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Introducing a new segment of TRYPOsphere…TRYPOtalks! In this online series, we’ll invite special guests to focus on topics relevant for young musicians, including Audition Preparation and a Juried Performance event, all viewed through the lens of contemporary life in 2020. All TRYPOtalks are free for TRYPO students and a suggested $5 donation for non-members. Our first TRYPOtalk! is on November 11 at 7:00 PM with Chelsea Sharpe of New World Symphony focusing on Audition Preparation. Click here to get more info about the series line-up and to register!

Thanks to the Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation, TRYPO has a new home at the Energy Innovation Center for our 2020-21 Season in-person rehearsals (once we begin to schedule those again!). We are excited to introduce you to this amazing space and so grateful to Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation for having us this year! Here are some pretty awesome things about the building and new relationship:  🏢 A Huge Room – We will be primarily using a 5,000 square foot space, so we will have lots of room to spread out.  📍Centrally Located – Located at 1435 Bedford Avenue, just a few blocks from Duquesne University. 🚗 Lots …

We hate to inform you summer is ending, BUT it’s time to enroll in our fall programs! Join the #TRYPOfam today! TRYPOsphere | our new online conservatory Click here to learn more! Youth Chamber Connection (YC2) | reinventing chamber music for 2020-21 Click here to learn more! Large Ensembles | a few spots remain depending on your instrument Click here to learn more!

The #TRYPOfam knows how to handle difficult times together (get it?), and this year will be no different! We’re still looking for a few young musicians to join our ensembles in September. (our members are typically 12-18 years old) Young Peoples Orchestra [YPO]: Oboe and Trumpet Wind Symphony [WS]: Bass Clarinet; Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophone; Bass Trombone Symphonette [SYM]: Violin, Viola, and Double Bass Click HERE for the YPO & WS Audition Requirements! Click HERE for the SYM Audition Requirements! Want more? The following programs will enroll in the fall: Apprentice Conducting Program, Youth Chamber Connection, Percussion Ensemble, and …

Welcome to the second installment of TRYPO’s video series inspired by our Camp Crescendo theme: Using Music to Make Meaning. Coaches and staff from the #TRYPOFam will share a piece of music and the impact it had on them. We hope their stories inspire young musicians to find what music holds meaning in their lives! 🎶🍉🎶 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Principal Contrabassoonist and TRYPO Coach, Jim Rodgers is up next to share what the piece “Le Sacre du printemps” (The Rite of Spring) by Igor Stravinsky means to him.

Welcome to the first installment of TRYPO’s new video series inspired by our Camp Crescendo theme: Using Music to Make Meaning! Coaches and staff from the #TRYPOFam will share a piece of music and the impact it had on them. We hope their stories inspire young musicians to find what music holds meaning in their lives! First up! Jim Nova, Pittsburgh Symphony Trombonist and TRYPO Coach, explains the meaning behind one of his favorite pieces “In Memoriam: A Chorale After Bruckner” by Brian Pappal, written in memory of his teacher and friend Murray Crewe, beloved Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bass Trombone.