concert

For Black History Month, we want to start off by telling you a bit about two fantastic living composers – Omar Thomas and Kelijah Dunton – and what inspired them to write some incredible pieces of music. We are excited for our students to be performing these works this semester! Omar Thomas’ piece “Of Our New Day Begun” was written to honor the nine people who lost their lives to an act of hate and domestic terrorism that occurred in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015. Throughout the piece, you can hear …

Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras is thrilled to announce that YPO received an invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Tuesday, March 31, 2020! After much internal discussion, a survey to parents and students, and a lot of discussion among members of the board of directors, we are pleased to announce that we have accepted the invitation and… We are going to Carnegie Hall, NYC in March 2020! We have a lot of details to work out in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more information about the itinerary and repertoire! We can’t wait!! What …