The program will be classical chamber pieces played by groups ranging in size from two to five. Your $25 ticket includes live chamber music, buffet brunch, and a silent auction.

When: Saturday, January 28, 2012. Doors open at 10 a.m.
Where: Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside, 100 Washington Ave., Bremerton
Cost: $25 per person (parking included)

Call to reserve your tickets, (360) 373-1722.

• Students must be an orchestral instrumentalist or vocalist
• Student must reside in the West Sound regions (Narrows Bridge north to the top of the Kitsap Peninsula, east to Bainbridge Island, west to Shelton)
• Student must not yet have completed the eleventh grade.
• Application must be complete. Student must complete Section 4 of application form.
• Student, if awarded a scholarship, must attend an orchestral or vocal music summer camp. Funds can only be used for attendance at a summer music camp that provides an orchestral or choral experience.
• Employees of the BSA and their immediate families are ineligible to apply.

For more information or to request a printed application, contact the Bremerton Symphony Association at 360-373-1722, P.O. Box 996, Bremerton, WA 98337.

The 2012 application can be found here.

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And if you’re planning on an end of the year donation and need it in 2011 for tax purposes, be sure to call us during office hours or have your check postmarked by December 31st. Thank you for your support!

Bremerton Symphony popular holiday concert features holiday favorites plus Reformation Symphony

The Bremerton Symphony Orchestra and Chorale will perform all the expected holiday favorites in its holiday concert “Romance and Reformation” on Saturday, December 10. In addition the orchestra will perform the Reformation Symphony of Felix Mendelssohn.

Mendelssohn’s symphony, written in honor of the 300thanniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, is based on Martin Luther’s hymn, “Ein Feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress).” Holiday favorites to be performed include Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, Carol of the Bells, Torme’s The Christmas Song, and many other traditional Christmas carols. The performance will wrap up the beloved medley of carols in Finnegan’s Christmas Sing Along.

The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the Bremerton High School Performing Arts Center. A pre-concert chat with Music Director Alan Futterman starts at 6:30 p.m.

Individual concert tickets and season subscriptions for the 2011-2012 A Season of Romance are still available. For tickets, call (360) 373-1722.