Announcement

Join us for classes in Conducting, Music Theory, and YOUmusic: Creative Musicianship in the upcoming season!

When recent Board President Dr. Paul F. Doerksen reached the end of his term in 2022, the TRYPO Board of Directors wished to honor him by creating an award to be presented to an outgoing senior. Having worked with TRYPO staff to lead the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Doerksen went above and beyond the call of the volunteer position and was a massive part of the reason TRYPO weathered the COVID storm.  Starting in 2023 at the TRYPO Spring concert, this award will be given annually to a TRYPO Musician or alum who embodies the skills and spirit …

We love hearing from our alums about what they’ve been up to since their time in TRYPO! Today we feature cellist, Dan Radin! We’re so proud of his accomplishments!! Read all about Dan’s time in TRYPO and what he is doing now: Dan joined TRYPO in 2005 and played in both Symphonette and YPO ensembles. After he graduated from high school, Dan attended The University of Pittsburgh to earn a degree in Marketing with a Minor in Music. He then earned his Master’s in Healthcare Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. Now, Dan is a professional musician and singer-songwriter. …

Join TRYPO for the 2023-24 season! Choose from several ensembles for beginner to advanced musicians, ages 7-19: Young Peoples Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Percussion Ensemble, Symphonette, Tutti Strings Auditions will take place in person in May/June 2023, with an option to submit video auditions for extenuating circumstances. Visit our website to see audition dates by instrument and learn more!

Join us for the Second Benefit Concert for Ukraine featuring solo and chamber performances by Dr. Solomiya Ivakhiv, Musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh Faculty, and Youth Chamber Connection ensembles. All concert donations will be sent to the charity Nova Ukraine. For more information and to register for tickets or donate, visit: https://trypo.org/ukrainebenefit/

Did you know that September 15 through October 15 is Hispanic Heritage month? To celebrate, we highlighted some Hispanic composers and the pieces that TRYPO ensembles are preparing to perform this winter. Our 2022-23 season theme is “Music of the Americas,” so works by Hispanic composers will be heard throughout the year. Learn more about Manuel de Falla, Arturo Márquez, and Carlos Gardel: Young Peoples Orchestra (YPO) will perform Manuel de Falla’s “Tres Picos Sombreros” at the Winter Concert on December 5, 2022, at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. Manuel is a very well-known Spanish composer and pianist. He was …

Admission is FREE for the Open House opportunities below, but registration is required. Please fill out this form to sign up! (Students already enrolled in Wind Symphony, Percussion Ensemble, or Youth Chamber Connection do not need to sign up.) * * * Wind Symphony will host Open Rehearsals from Saturday, October 22 through Saturday, November 5, 10:30-12:30 PM, at Duquesne University’s School of Music. All students are welcome! (flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, saxophones, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, keyboard, and harp). Most students are 13-19 years old. Percussion Ensemble will host Open Rehearsals from Saturday, October 22 through Saturday, November 5, …