Fundraiser

Giving Tuesday is just around the corner! To show TRYPO’s importance in his life, current YPO musician, CJ Inkenhaus shared why he is encouraging others to support our “Give Back to the Future” campaign on Giving Tuesday.  Q: How has TRYPO influenced your musical journey and personal growth? TRYPO has made an outstanding impact on my musical journey and my entire life. From starting in 4th grade in Symphonette to being in YPO from 7th grade to now, I have seen so many musicians and myself grow tremendously, and I’ve been able to meet so many musicians throughout my time. …

Giving Tuesday is just around the corner! To show TRYPO’s importance in her life, current YPO musician, Alycia Stier shared why she is encouraging others to support our “Give Back to the Future” campaign on Giving Tuesday.  Q: How has TRYPO influenced your musical journey and personal growth? TRYPO has by far been one of the greatest opportunities I’ve had and has allowed me to grow into the musician and person I am today in so many ways. I came in as a sophomore with no orchestral experience at all and I will never forget learning to transpose for the …

As Giving Tuesday approaches, we love hearing from TRYPO alumni about their fondest memories of playing in our ensembles. Today, we hear from TRYPO alum, Sarah Palermo:  TRYPO has a special place in my heart, and I truly believe it has shaped my life in so many ways. I joined Symphonette as a violinist in the 9th grade, and in the following years participated in YPO and YC2 until I graduated high school in 2018. I had always loved playing my instrument at school, but playing with groups of advanced musicians and performing challenging repertoire was eye-opening. These experiences ignited …

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/

Giving Tuesday is a critical fundraising day for TRYPO to raise $20,000 in scholarship funds for the year. We have seen the need in our families and can tell you that scholarship awards are changing real lives for real kids. But TRYPO always has a crazy incentive up its sleeve. While we always put the “fun” in fundraising, we’re putting the “hair” in hair-raising this time. We are working to “raze” funds to underwrite scholarships and new programs, and two brave team members will put their hair on the line when we hit our goal.