Dinner break provided by PYSO Parents Assn 7:00 PM - Full Orchestra Rehearsal
- [Deadline for PYSO Membership Forms](https://pyso.org/event/deadline-for-pyso-membership-forms/) - 2019-2020 MEMBER AGREEMENT & PUBLICITY RELEASE PERMISSION Scholarship Application Form Policies and Procedures
- [Membership Forms are Due!](https://pyso.org/event/membership-forms-are-due/) - Today is the deadline to submit the online membership forms!
- [Deadline to submit PYSO Membership Forms](https://pyso.org/event/deadline-to-submit-pyso-membership-forms/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-57/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-50/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-48/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-47/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-46/)
- [Winter Break](https://pyso.org/event/winter-break/)
- [Winter Break](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-7/)
- [Winter Break](https://pyso.org/event/winter-break-2/)
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-6/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-44/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-43/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-42/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-41/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-39/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-36/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-35/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-34/)
- [Dress Rehearsal for Tiffany Concert Series](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-for-tiffany-concert-series/)
- [Special Rehearsal with Leonard Slatkin](https://pyso.org/event/special-rehearsal-with-leonard-slatkin/) - Special full orchestra rehearsal with Leonard Slatkin. Includes PYSO's conducting competition.
- [Strings Masterclass](https://pyso.org/event/3142/) - Masterclass with violinist Julian Rachlin, who is the violin soloist with the PSO this weekend in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-10/)
- [YC2 - Youth Chamber Connection Recital](https://pyso.org/event/yc2-youth-chamber-connection-recital-2/) - Frick Fine Arts Auditorium is on the campus of University of Pittsburgh. It's right across the street from the Carnegie Library in Oakland. After the recital, walk over to Carnegie Music Hall and enjoy the TRYPO spring concert! Groups with TRYPO members will be scheduled first.
- [Sectionals for Strings, Woodwinds & Brass, Percussion](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwinds-brass-2/)
- [Conducting Workshop](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-3/)
- [Conducting Workshop](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop-2/)
- [Conducting Workshop](https://pyso.org/event/conducting-workshop/)
- [Preliminary Auditions for New Members](https://pyso.org/event/preliminary-auditions-for-new-members/) - Preliminary recorded auditions for new members due. https://pyso.org/audition/
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal including Alumni](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-inlucing-alumni/)
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-9/)
- [Sectionals & Full Orchestra](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwind-brass-4/) - Sectionals 6:00 to 7:15 PM Full Orchestra 7:30 to 9:00 PM
- [Woodwind and Brass Seating Auditions Due](https://pyso.org/event/woodwind-and-brass-seating-auditions-due/) - Please submit your MP3 recordings by Wednesday, February 27 at noon.
- [Viola-Cello-Bass Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/viola-cello-bass-seating-auditions/) - Viola from 9 to 10 AM Bass from 10:15 to 11 AM Cello from 11 AM to Noon
- [Violin Seating Auditions](https://pyso.org/event/violin-seating-auditions/) - Violin I from 5 to 7 PM Violin II from 7 to 9 PM
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-24/) - Rehearsal Order: Elgar 6-7:30 Bunch 7:45-8:25 Ravel 8:25-9
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-33/) - Bunch at 2:30 PM Elgar at 3:15 PM (No Ravel)
- [Afternoon Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-32/) - We’ll start with Ravel. Then we’ll move on to Elgar. People only playing in Elgar and Bunch don’t have to come until the evening.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-31/)
- [CANCELLED! Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-23/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][/et_pb_section]
- [CANCELLED! Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-8/) - Set up instruments at 4:45; be ready to start sectional at 5 PM.
