This August, we hosted over 650 auditions, a record number for TYM! We now have over 430 students participating across our 9 different ensembles. All of the students and conductors are busy preparing for their upcoming concerts. Be sure to mark your calendars now for our rapidly approaching concert season!

In addition to our 9 TYM ensembles, our Chatham County after-school program continues this year with over 75 students at the elementary level. Our fifth graders have moved up to middle school, where an orchestra class has started for the first time in Chatham County School history!

Pavel Wlosok to play with TYJO & TYJE this Fall

This fall, Triangle Youth Jazz Orchestra and Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble will have the opportunity to perform with Czech born American pianist, composer, arranger, educator, music engineer and producer Pavel Wlosok.

Mr. Wlosok will host several workshops, rehearse with the jazz ensembles, and then share the stage for their fall concerts on November 2 at Meredith College. We are so exited to work with and learn from him!

TYP is Going on Tour!

Plans are underway for TYP to travel to Europe this summer! They will tour Vienna and Prague and see Stephansdom Cathedral, Vienna Opera and Hofburg Palace, Eisenstadt (home of Joseph Haydn) and Estates Theater (where Mozart conducted Don Giovanni). TYP will also have a master class opportunity with a member of Vienna Philharmonic as well as several performance opportunities.

Alexander Technique Workshop in October

In October, we will be hosting Boston-based Alexander Technique leader and teacher, Miriam Bolkosky.

Miriam will be attending rehearsals and teaching our musicians about how the Alexander Technique can help them in their playing and practice. The Alexander Technique is an educational method for changing harmful, habitual patterns of tension and posture to promote ease, balance, and efficient movement in the body.

Miriam will also be hosting a workshop for students and teachers on Sunday, October 19 open to all teachers and students, not just TYM!

Student & Alumni Spotlights

Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble saxophonist Robert Jefferson was recently awarded first prize at the prestigious 2025 Gerry Mulligan Jazz Challenge. A senior at Western Alamance High School, Robert has been an integral part of Triangle Youth Music for three years, contributing his talent, dedication, and leadership to our ensembles. We are incredibly proud of his hard work and this outstanding achievement. Congratulations, Bob!