Whidbey Island Orchestras
The Whidbey Island Orchestras were formed in 2007 to provide quality musical experiences
for young and adult musicians of Whidbey Island and for our community.
for young and adult musicians of Whidbey Island and for our community.
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Chris Harshman is the director of South Whidbey High School's band programs. Many of his students and bands have won praise and awards in competition with much larger, big-budget schools. He teaches music privately, as well. He plays in jazz ensembles, chamber groups, and is a professional bassoonist with decades of classical orchestral and ensemble experience. He is a lifelong musician, with a deep knowledge and expertise both performing and educating in a wide range of musical genres. He has a B.A. in instrumental music education and has studied both wind and string pedagogy (the latter with emphasis on violin and string bass). He has a master's degree in bassoon performance and is a doctoral candidate in music education at the University of Washington. He is the principal bassoon in the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra and has performed in Chamber Music San Juan, Orchestra Seattle, and the Seattle Paramount Pit Orchestra, as well as both playing in and directing pit orchestras for musical productions in other venues. He is an adjudicator for music competitions in many parts of the country. For the past 19 years, he has worked for the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras as conductor for one of the orchestras (3 years) and as one of the founding directors of SYSO's Marrowstone-In-The-City summer music programs for youth. For the past 2 years he has been the head director of those programs. He leads the wind symphony at MITC 1 and also conducts MITC 1's full combined orchestra, which is made up all of the string and wind orchestras together. Many of the finest wind and string educators, performers, and conductors in the greater Seattle area work under his direction in this program. |
| Board of Directors | |
| President | Bill Halstead |
| Vice President/Youth Orchestra Liaison | Sheri Kelly |
| Treasurer | Barbara Tunes |
| Secretary | Dale Stirling |
| Boardmember | Kat Fritz |
| Boardmember/Graphic Designer | Susan Hanzelka |
| Boardmember/Librarian | Barb Murphy |
