Spring Rehearsal Schedule 2015
2015 Concerto Competition Finals
Congratulations to the 2015 Concerto Competition Finalists. They will be playing in a live round on March 1, 2015 at the Temple Beth Ami in Rockville, Maryland.
1st Year Honors
Taoran Chen, clarinet
Fonda Shen, violin
Junior Division
Sooah Sohn – Violin
William Chen, flute
Daniel Coile, clarinet
Alanna Li, violin
Austin Mao, clarinet
Callie Wen, violin
Intermediate Division
William Capon, oboe
Eileen Chen, flute
Rachel Coile, clarinet
Annie Sharkey, flute
Senior Division
Matthew Coile, trumpet
Rosa Cho, cello
Ian Poe-Yamagata, cello
Martysz
Josh Hollin, string bass
Fall Rehearsal Schedule 2014
PVYO to Perform at Strathmore!
PVYO is excited to announce that our 2014 Spring performances will be at The Music Center at Strathmore on Friday May 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m.! All of our PVYO ensembles will be showcased in this Gala event! This is a wonderful opportunity for our students and exciting time for PVYO as all of our members and families will be sharing this event together. Tickets will be available through the Ticket Center at Strathmore. Additional details will come out when our spring semester resumes. BUY TICKETS HERE
Jennifer Van Petten to Join PVYO
PVYO is excited to welcome Jennifer Van Petten to its artistic staff as a sectional coach. Ms. Van Petten brings a tremendous amount of experience and expertise to PVYO. She has established herself as one of the premier music educators and conductors in the region, and is well known for her charisma, enthusiasm, energy, and attention to musical detail. Ms. Van Petten recently took leave to raise her three young children after an amazing 11 year tenure as the Instrumental Music Director at Rosa Parks Middle School, but has continued inspiring our region’s young musicians as their conductor for the Montgomery County Junior Honors Orchestra.
Previously, Mrs. Van Petten served as conductor for the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra’s Chamber Strings and Young Artists Orchestra, where she was teamed with PVYO’s recent staff additions, David Levin and Scott Herman.
Mrs. Van Petten was a finalist in the 2010-2011 Gazette’s “My Favorite Teacher” award. In 2005, Mrs. Van Petten was the recipient of the Nancy Dworkin Award for “Outstanding Service to Youth” as well as a finalist for the “Agnes Meyer Teaching Award.”
Mrs. Van Petten is an active member of the Maryland Music Educators Association where she served as Member-at-Large in the Maryland Orchestra Directors Association, as well as an adjudicator for the District and State honors ensembles. She frequently adjudicates regional band and orchestra festivals in Maryland. She maintains a private studio in Olney, where she resides with her family.