- [Cello Auditions for New Members](https://pyso.org/event/cellos-auditions-for-new-members/)
- [Bass Auditions for New Members](https://pyso.org/event/bass-auditions-for-new-members/)
- [Viola Auditions for New Members](https://pyso.org/event/viola-auditions-for-new-members/)
- [Violin Auditions for New Members](https://pyso.org/event/violin-auditions-for-new-members/)
- [PSO Open Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/3140/) - Optional: Open rehearsal of the PSO. Manfred Honeck brings Hector Berlioz’s sprawling dramatic legend, The Damnation of Faust, to life together with the full forces of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and an all-star cast of soloists. Be there for this extraordinary occasion and dazzling display of larger-than-life musical drama!
- [Combined String Sectional/Combined Sectional including all Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, Harp & Piano](https://pyso.org/event/combined-string-sectional-individual-sectionals-for-woodwind-brass/) - Mr. Lee will lead the Combined String Sectional (Order TBA). Mr. Morales will lead the Combined Sectional with all woodwind, brass, percussion, piano and harp. (Rehearsal order: Elgar from 6 to 7:30; break at 7:30; Ravel at 7:45). Coaches will be joining the sectional playing along side students. Ms Van Hoesen will have a harp
- [PSO Side-By-Side Applications Due!](https://pyso.org/event/pso-side-by-side-applications-due/) - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Side-by Side is now open for applicants! This is a great performance opportunity as you get to perform great music side-by-side with PSO musicians. Information about eligibility, dates, instruments, is available online (available here online): All teacher recommendations are to be completed through the online form at this link: pittsburghsymphony.org/teacher. Any applications without a teacher recommendation will
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-21/) - Ravel Elgar Break Elgar
- [Holiday Strings at PPG Wintergarden](https://pyso.org/event/holiday-strings-at-ppg-wintergarden/)
- [Seating Auditions for Bass](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-for-bass/)
- [Seating Auditions for Cello](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-for-cello/)
- [Seating Auditions for Viola](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-for-viola/)
- [Seating Auditions for Violin 2](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-for-violin-2/)
- [Seating Auditions for Violin 1](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-for-violin-1/)
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-7/) - Set up instruments at 4:45; be ready to start sectional at 5 PM.
- [CANCELED: PYSO Fundraiser Gala](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-fundraiser-gala/) - Stay tune for more information!
- [CANCELED: Full Orchestra Rehearsal (for Gala)](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-for-gala/) - Full orchestra rehearsal for PYSO fundraiser that is same evening from 6 to 9 PM. PYSO Parents' Assn will provide meal for PYSO musicians.
- [String Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/string-rehearsal/) - Strings only.
- [Bass Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/bass-sectional/) - Bass Sectional will be held in the Regency Rooms. Use Stage Door entrance.
- [Sectionals for Violins, Violas, Cellos, Woodwinds & Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwinds-brass/) - Please note that Bass Sectionals have been moved to Saturday, December 1 from 1 to 3 PM in the Heinz Hall Regency Rooms.
- [String Quartet Auditions for the Montgomery Fellowship](https://pyso.org/event/string-quartet-auditions-for-the-montgomery-fellowship/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-20/) - Rehearsal Order: Respighi Lara's Theme (from Dr. Zhivago) - Email eve@pyso.org if you do not have your music! Tchaikovsky (Bach/Mendelsson - only if there is time - winds & percussion should plan to stay all the way to the end.)
- [YC2 - Youth Chamber Connection Recital](https://pyso.org/event/yc2-youth-chamber-connection-recital/)
- [Concerto Competition](https://pyso.org/event/2701/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Online registration form will soon be available. [/et_pb_text] [/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section]
- [Brass Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/brass-sectional/)
- [Sectionals for Strings & Woodwinds](https://pyso.org/event/string-woodwind-brass-sectionals/)
- [Harp Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/harp-sectional-3/) - In harp room on 2nd floor with Miss Van Hoesen.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-30/) - Rehearsal Order: Respighi Tchaikovsky (no Mendelssohn) Traffic warning: There is a home Steelers game that starts at 1:00 PM.
