Young Peoples Orchestra

As the holidays swiftly approach, we’re excited to share last season’s full Winter Showcase video with you! Please enjoy festive and classic performances, including Sleigh Ride and pieces by Tchaikovsky and Eric Whitacre featuring YPO, Symphonette, Wind Symphony, and Youth Chamber Connection. Share the 2020-21 season accomplishments with your family and friends, and mark your calendars for our first performance back with a live audience on January 16, 2022! <   Click here to view the Winter Showcase from the 2020-21 season on YouTube. Click here to view the Spring Concert video recording from the 2020-21 season on YouTube.

The YPO 2021-22 Concerto Competition will be held on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at 5:30 PM at Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music. Applications are due January 12, and the winner(s) will have the opportunity to perform their piece with the Young Peoples Orchestra (YPO) at TRYPO’s Spring Concert on Sunday, May 28, 2022, at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts. Any current YPO member may apply, but preference will be given to members in their junior and senior years. Please visit Concerto Competition for more information.

  We love to see TRYPO students doing amazing things for our community! TRYPO violinist Katy Appleman has become the first female Eagle Scout in Western Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands Council. This is a big achievement considering that it is one of the largest councils in the country which includes almost 17,000 young people. TribLive wrote a great story about Katy and this honor. You can read all about it here. Make sure to show your support in the comments!

Congratulations to the following students who have been invited to join TRYPO’s 2021-22 Season! Welcome to the #TRYPOfam! Check out the full ensemble rosters!

I had the pleasure of interviewing Olivia Burik about her experience winning a scholarship in the annual Women’s Advisory Board scholarship competition at Duquesne University. Watch the interview below! – Shantanique Moore, Marketing and Operations Assistant Click here to read Duquesne University’s announcement of Olivia’s win from March 10, 2021!  

Back in March, Marketing and Operations Assistant Shantanique Moore interviewed Juliana Matteo about her experience with Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition. Read the interview and check out a video of Juliana playing an excerpt from Minstrel’s Adieu to His Native Land by John Thomas below. • • • SM: Hi, Juliana! Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with me. We are so happy and proud of you for your recent success in the Westmoreland Symphony’s Young Artist Competition! Could you provide a little info about the competition? JM: It is a local competition in Greensburg, …

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.