Temple Music Prep

Spring auditions are tomorrow! 🎻✨ There’s still time to apply to the Center for Gifted Young Musicians and be heard on May 30, or plan ahead for September 12.

CGYM 2026-27 Auditions
🗓️ Saturday, May 30 & September 12
📍 Temple University Center City, 1515 Market St, Philadelphia
📝 Apply and learn more: https://tinyurl.com/TempleCGYM

The CGYM curriculum offers young string players the opportunity to grow through chamber music coachings and chamber orchestras led by prominent Philadelphia‑area musicians, weekly masterclasses with world‑class artists, and performance opportunities. Students receive specialized instruction in a rigorous and supportive learning environment. 🎻🎶

📸 2025-26 Chamber Music Masterclass with Amy Yang, piano

Concerts, concerts, and more concerts! 🎶✨ Congratulations to all of our Center for Gifted Young Musicians students on their spring performances.

The Baroque Players and Chamber Players Orchestras took the stage earlier this month for Singular Strings, highlighting several of our outstanding young soloists in both ensembles. The Youth Chamber Orchestra Gala was just as exciting, featuring the world premiere of Rigmarole and Other Songs by Snorri Sigfús Birgisson, written for the YCO and Aaron Picht and inspired by Icelandic folk melodies.

Across these performances, we also took time to celebrate our graduating seniors from all three CGYM ensembles. Congratulations to our seniors, and thank you to everyone for a wonderful year of music-making!

Take your artistry further in a community built to help you grow. Come and be heard at our CGYM auditions for the 2026–27 season.

🗓️ May 30 & September 12
📍 Temple University Center City, 1515 Market St, Philadelphia
📝 Apply and learn more: https://www.tinyurl.com/TempleCGYM

The Community Music Scholars Program closed out the year with a fantastic spring concert! 🎶✨

The program featured performances by our newest youth choir collaboration with Singing City Choir, Singing City: Next Generation, as well as the Philadelphia String Project, Brass & Wind Project, Brass & Wind Workshop, and our CMSP Upper Division students.

This special concert also marked a heartfelt farewell to our CMSP Jazz instructor, Jacob Hernandez. Jacob has been part of CMSP for more than 15 years, first as a student, and later as the conductor of the CMSP Jazz Orchestra. We were proud to honor his longstanding dedication and to thank him for the lasting impact he has made on our community. 🫶

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating an incredible year. We hope to see you again next season!

🔗 Fall enrollment is now open for Brass & Wind Project and Philadelphia String Project, and we are accepting applications for the CMSP Upper Division. Learn more here: www.boyer.temple.edu/community/cmsp

Congratulations to Center for Gifted Young Musicians violinist Daniel Qi on a wonderful senior recital! 🎻✨

Daniel has been a dedicated member of the Temple Music Prep community for over a decade, studying in the violin studio of Charles Parker, Jr. He joined the CGYM Youth Chamber Orchestra in 2019 and is also featured as a soloist on Voyages, the ensemble’s newest album.

Daniel’s connection to Temple Music Prep was evident throughout the program, including a performance with his CGYM chamber ensemble, the Huxsoll Quartet. The group includes Daniel, Eyal Allen, Penelope Tang, and Darren Lee and is coached by J. Freivogel of the Jasper String Quartet, our Quartet-in-Residence. The recital also featured a special performance of Halvorsen’s Passacaglia (after Handel) alongside his sister, Helen Qi, a CGYM alumna and former student of Charles Parker, Jr.

We are incredibly proud of Daniel’s musical journey, artistry, and commitment over the years. Thank you, Daniel, for sharing your musicianship with our community for so long. We wish you all the best in what comes next! 👏

Congratulations to our Center for Gifted Young Musicians students on their performances at their chamber music recitals this month! 🎻✨ The Baroque and Chamber Players Orchestras’ ensembles performed on May 8th, while the Youth Chamber Orchestra’s ensembles performed on May 15th.

We’re so proud of all our students’ hard work and dedication towards their chamber music this season. It’s been a great year and we can’t wait to see everyone again in the fall!

