Music, Choral Groups and Bands
Sultry jazz, be-boping blues, rock and more...this town is chock full of musical talent. Classical, country, swing and tango...there is just about something for everyone. Whether you want to hear it or do it, there's places to go!
| Music Festivals and Events |
| Centrum
Festivals - Jazz Port Townsend, Port Townsend Country Blues Festival,
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, and Chamber Music Festival (360) 385-3102; TICKETS (800) 733-3608 |
Olympic
Music Festival - Classical Concerts in the Barn |
All My Relations - Musical, educational, spritual and advocacy programs. |
Shedboyz - Promoting local shows and supporting the burgeoning rock scene in the area. |
| Choral Groups |
| Children and Youth Choirs A variety of choirs are available for young people: PT Kids Choir (children 5 to 10) PT Youth Chorus (ages 10 to 15) PT Vocal Ensemble (ages 13 to 20) Interested singers or their parents can contact Leslie Lewis (360) 379-0223 for more information. |
Community Chorus of Port Townsend & East Jefferson County |
| Peninsula Singers - Perform the world's greatest choral music. |
Rainshadow
- 35-member a capella choral ensemble |
| Wild Rose Chorale - Unique A Cappella choral ensemble. Contact: Leslie Lewis (360) 379-0223 |
| Flying Buttresses - 6 piece contra-folk dance group with Kristin Smith, Alison Hedlund, Sally Chapin, Jim Parfait, Otto Smith and George Yount. Contact: Sally Chapin |
| Chamber Music |
The Chamber Music Society of Port Townsend was created in the summer of 2008 by a group of friends who are chamber music fans and who wanted to be able to appreciate Chamber Music more from right here at home. In talking with the board members from the Youth Music Fund (a concert presenter), the decision was made to merge efforts under the Chamber Music Society banner. The YMF History of awarding youth music scholarships will continue as a goal of the new organization and end -of-year funds as possible, will be designated to this worthy purpose. It is the intention of the Society to expand these concerts in future years, growing in both number of events and size of audience. The Society will continue to build a sustaining fund through annual memberships and contributions which will insure future and continuing success. Our Mission is to organize and present an annual series of concerts which feature accomplished performers from across the United States. The Society is led by a Board of Directors and devotees of chamber Music who volunteer their time in support of the Society's programming. Contact: Leah Hammer innkeeper4u@olympus.net |
| Musicians and Bands |
New Faces - "blissful jumble of 70s rock, 80s pop and today's indie" |
Lucius Clay - Uncompromised Funk |
Baila Dworsky Trio - Classic Vocal Jazz and more (360) 385-1717 |
| Cape George Trio - Piano, Barbara Hinchcliff (360) 385-2715 |
| Gwen Moore Coffee Concerts - Classical Piano (306) 385-3626 |
| Bud Shank - Jazz Alto Saxophonist |
| David Michael - Original, robust and romantic music on Celtic Harp that draws on many world wide styles from medieval to ethnic. |
| Greg Vinson - String bass, voice and guitar |
| The Delta Rays - Stealing shamelessly from a wide variety of music styles this quartet of aging rockers will delight and amaze. |
| Nevada Slim Band - Vintage country blues and traditional western music. |
| Streverbrua - Six member Scandinavian Dance band. Contact: Sally Chapin |
| Orchestra |
Port Townsend Summer Band - The Port Townsend
Summer Band is comprised of area musicians who volunteer their time
and talents to perform free band concerts in the Gazebo at Chetzemoka
Park in Port Townsend. Concerts are presented free of charge at
3 p.m. on the last Sunday in June, July and August. The Band also
plays for the Independence Day celebrations at Fort Worden on July
4th each year, and plays for other national observances. |
Turtle Bluff Orchestra |
| Extras |
| Port Townsend has some great talent in bow making for violins, cello and violas. Check it out in the April 2004 issue of Smithsonian Magazine. Says author Russ Rymer in his article "The Music Tree": "Port Townsend, Washington, a seaside town on the Olympic Peninsula, has by happenstance become (along with nearby islands) the home of Charles Espey, Paul Siefried, Ole Kanestrom, Chris English, Morgan Anderson, Peg Baumgartel, Robert Morrow and enough other legends and strivers in the trade to make it the undisputed center of American bow manufacture." |
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