Symphonette

It’s that time of year already where we feature our 2023-24 season Senior musicians! Today we are featuring three string musicians from our cello and bass sections. Learn more about Riley, Ali, and Maggie below! Riley Riley has been a part of the #TRYPOfam for six year. During her time in TRYPO, Riley has played  in Symphonette and Young Peoples Orchestra. When asked why she wanted to join TRYPO, Riley said she wanted to play more challenging music and meet new people with the same interests as her. Her favorite memory from her time in TRYPO is going to New …

It’s that time of year already where we feature our 2023-24 season Senior musicians! Today we are featuring three string musicians from our violin and viola sections. Learn more about Gloria, Gwen and Abril below! Gloria Gloria has been a part of the #TRYPOfam for three years. During her time in TRYPO, Gloria has played violin in our Young Peoples Orchestra ensemble. When asked why she wanted to join TRYPO, Gloria shared “I was really excited to create and enjoy music of all genres with other amazing musicians and to play with a full orchestra for the first time. ” …

Save the date for our Spring Concert Series: Cheers to 50 Years on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland Celebrate this dynamic community of young musicians. Program information to come. Please register for tickets in advance and plan to arrive early to enjoy concessions in the lobby. As with every TRYPO concert, general admission tickets are free with a suggested donation. Limited reserved seating is available with a VIP ticket purchase. Learn more and reserve your tickets HERE! 

Symphonette and Tutti Strings Conductor, Pierce Cook talks about the importance of picking diverse repertoire and shares his favorite Black composers:  If you are in any industry for any period of time, and you are making any effort to be any good, you come up with your own little trade secrets. Now, my mother always taught me not to keep secrets, so I plan to start sharing all of mine. Here is my first hard-won secret!  Has anyone ever told you that you need some R n’ R? We all do. That’s rest and relaxation. Unless of course you are …

Save the date for our Winter 2023-24 Concert Series: The Best Is Yet to Come on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. This concert will feature performance by Wind Symphony under the direction of Robert Traugh and Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Eliseo Rael. Celebrate this dynamic community of young musicians! The concert is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Interested parties can register here.

Save the date for our Winter 2023 Concert Series: The Best Is Yet to Come on Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Pittsburgh Playhouse. Celebrate this dynamic community of young musicians. Program information to come. Please register for tickets in advance and plan to arrive early to enjoy concessions in the lobby. As with every TRYPO concert, general admission tickets are free with a suggested donation. Limited reserved seating is available with a VIP ticket purchase.   Learn More and Get Tickets!  

This weekend at Mini-Camp our TRYPO musicians got quality time to spend with each other to get the season off to a great start, but it wasn’t just students who came to Mini-Camp. We also had an awesome group of parent chaperones who made the weekend possible. After some initial conversations, it was clear that TRYPO’s impact is not just clear to the students, but to their parents as well. Here’s what they had to say about TRYPO: What is it about this weekend that made you want to volunteer to be here? Liz: Because my youngest is a senior …