- [Combined Sectional for Keyboards and Harps](https://pyso.org/event/combined-sectional-for-keyboards-and-harps/) - On stage with Mr. Ojeda.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-29/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Strings, please be in your seat ready to tune by 5:55 pm. Rehearsal order: 1) Mendelssohn 2) Respighi (woodwinds, brass, percussion, harps & keyboards, be ready to go on stage by 6:40) 3) Tchaikovsky 1,2,3 mvts (Earl
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-6/)
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-5/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-28/) - Times are approximate. Respighi – 6:00 PM Tchaikovsky – 6:30 PM Mendelssohn – 8:30 PM For those coming in from the east, this weekend the Parkway East is down to one lane inbound between Edgewood/Swissvale and downtown Pittsburgh. Please plan accordingly. For those involved in chamber music, here is the weekly YC2 update.
- [Sectionals for Strings, Woodwind & Brass](https://pyso.org/event/sectionals-for-strings-woodwind-brass/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-19/) - Rehearsal Order: Respighi (approx 45 mins) Tchaikovsky 1st mvt only Mendelssohn
- [PYSO First Rehearsal & Orientation](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-first-rehearsal-orientation/) - 3:15-3:45 Bass seating auditions 3:45 PM – Orientation for students (optional for parents and coaches) 4:30-6:30 - sectionals for all instruments except percussion 6:30-7:30 - Dinner Break (chicken dinner provided by the PYSO Parents' Assn) 7:30 - Parents' Association Meeting (optional for parents) 7:30-8:30 - Full orchestra (Respighi only) reading onstage with Maestro Lee conducting
- [Cello/Viola/Violin Seating Auditions & Harp Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/string-seating-auditions/) - Seating Audition Start times: 11:00 AM Cellos 1:00 PM Violas 2:30 PM Violins Harp Sectional Start time: 1:00 PM
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-3/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-6/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-5/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-4/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-3-2/)
- [PYSO Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-dress-rehearsal-2/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-27/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-25/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-22/)
- [PYSO Fall Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-fall-concert/) - Bach – chorale for strings - Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele Mendelssohn - Sinfonia (for strings) No. 10 Respighi – Fountains of Rome Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
- [PYSO Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-spring-concert/) - Program information to be posted at a later date.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-26/)
- [Tiffany Concert Series](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert-series/) - Note this is not a free concert. Program and ticket information to be posted at a later date.
- [PYSO Winter Concert](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-winter-concert/)
- [PYSO Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-dress-rehearsal/) - Lunch for musicians at 12:30 PM (provided by the PYSO Parents' Assn).
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal-2/)
- [Orchestra B Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/orchestra-b-rehearsal/)
- [Orchestra A Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-17/)
- [Simultaneous sectionals AND orchestra rehearsal for orchestra A and orchestra B.](https://pyso.org/event/individual-sectionals-4/)
- [Woodwind & Brass Sectionals](https://pyso.org/event/individual-sectionals-3/) - WOODWINDS at Heinz Hall: 1:00 to 3:00 PM woodwind sectional for Orchestra A (Verdi & Tchaikovsky) 3:00 to 5:00 PM woodwind sectional for Orchestra B (Strauss & Shostakovich) BRASS and Heinz All: 1:30 to 2:30 PM sectional for Orchestra A (Verdi & Tchaikovsky) Sectional for Orchestra B (Strauss & Shostakovich) is CANCELLED.
- [String Sectionals (Vln I/Vln II/Vla/Cello/Bass)](https://pyso.org/event/string-sectionals-vln-vln-ii-vla-cello-bass/) - STRINGS at Calvary United Methodist Church on the North Side: 1:00 to 2:15 PM string sectionals for Orchestra A (Verdi & Tchaikovsky) 2:15 to 3:30 PM string sectionals for Orchestra B (Strauss & Shostakovich)
- [Strings Only - Rehearsal (for Tiffany Concert)](https://pyso.org/event/rehearsal-tiffany-concert/) - Holst and Respighi.
