Last night band, orchestra and choir students from our five comprehensive high schools rehearsed with guest directors from across the state in preparation for The Festival of Music, a decades-long music program that gives music students an opportunity to perform together in honor ensembles.
"You have a chance to collaborate musically with people you don’t know that well. You don’t have to be close to those people you make music with. If you just make music together, there’s a unique experience about it," said Ferris High School choir director Matt Johnson.
Guest directors include:
Nicole Lamartine, Central Washington University Director of Choirs
Bruce Walker, Associate Professor of Music at Columbia Basin College and Music Director for the Walla Walla Symphony Youth Orchestra
Paul Bain, Western Washington University Assistant Professor of Music and Interim Director of Bands
All are welcome to attend the free performance tonight, Nov. 26, at The Fox Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m. Or watch a livestream.