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Congratulations to Bridget Yun, the 2022-23 Young Peoples Orchestra Concerto Competition winner! Bridget will perform “Polonaise de concert” by David Popper at TRYPO’s spring concert on Saturday, May 7, 2023, at Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland. We also wish to congratulate all of our musicians who competed! Keep reading to learn more about Bridget and the competition experience: Q: How long have you studied the cello? I picked up the cello when I was three years old (although I spent the first two years learning how to read notes), so I am coming up on thirteen years. Q: Why did …

Join us Saturday, March 4th, 11th, and 18th at Duquesne University‘s Mary Pappert School of Music for our FREE Wind Symphony and Percussion Ensemble open rehearsals led by Robert Traugh, Composer, and Paul Evans. Don’t miss out on the fun! Register now: https://trypo.org/ws-pe-open-session-rsvp-form/  

On February 17-19, 2023, members of TRYPO’s Wind Symphony and Symphonette ensembles traveled to Washington, D.C., to play a concert with the ISO @ Third Street Symphonic Band and Musicians from the United States Air Force Band. Read more to hear about everything the musicians got up to during the trip, including musical and sightseeing opportunities! The musicians from TRYPO and the ISO @ Third Street Music started their day on Saturday by heading to the Bolling Air Force Base, where they enjoyed coaching sessions and clinics led by musicians from the United States Air Force Band. After lunch, everyone …

February is Black History Month, and to celebrate, we are highlighting all the fantastic Black composers that have works included in our 2022-23 season. Learn more about Anthony Barfield, Valerie Coleman, Katahj Copley, Adrian Gordon, and Jessie Montgomery:  As part of our winter concert series, Young Peoples Orchestra (YPO) performed “Invictus for Brass” by Anthony Barfield. Barfield is a producer and composer based in New York City. Known for his lyrical writing style, his compositions have been performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. As a former trombonist, he has performed at halls such as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, …