Symphonette

We are thrilled to announce Pierce Cook will be our next Symphonette Conductor! You may know him as the director of orchestras at Mellon Middle School in Mt. Lebanon, where he hosted the District 1 Jr. High Honors Orchestra in 2018. Mr. Cook brings with him experience building and sustaining youth programs and has already started brainstorming ways to incorporate community service as well as programming music composed by a diverse range of composers with the rest of TRYPO’s artistic team. “Andrew Wickesberg’s work with Symphonette has proven that excellence and fun are not mutually exclusive but are, in fact, …

We’re now accepting video auditions for the 2021-22 Season ensembles. We have one full orchestra, one string ensemble, one wind symphony, and one percussion ensemble. Check out the audition requirements, and let us know if you have questions.

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 …

Congratulations to the following students who have been accepted to TRYPO’s 2020-21 Season!

Congratulations to the following students who have been accepted to the 2019-20 Season of Symphonette! Students are listed in alphabetical order by last name: ViolinDai’Quon J. BolekyAnna Delale-O’ConnorViola HaggertyEloise JohnsonMaria SchroederSophia SellnerSophia SmithKiana SuttonLily TangSofia VujevichSiyuan Michelle YangLeonardo Yu ViolaMartine Ferrency CelloIvy EcholsAmanda GreenEmma Nolan BassMolly Hoover

We are working hard on 2018-19 plans and can’t wait to get started! Here are a few things next season’s students can look forward to: YPO 2018-19 Repertoire tentative plans include: – Joy Ride by Michael Markowski (Pittsburgh premiere!) – “Adventures on Earth” from ET by John Williams – Selections from The Planets by Gustav Holst – Symphony No. 1 by Gustav Mahler (mvt. 3 & mvt. 4) – Overture [Considering Overture to West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, or Overture to La Forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi, or Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Richard Wagner] – Winner of the TRYPO Concerto Competition Symphonette …