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TRYPO is hosting a free string excerpt Audition Clinic for middle and high school music students on Saturday, March 30 from 11:30 am-12:30 pm at Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music.   The clinic will provide students with an opportunity to work on YPO string excerpts for the upcoming YPO auditions with professional coaches from TRYPO’s Symphonette program. Coaches will play excerpts, share tips, and talk about how to practice. Students should bring their instruments.  Please RSVP here: https://bit.ly/TRYPOAuditionClinic The clinic is open to the following instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass Participating Coaches: Violin – Irene Cheng & Rachel StegemanViola – Katelyn PirothCello – Kathy MelucciBass – Amanda Rice-Johnston TRYPO 2019-20 audition info and …

39 of the 57 participants in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s EQT Student Side-By-Side Program are currently enrolled in a TRYPO administered program or are alumni of a TRYPO administered program! These talented student musicians in grades 9-12 have the amazing opportunity to rehearse and perform “side-by-side” with their Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra counterparts on the Heinz Hall stage. Participants receive personal coaching from their PSO stand partners and enhance their knowledge of the music field. PSO Associate Conductor Earl Lee will conduct the performance on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at 7:00 pm at Heinz Hall. Families can get free tickets by …

Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras currently has an opening for a Marketing & Community Engagement Intern. Be a part of promoting the annual spring concert taking place on May 12, 2019, at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. Depending on your interests, we have lots of other projects you can jump in on to expand your skills and resume. Meet with our team of experienced arts management and youth orchestra professionals. We’d love to learn more about you and your interests and explore where you can make a difference in this rapidly growing organization. If you aren’t available for a spring …

Ask any musician, and they’ll have a great story to tell about a particularly memorable performance experience. It might be laugh-worthy, cry-worthy, or a little of both. Why do these stories intrigue us? Do we love drama? Is it the notion of someone overcoming the worst situation to come out victorious in the end? Musicians have to overcome the odds all the time. They encounter normal everyday stressors like the rest of us but have to pull themselves together regularly and not let on to the audience that anything in their day went less than perfect. No matter what, they’re …

Congratulations to Gracie Zielinski for taking first place in Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s Level II Young Artists Competition! Gracie has been a member of TRYPO for two seasons and plays in the first violin section of the Young Peoples Orchestra, TRYPO’s advanced symphonic orchestra program. The Young Artists Competition required applicants to perform two contrasting pieces. To showcase many different colors, techniques, and styles, Gracie chose the third movement of the famous Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor and a violin and piano arrangement of one of Schumann’s most introspective works, “Träumerei” from Kinderszenen. Gracie prepared for the competition …

by Brian Worsdale, TRYPO’s Music Director This is general audition advice, some of which may or may not apply to the upcoming TRYPO Auditions. Click here to see the latest audition information. Brian’s article is followed by top tips from some of TRYPO’s artistic and administrative staff! Step 1 – Choosing Appropriate Repertoire (6 months or more prior to the audition) Any audition can be a scary moment for even the most experienced player, but it doesn’t need to be. Auditions are a great way to build confidence in yourself and your music making. Just follow a few simple tips …