PYPO is excited to be hosting two Festivals during the Spring of 2022!
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Join the musicians of PYPO’s Overture Strings, Prelude Strings and other visiting string musicians from all over the Tri-State Area for an afternoon of music-making and fun!
PYPO Honors Festival Orchestra (rehearses and performs with our Overture Strings ensemble) under the direction of Christina Crivelli and Erika Pierce.
Date:
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Levels:
Recommended for students in grades 4-6
Times:
Arrival – 1:45pm (rehearsals start at 2:00 P.M.)
Concert – 6:00pm
The PYPO Honors String Festival concert will begin at 6:00pm and will last approximately 30 minutes. All Festival and PYPO musicians will take part in the concert, and all families and friends are invited to join. No tickets are required for this free concert!
Location:
Chartiers Valley Intermediate School
2030 Swallow Hill Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Cost: $40
The cost of the festival includes all music instruction for the day, a pizza dinner and a Festival T-shirt*. (Members of PYPO do not need to pay to attend this festival, or the dinner- it is part of our regular season’s events. Should PYPO members wish to order a shirt, we will be sending the information about that in February.) *Please note- late registrations made after February 20th will not receive a T-shirt.
Be sure to register now, as we only have a limited number of seats for Festival Musicians, and registrations for some sections may close early.
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Join the musicians of PYPO’s Prelude Band and other visiting band musicians from all over the Tri-State Area for an afternoon of music-making and fun!
PYPO All Star Festival Band (rehearses and performs with PYPO’s Prelude Band ensemble) under the direction of Dr. Scott DiTullio and Dr. Roger Tabler.
Date:
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Levels:
Recommended for students in grades 5-8
Times:
Arrival – 1:45pm (rehearsals begin at 2:00 P.M.)
Concert – 6:00pm
The PYPO All Star Band Festival concert will begin at 6:00pm and will last approximately 30-40 minutes. All Festival and PYPO musicians will take part in the concert, and all families and friends are invited to join. No tickets are required for this free concert!
Location:
Chartiers Valley Intermediate School
2030 Swallow Hill Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Cost: $40
The cost of the festival includes all music instruction for the day, a pizza dinner and a Festival T-shirt*. (Members of PYPO do not need to pay to attend this festival, or the dinner- it is part of our regular season’s events. Should PYPO members wish to order a shirt, we will be sending the information about that in February.) *Please note- late registrations made after March 1st will not receive a T-shirt.
Be sure to register now, as we only have a limited number of seats for Festival Musicians, and registrations for some sections may close early.
For information regarding our COVID Protocols during the Festivals, please visit:
Please note, PYPO requires 10 days of quarantine after testing positive for COVID, OR after a known exposure to COVID, regardless of vaccination status. Should a Festival participant test positive for covid, or be exposed within 10 days of the festival, we will refund your Festival registration fee.
If you have any questions, please contact Executive Director Erika Pierce at staff@pypo.org