Oregon Experience: Sagebrush Symphony

Resources

Books

Jacob Avshalomov, Music is where you make it, II: the joyful workings of America's first youth orchestra, The Portland Youth Philharmonic
Portland Junior Symphony Association, 1979
Anne Shannon Monroe, Hearth of Happiness
Doubleday, Doran and Company Inc., 1929

Articles

The Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra
Pauline DeVin, The Musician, 22:334, May 1917
Oregon Claims a Genius
Robert Scott Cathey, The Tumbleweed, Sept. 1939.
High country at Burns rich source for music
Hilmar Grondahl, The Oregonian, November 4, 1973.

Web sites

The Oregon Historical Society
http://www.ohs.org
The Harney County Library: Claire McGill Luce Western History Room
http://www.harneycountylibrary.org/western-history-room
Harney County Historical Museum
http://www.burnsmuseum.com/
The Portland Youth Philharmonic
http://www.portlandyouthphil.org/
About the Program
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A children's orchestra blooms in the high desert.

Meet PYP Members
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Meet members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic.

Sagebrush Gallery
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View photos from the early history of the orchestra.

Mary's Method
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Learn about Mary Dodge's method of teaching the violin.

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