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It’s that time of year already where we feature our 2023-24 season Senior musicians! For our first post of the season,  we are featuring three woodwind musicians from our clarinet and bassoon sections. Learn more about Ben, Maddie, and Anderson below! Ben Ben has been a part of the #TRYPOfam for three years. During his time in TRYPO, Ben has played clarinet in our Wind Symphony ensemble. When asked why he wanted to join TRYPO, Ben shared “I wanted to play with a concert band but my school’s program was small. TRYPO was the perfect mix of fun, difficulty, and …

Congratulations to Tadao Tomokiyo, the 2023-24 Young Peoples Orchestra Concerto Competition winner! Tadao will perform Piano Concerto in A Minor: I. Allegro Moderato by Edvard Grieg at TRYPO’s 50th Anniversary concert on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland. We also wish to congratulate all of our musicians who competed! Keep reading to learn more about Tadao and the competition experience: Q: How long have you studied the piano? I have been studying piano for thirteen years. Q: Why did you choose the piano? We had a piano in my house. I started messing around on it before …