In 1853, Brahms, then 20 years old, was introduced to Robert Schumann, the famous pianist, composer, and music critic. Brahms immediately perceived all the attributes of the elder Robert Schumann and wanted the same for himself. Schumann was an excellent pianist. Brahms worked to acquire great piano technique and soon surpassed Schumann to become the greater pianist. Brahms saw that Schumann was a great symphonist, so he diligently studied the orchestra, acquired tremendous s

Our finale, and the biggest orchestral work of the season, will be Ottorino Respighi’s colossal tone poem, The Pines of Rome...

Notes from the Office for June concert Legends

Planning for this concert began well over a year ago. Morten Lauridsen’s beautifully rich and compelling Lux Aeterna has always been a favorite of mine...

Our Blooming Brilliance performance on May 10th has turned into a wonderful concert with something for everyone.

One of the great highlights of every season is meeting and hearing the winners and runners-up from our annual Young Artists Competition in two Spring concerts. These are the finest and most talented young musicians from Kitsap county.

A simple arpeggio and a scale is all Mozart used as the building blocks for his first great symphony. Mozart was 17 years old when he...

Handel’s Messiah is a perpetual audience favorite. No holiday season is complete without the unforgettable melodies, dramatic text and...

On November 17th we present Women of Note , a concert of works by four female composers. In historical terms, this is too little, too...

Welcome to the 2024-2025 Orchestral Season! We start in grand style with Franz von Suppé’s rousing horserace, the Light Cavalry Overture....