Peninsula Daily News
North Olympic Peninsula student concerts for the fall and winter season have been scheduled, showcasing hundreds of young musicians performing with voice and instrument.
All concerts are free to the public. Donations are accepted to help support music programs in the schools.
Refreshments are available for purchase at many but not all concerts.
Student talents range from beginners at the elementary school levels to aspiring professional musicians in high school bands, choirs and string orchestras in selective high school groups.
Fall concerts begin Wednesday in Port Angeles and Oct. 28 in Sequim, with classical and modern arrangements to open the new school year.
The Port Angeles High School wind ensemble and Sequim High School choir will also perform traditional patriotic music Nov. 11 at the Veterans Day ceremonies at Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles.
The biggest student concert of the year is the Port Angeles High School Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 in the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave.
Four bands, three orchestras and four choirs, as well as a massed symphonic performance, will include traditional and modern holiday music and a sing-along.
The two-hour concert is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted for the music program.
Guests are encouraged to arrive early for the popular annual event showcasing student musicians.
The holiday music extravaganza typically attracts an audience of about 1,200.
The annual Port Townsend Stringfest concert features string orchestra students from Port Townsend High School, OCEAN, Blue Heron Middle School, Grant Street Elementary, the Swan School, the PI program and homeschool students.
There will be a variety of musical selections performed from classical to modern, concluding with a traditional holiday selection.
Wednesday
■  7:30 p.m. — Port Angeles High School string orchestras fall concert, PAHS auditorium, 304 E. Park Ave.
Oct. 27
■  7:30 p.m. — Port Angeles High School choirs fall concert, PAHS auditorium.
Oct. 28
■  7 p.m. — Sequim High School choirs fall concert, Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N Sequim Ave.
Nov. 5
■  7:30 p.m. — Port Angeles High School bands fall concert, PAHS auditorium.
Nov. 11
■  10:30 a.m. — Veterans Day ceremonies, Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles.
Winter/holiday concerts
Dec. 1
■  7 p.m. — Chimacum High School bands, Chimacum school auditorium, 91 W. Valley Road.
Dec. 2
■  6 p.m. — Dry Creek (Port Angeles) kindergarten through second grade general music concert, Dry Creek gym, 25 Rife Road.
Dec. 1
■  7 p.m. — Chimacum High School choir, Chimacum school auditorium.
Dec. 7
■  6 p.m. — Dry Creek Elementary (Port Angeles) third through sixth grade general music concert, Dry Creek gym.
■  7 p.m. — Franklin and Jefferson (Port Angeles) elementaries sixth-grade band and choir, Jefferson gym, 218 E. 12th St.
Dec. 8
■  7 p.m. — Chimacum Elementary band, Chimacum school auditorium.
■  7 p.m. — Stevens Middle School (Port Angeles) string orchestras, Stevens gymnasium, 1139 W. 14th St.
Dec. 9
■  6:30 p.m. — Franklin, Roosevelt and Jefferson (Port Angeles) elementaries string orchestras, Roosevelt gym, 106 Monroe Road.
■  6:30 p.m. — Hamilton Elementary (Port Angeles) third through sixth grade general music concert, Hamilton gym, 1822 W. Seventh St.
■  7 p.m. — Sequim Middle School band, Sequim Middle school gymnasium, 301 W. Hendrickson Road.
Dec. 10
■  2 p.m. — Forks Junior and Senior High School bands, Forks High School commons, 261 Spartan Ave.
■  6 p.m. — Crescent School (Joyce) all-music concert, Crescent School gym, 50350 state Highway 112.
■  6:30 p.m. — Dry Creek (Port Angeles) wind band and string orchestra, Dry Creek gym.
■  7 p.m. — Port Townsend High School band, Port Townsend High School auditorium, 1500 Van Ness St.
■  7 p.m. — Hamilton and Roosevelt (Port Angeles) band concert, Roosevelt gym.
Dec. 12
■  3 p.m. — Port Townsend Winter Stringfest, Port Townsend High School auditorium.
Dec. 14
■  6:30 p.m. — Jefferson Elementary (Port Angeles) third through fifth grade general music concert, Jefferson gym.
Dec. 15
■  6:30 p.m. — Blue Heron Middle School (Port Townsend) band, Blue Heron gym, 3939 San Juan Ave.
■  7:30 p.m. — Sequim Middle School choirs, Sequim Middle School gym.
■  7:30 p.m. — Port Angeles High School Holiday Concert, PAHS auditorium.
Dec. 16
■  6 p.m. — Neah Bay Elementary band and jazz band, Neah Bay gym, 3560 Deer St.
■  7 p.m. — Forks Intermediate School band and jazz band, Forks High School commons.
■  7 p.m. — Sequim High School choir, Sequim High School auditorium.
■  7 p.m. — Stevens Middle School (Port Angeles) choir, Stevens gym.
Dec. 17
■  6:30 p.m. — Forks Elementary general music, Forks Elementary gym, 301 S. Elderberry Ave.
■  7 p.m. — Sequim High School bands, Sequim High School auditorium.
■  7 p.m. — Chimacum Elementary holiday concert, Chimacum school auditorium.
■  7:30 p.m. — Stevens Middle School (Port Angeles) bands, Stevens gym.