- [Strings Only - Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-5/) - 1:00 PM Dress rehearsal for Cygnus Quartet, and soloists with piano 1:45 PM - call time for ALL STRINGS 2:00 to 3:30 PM - Dress Rehearsal
- [Strings Only - Tiffany Concert](https://pyso.org/event/tiffany-concert/) - Program Order: St. Paul’s Suite – Op. 29, No 2 - Holst Violin Sonata No.5 "Spring” (1st movement) - Beethoven (Maine Hoppo, violin) String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27, No.1 (1st movement) - Grieg (Cygnus Quartet) Aster Field - Hannah Ishizaki / Violin Concerto in D Minor (1st movement) - Sibelius (Hannah Ishizaki, violin) Viola
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-14/)
- [Board Meeting](https://pyso.org/event/board-meeting-2/)
- [Board Meeting](https://pyso.org/event/board-meeting/)
- [Farewell Party for Francesco](https://pyso.org/event/farewell-party-francesco/)
- [Side-By-Side Rehearsal with the PSO](https://pyso.org/event/side-side-rehearsal-pso/)
- [Individual Sectionals for Violin 1 / Violin 2 / Basses / Brass](https://pyso.org/event/individual-sectionals-violin-1-violin-2-basses-brass/)
- [Individual Sectionals for Violas / Cellos / Woodwinds](https://pyso.org/event/individual-sectionals-2/)
- [Live Auditions - Basses, Violas and Woodwinds - for NEW Members](https://pyso.org/event/live-auditions-basses-violas-woodwinds-new-members/)
- [Live Auditions - Cellos and Brass - for NEW Members](https://pyso.org/event/live-auditions-cellos-brass-new-members/)
- [Live Auditions for NEW Members](https://pyso.org/event/live-auditions-new-members/)
- [Preliminary recorded auditions due for new members.](https://pyso.org/event/preliminary-recorded-auditions-due-new-members/)
- [Harp Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/harp-sectional-2/)
- [Harp Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/harp-sectional/)
- [Strings Only - Soundcheck for Music in a Great Space](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-music-great-space/)
- [Individual Sectionals for Vln I /Vla/Cello/Bass/Woodwind/Brass](https://pyso.org/event/individual-sectionals-vln-ivln-iivlawoodwindbrass/)
- [Violin II Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/violin-ii-sectional/)
- [Strings Only - Music in a Great Space](https://pyso.org/event/music-great-space/) - The afternoon music program will feature the PYSO String Orchestra performing Holst’s St. Paul’s Suite and Respighi’s Antiche Danze ed Arie per Liuto, 3rd Suite. Two YC2 Chamber Music Ensembles will also be performing: The Mercurial Quintet (featuring Charlie Burton, Zachary Lakkis, Felix Veser, Noah Hertzman, Rowan Belt) will play the Allegro brilliante from Schumann's
- [Strings Only - Dress Rehearsal for MIGS Concert](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-migs-concert/) - This is a strings ONLY rehearsal.
- [Concerto Competition](https://pyso.org/event/concerto-competition/)
- [Strings Only - Rehearsal (for Music in a Great Space)](https://pyso.org/event/string-rehearsal-music-great-space/) - Rehearsal for PYSO Strings only. Use stage door entrance and take elevator to 4th floor. Bring your Holst and Respighi pieces!
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/group-sectionals/)
- [Combined Sectional for Woodwinds, Brass, Harps, Piano, and Percussion (no strings)](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-9/)
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-2/)
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional/) - LOCATION TBA.
- [Rehearsal for Holiday Strings](https://pyso.org/event/1684/) - IMPORTANT NOTE! This only pertains to PYSO & TRYPO String Players who signed up to play at the PPG/Market Square Holiday Performances.
