SEASON 89 | David Hattner, Conductor and Music Director
PURCHASE CONCERT TICKETS by calling the PYP office M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 503-223-5939 or by clicking HERE for ticketmaster.
SPRING CONCERT
May 12, 2013 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 4:00 p.m.
STRAVINSKY: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
THEOFANIDIS: Visions and Miracles
WIENIAWSKI: Violin Concerto No. 2
Emily Wu, Violin, PYP Soloist Competition Winner
BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra
For our season finale all sections of the orchestra share the spotlight. Stravinsky's tribute to Debussy features the winds and brass. The strings will perform a brilliant work by American composer Christopher Theofanidis. The season will close with Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, one of the most celebrated works of the 20th century.
Premier Sponsor: Sterling Bank
Spring Concert Instrument Petting Zoo sponsored by Kennedy Violins
Spring Concert also sponsored in part by Miller Nash Attorneys at Law
POSTLUDE CONCERT
May 19, 2013 | Skyview High School, 4:00 p.m.
Conservatory Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Young String Ensemble
Highlights include: BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7
PREVIOUS CONCERTS
WATERFRONT CLASSICS
August 30, 2012 | Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 5:00 p.m.
1020 Naito Parkway, Portland, Oregon
PYP opens for the Oregon Symphony; free and open to the public.
FALL CONCERT
November 10, 2012 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
WAGNER: Suite from Act III of Die Meistersinger
STEPHENSON: Clarinet Concerto "Liquid Melancholy"
David Shifrin, Clarinet
DVORAK: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major
David Shifrin, Artistic Director of Chamber Music Northwest, joins PYP for its season opening concert. Jim Stephenson's Clarinet Concerto "Liquid Melancholy," co-commissioned by PYP, will receive its West Coast Premiere. Surrounding the concerto will be less frequently performed masterpieces by Wagner and Dvorak. David Shifrin's performance is made possible through a partnership with Chamber Music Northwest.
PRELUDE CONCERT
November 18, 2012 | Skyview High School, 4:00 p.m.
Conservatory Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Young String Ensemble
Highlights include: DUKAS: Sorcerer's Apprentice
CONCERT-AT-CHRISTMAS
December 26, 2012 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Features all four PYP ensembles and an Alumni Orchestra
GLIÈRE: Russian Sailor's Dance from "The Red Poppy"
PUCCINI: Preludio Sinfonico
SAINT-SAËNS: Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Music by theatrical composers will be featured at this annual celebration. The alumni will gather for Offenbach's Overture to La Belle Hélène and the Philharmonic Orchestra will perform dazzling familiar works by Glière and Saint-Saëns. A work of deep emotion from Puccini's student years will receive its PYP premiere.
Concert at Christmas Alumni Reception sponsored by:
New Year's Eve with Pink Martini
December 31, 2012 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall,Two Shows: 7:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
Celebrate New Year's Eve in Portland this year with Pink Martini- joined by the Portland Youth Philharmonic and more! $3 from each ticket directly supports Portland Youth Philharmonic's scholarship programs.
CAMERATA PYP | The Chamber Orchestra of the Portland Youth Philharmonic
January 27, 2013 | Wieden+Kennedy Building, 4:00 p.m.
Experience PYP in a whole new way. Our concerts in the Pearl feature an intimate setting, engaging programming and exciting performances.
WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
DEEMS TAYLOR: Portrait of a Lady
BLOCH: Four Episodes for Chamber Orchestra
Come early for the reception and to view the collection of Painted Violins!
3:00 pm Painted Violin Project Art Opening Unveiling + Reception
4:00 pm Camerata PYP chamber orchestra Concert
The doors will open at 3:00 PM for the unveiling of the PYP Painted Violin Project. The PYP Painted Violin Project consists of twenty-one violins, transformed into works of art by eighteen renowned West Coast artists and three PYP musicians. The Painted Violins will eventually be displayed at Portland-area galleries and auctioned at the PYP Painted Violin Gala on April 19, 2013.
Tickets for Camerata PYP are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors. To purchase tickets, call the PYP office at 503.223.5939, M-F from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience members may use their concert programs to receive discounts at several fine Pearl District establishments.
CADENZA CONCERT
February 24, 2013 | Skyview High School, 4:00 p.m.
Conservatory Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
Highlights include: SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2
WAGNER: Wesendonck Lieder
Diane Syrcle, Soprano
SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1
David Kim, Cello, PYP Concert Competition Runner-up
Cadenza Concert sponsored byKennedy Violins
WINTER CONCERT
March 2, 2013 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
BERGSMA: Chameleon Variations
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto Op. 64 in E minor
Rachel Graves, Violin, PYP Concerto Competition Winner
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique"
Tchaikovsky's final Symphony is a towering challenge for the musicians of PYP. You won't want to miss their performance, only the second in the history of the orchestra. The concert also features PYP's annual Concerto Competition Winner as well as a work commissioned by the orchestra in the 1950s from American composer William Bergsma.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CONCERT ON THE PYP BLOG: Rachel Graves, the 2012-2013 PYP Concerto Competition Winner, talks about her love for the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and what it takes to prepare for her upcoming performance on the PYP Winter Concert.
CUSHION CONCERT (Second Season!)
March 10, 2013 | World Forestry Center, MILLER HALL
12:30 and 2:30 p.m.
4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland
Bring your little ones and your cushions to this inspiring, affordable, 45-minute concert that's designed for children aged 2-8 and is fun for the whole family. Arrive a half-hour early for an "instrument petting zoo" and try instruments in the string family.
Young String Ensemble Conducted By Carol Sindell
Cushion Concert and Instrument Petting Zoo sponsored by Kennedy Violins
PDX Kids Calendar- your local source for family fun - is proud to be a media sponsor
for the PYP Cushion Concerts!
CAMERATA PYP | The Chamber Orchestra of the Portland Youth Philharmonic
April 28, 2013 | Wieden+Kennedy Building, 4:00 p.m.
Experience PYP in a whole new way. Our concerts in the Pearl feature an intimate setting, engaging programming and exciting performances.
KENJI BUNCH: Supermaximum
DIAMOND: Rounds for String Orchestra
DANKNER: Meditation for Viola and String Orchestra
Maia Hoffman, Viola
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8