Bravo to all 👏

📸 Check out some photos of a few of the ensembles that performed at each concert

Chamber music is a central component of our Center for Gifted Young Musicians program. Learn more about the Center for Gifted Young Musicians and find the application link on our website: https://boyer.temple.edu/community/temple-music-prep/programs/center-gifted-young-musicians

We are thrilled to celebrate Center for Gifted Young Musicians violinist Noëlle Streuber-Eden on earning Second Prize in the 2026 OPUS National Music Competition, an invitation-only event showcasing some of the most talented young musicians in the country. Last year, Noëlle also earned First Prize at the 2025 OPUS Music Competition for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 🎻✨

Noëlle studies violin with Guillaume Combet and J. Freivogel and is a member of the Center for Gifted Young Musicians (CGYM) Youth Chamber Orchestra. She is also featured as a soloist on Voyages, the newest album by the CGYM Youth Chamber Orchestra, released this past December.

We are so proud to see Noëlle’s continued growth, dedication, and musical excellence recognized on a national stage. 👏

🔗 Learn more about CGYM and apply for a chance to join our community of outstanding young musicians for the 2026–27 season here: https://tinyurl.com/TempleCGYM

Thank you to the Puget Sound Piano Trio for a riveting chamber music masterclass! 🎶 This session marked the final masterclass of the year, and we were thrilled to close out the series with such engaging artists.

During the class, the trio worked with two ensembles from the Center for Gifted Young Musicians. The first was a piano trio featuring Noah Jordan (cello), Madeline Han (violin), and Esther Hong (piano), coached by J. Freivogel of the Jasper String Quartet. The second was a piano quintet featuring Danae Truxler (violin), Karina Morales (violin), Jacob Hong (viola), Leonardo Lucchi (cello), and Conan Yang (piano), coached by Kathryn Read.

👏 We are so proud of these ensembles and grateful they had the opportunity to learn from such accomplished musicians.

A special thank you to Allegro Music Consultants for making this experience possible and for connecting us with the Puget Sound Trio.

🎻 Interested in opportunities like this? Students in CGYM regularly work closely with professional artists through masterclasses, coachings, and performances. Come and be heard on either May 30 or September 12 at our upcoming Center for Gifted Young Musicians auditions! Learn more at: https://boyer.temple.edu/community/temple-music-prep/programs/center-gifted-young-musicians

Excellence, always! ✨ Our Center for Gifted Young Musicians students delivered outstanding performances at the Tri-County Concerts 2026 Annual Youth Festival.

Congratulations to our students on their achievements:

Senior Strings
🥇 First Place: Julie Chen, cello
🥈 Second Place: Regan Lee, violin
⭐ Honorable Mention: Apollo Murray, cello

Junior Strings
🥇 First Place: Merion Road Duo: David Gartenberg, violin; Lilian Yue, violin

Winners have been invited to perform in a recital on May 30 and will receive monetary awards, with their accomplishments featured on the Tri-County Concerts website.

Take your place among these outstanding musicians. 🎶 Auditions are now open for the Center for Gifted Young Musicians. Join us on May 30 or September 12 and take the next step in your musical journey.

🔗 Learn more about the program and audition requirements on our website: https://boyer.temple.edu/community/temple-music-prep/programs/center-gifted-young-musicians

Tune in now to our YouTube to join the livestream for the Center for Gifted Young Musicians Youth Chamber Orchestra Gala Concert, live from Temple Performing Arts Center!

Don’t miss out on the world premiere of “Rigmarole and Other Songs” by Snorri Sigfus Birgisson, a piece written for the YCO and Aaron Picht and inspired by Icelandic folk melodies. 🌎✨

🔗 Seeing this after the concert? Check out the live recording of this performance on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

Tune in to our YouTube Channel to join us for the Center for Gifted Young Musicians Baroque Players and Chamber Players Orchestra Chamber Recital!

🔗 Seeing this after the recital? Check out the live recording of this performance on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

Tune in NOW to join us for the Community Music Scholars Program Spring Concert, featuring performances by the Singing City: Next Generation, Philadelphia String Project, Brass & Wind Project, and Community Music Scholars Program!

🔗 This performance is live streamed and will be recorded on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/