- [Chamber Music Concert](https://pyso.org/event/fundraising-gala-concert/)
- [Seating Auditions (Violin II)-NEW DATE](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-violin-ii-2/) - Please use Stage Door entrance. EXCERPTS: All excerpts are from Bernstein’s West Side Story except for Violin I which includes one excerpt from Higdon’s Blue Cathedral. Be sure to pay attention to the tempo markings that are in the parts. Violin II-West Side Story From pick up to 40 to 47 99 to 107 195
- [Seating Auditions (Viola)-NEW DATE](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-violin-ii/) - Please use Stage Door entrance. EXCERPTS: All excerpts are from Bernstein’s West Side Story except for Violin I which includes one excerpt from Higdon’s Blue Cathedral. Be sure to pay attention to the tempo markings that are in the parts. Viola-West Side Story Viola solo 278 to 286 3 bars before 410 to 4 bars
- [Seating Auditions (Violin I)-NEW DATE](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions/) - Please use Stage Door entrance. EXCERPTS: All excerpts are from Bernstein’s West Side Story except for Violin I which includes one excerpt from Higdon’s Blue Cathedral. Be sure to pay attention to the tempo markings that are in the parts. Violin I-West Side Story 179 to 203 407 to 435 445 to 454 508 to
- [Seating Auditions (Cello)-NEW DATE](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-2/) - Please use Stage Door entrance. EXCERPTS: All excerpts are from Bernstein’s West Side Story except for Violin I which includes one excerpt from Higdon’s Blue Cathedral. Be sure to pay attention to the tempo markings that are in the parts. Cello-West Side Story: Start at #141 (top Solo line) and stop at #149 Start at
- [Seating Auditions (Bass)-NEW DATE](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-bass/) - Please use Stage Door entrance. EXCERPTS: All excerpts are from Bernstein’s West Side Story except for Violin I which includes one excerpt from Higdon’s Blue Cathedral. Be sure to pay attention to the tempo markings that are in the parts. Bass-West Side Story: 203 to 258 404 to 444 589 to 607 644 to 685
- [Sound Check](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-2/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-7/)
- [Holiday Strings at Market Square](https://pyso.org/event/holiday-strings-holiday-market/)
- [Holiday Strings at PPG Wintergarden](https://pyso.org/event/holiday-strings-ppg-wintergarden/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-2/) - At CAPA, corner of Ninth Street and Fort Duquesne Boulevard, downtown Pittsburgh. Use entrance on Ninth.
- [Fall Concert - Pictures at an Exhibition](https://pyso.org/event/fall-concert/) - Concert start time 7:00 PM. Program includes Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances.
- [PYSO Mini College Fair](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-mini-college-fair/) - With Duquesne University's Mary Pappert School of Music, the Eastman School of Music, and University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Learn about the audition process, admission do’s and don’ts, financial aid and more from representatives of these schools. The first hour will be a general presentation by the schools and then a
- [Viola Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/viola-sectional/) - Make-up for cancellation of October 1 Viola Sectional.
- [Individual Sectionals (Vln I/Cello/Bass/Woodwind/Brass)](https://pyso.org/event/individual-sectionals-various-times/)
- [Individual Sectionals (Vln II)](https://pyso.org/event/individual-sectionals-vln-ii/)
- [Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/rehearsal/) - 4:00 Sign-in and Orientation and distribution of music 5:00 Pizza Party 6:00-9:00 PM - full orchestra rehearsal order: 6:00-6:45 PM - Borodin 6:45-9:00 PM - Mussorgsky
- [Seating Auditions (Cello)](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-cello/) - All Seating auditions are blind. Music excerpts are from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition: Cello Excerpts 1. Gnomus (mvmt 1): Start at #6 and play until the fermata bar one bar before #8. **Top line only** 2. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle (mvmt 6): Start at #56 (Andante) and stop at the downbeat of #58. **This excerpt
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-12/) - LOCATION TBA.
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-13/)
- [Winter Concert](https://pyso.org/event/winter-concert/) - Program will include Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story and Jennifer Higdon's Blue Cathedral.
