Senior Spotlight: Patricia Harden - PYO Music Institute

Name

Patricia Harden

Instrument

Violin

Current Teacher

Jennifer Lee

High School

Commonwealth Charter Academy

College / Major

University of Delaware / Music performance

How long have you been a member of the PYO Music Institute and in which ensembles did you participate?

3 years, 2 with PYAO and 1 with PYO

Do you have any plans or activities planned for over the summer?

Doing some summer camps in Virginia and the Mann Center and focusing on transitioning into college.

What is one of your favorite PYOMI memories?

Playing at the Union League of Philadelphia

What are your most recent musical and/or academic achievements?

Playing with the Cincinnati Symphony as a Fellow of Equity Arc’s National Pathways Festival.

What are some of your favorite pieces of music that you have performed with the PYO Music Institute?

Shostakovich 5, Dvorak 9, Scheherazade, and Elgar’s cello concerto

When you are not in rehearsal or practicing your instrument, what other activities or hobbies do you enjoy?

Newspaper writing, digital art, and photography

What is one unique attribute about you that people find surprising?

I have both autism and ADHD.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? What do you see yourself doing?

Still doing music, maybe in performance or therapy.