Triangle Youth Music

Triangle Youth Music is a youth music education organization on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, running ensembles at several levels so students can move up as they develop. It grew out of a group of thirty-five high school musicians from around the Triangle who came together in early 1988 to form a symphony orchestra.

From there the Triangle Youth Philharmonic expanded into a full symphony orchestra, and thousands of young players have passed through since. The organization treats friendship and shared performance as part of the point, alongside the musicianship itself.

What to know

• The inaugural concert took place on May 22, 1988.
• The organization was originally known as the Philharmonic Association.
• A jazz program began in 2005 after students were invited to play at a Raleigh Martin Luther King, Jr. event.
• Collaborators have included the Cary Ballet, the Raleigh Youth Choir and Jazz at Lincoln Center.