The Trinidad and Tobago Youth Philharmonic (TTYP) is currently hosting its 2023 Vacation Music Workshop which started on July 17 and ends on August 4.

A media release said, the workshop takes place from 9 am-4 pm at their head office, 19 Eighth Street East, Casselton Avenue, Trincity.

The workshop titled, For Love of Christ, the Classics, and Calypso, aims to provide young musicians between the ages four -29 years old with an enriching musical experience and will culminate with two concerts at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA).

The first concert to be held on August 5, titled, Then Sings My Soul I, will showcase musical arrangements of traditional Christian hymns and contemporary worship songs accompanied by the Euangelion Singers and the youth orchestra, while the second: Fanfare and Tribute to Black Stalin, to be held on August 6, will feature classic fanfares, marches, and a selection of Black Stalin's calypsoes, the release said.

TTYP's music director, Kenneth Listhrop, said that the concerts will offer the students an opportunity to showcase the music they prepared during the workshop as well as serve as a platform for the young musicians to bring joy, inspiration, and healing to their audiences in the post-covid19 era.

All proceeds from the concerts will contribute to the TTYP's land acquisition project, which aims to construct their own music academy in Tunapuna, the release said.

As the largest youth symphony orchestra in the Caribbean, the TTYP stands out as the only orchestra of its kind in TT, boasting a membership of over 150 children and young adults.

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