- [Seating Auditions (Bass)](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-bass-2/) - All Seating auditions are blind. Music excerpts are from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition: Bass Excerpts 1. Promenade (on bottom of page 4): #47 to the end of the movement 2. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle (mvmt 6): #56 to the end 3 . La Cabane sur des Pattes de Poule (mvmt 9): #79 to
- [Seating Auditions (Viola)](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-viola/) - All Seating auditions are blind. Music excerpts are from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition: 1. Gnomus (mvmt 1) : #6 to #7 2. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle (mvmt 6): #56 to #58 3. Limoges-Le Marché (mvmt 7): #63 to #66 AND #71 to #75
- [Seating Auditions (Violins)](https://pyso.org/event/seating-auditions-stringswindsbrass/) - All seating auditions are blind. Violin sections and seating order will be made after the seating auditions. All violins will audition on violin I music only. You will receive your music at the first rehearsal on September 24. Music excerpts are from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition: Violin I Excerpts: 1. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle (mvmt
- [Combined Sectionals (All Strings)](https://pyso.org/event/combined-sectionals-strings/)
- [Combined Sectionals (Woodwind & Brass)](https://pyso.org/event/group-sectionals-3-groups-windsbrassstrings/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-18/)
- [Individual Sectionals (Vln I/Vln II/Vla/Cello/Bass/Woodwind/Brass)](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-3/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-4/)
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-4/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-5/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-6/)
- [Percussion Sectional](https://pyso.org/event/percussion-sectional-3/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-8/)
- [NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/no-rehearsal/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-10/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-11/)
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-3/)
- [Soundcheck](https://pyso.org/event/soundcheck/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-15/)
- [Full Orchestra Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/full-orchestra-rehearsal-16/)
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal-4/)
- [Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/spring-concert/) - Program TBD
- [PYSO Comes Home](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-comes-home/)
- [Tour Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tour-rehearsal-2/)
- [PYSO Board Meeting](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-board-meeting/) - Remember to bring your Board folder and ,,,,,
- [Dress Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/dress-rehearsal/)
- [BREAK - NO REHEARSAL](https://pyso.org/event/break-no-rehearsal/)
- [City of Bridges - PYSO Spring Concert](https://pyso.org/event/city-of-bridges-pyso-spring-concert/) - The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong will finish the season in impressive style not only by performing much of the music they will take on their upcoming Concert Tour of Spain, but the office of the Mayor of Pittsburgh has commended the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and Hannah Ishizaki by proclaiming
- [Tour Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tour-rehearsal/)
- [Tour Rehearsal](https://pyso.org/event/tour-rehearsal-3/)
- [PYSO Leaves for Spain](https://pyso.org/event/pyso-leaves-for-spain/)
- [TOUR CONCERT](https://pyso.org/event/tour-concert/) - Richard Strauss - Don Juan Hannah Ishizaki – City of Bridges George Gershwin – Selections from Porgy and Bess (arr. By R.R. Bennett) Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
- [Tour Concert-Festival de Verano](https://pyso.org/event/tour-concert-festival-de-verano/) - Richard Strauss - Don Juan Hannah Ishizaki – City of Bridges George Gershwin – Selections from Porgy and Bess (arr. By R.R. Bennett) Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
- [Tour Concert](https://pyso.org/event/tour-concert-2/) - Joint Concert with the Joven Orquestra de Cuenca!
- [Tour Concert](https://pyso.org/event/tour-concert-3/) - Richard Strauss - Don Juan Hannah Ishizaki – City of Bridges George Gershwin – Selections from Porgy and Bess (arr. By R.R. Bennett) Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5

## Spotlight

- [Little Russians Benefit Gala](https://pyso.org/spotlight/little-russians-benefit-gala/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12.2″] “Little Russians” Benefit Gala and Concert Save the date! FOR Sunday, October 28 at 6 pm WHEN we introduce new Music Director Earl Lee AT the PYSO Gala & Benefit Concert in Freehof Hall of Rodef Shalom in Shadyside. On Sunday, October 28, the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra’s fundraising gala will

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