Whidbey Island Orchestra
The Whidbey Island Orchestra was
formed in 2007 to provide quality musical experiencesfor young and adult musicians of Whidbey Island and for our community.
Whidbey Island Orchestra
The Whidbey Island Orchestra was
formed in 2007 to provide quality musical experiencesCommunity support is vital for Whidbey Island Orchestra. Although our adult musicians pay dues, these provide less than half of our operating expenses. We depend on the voluntary donations we receive for our primary community support.
Mail donations to us at: PO Box 1451, Freeland, WA 98249
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Following her stroke of August 4, Executive Director / Principal Conductor Cynthia Morrow is recovering at Regency Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Coupeville. She will probably remain there until mid-November. At Regency, she is able to get frequent short sessions of physical, speech, and daily-living activities therapy. This works well, because her stamina is still quite limited.She is showing some welcome improvement. She is interactive with her surroundings. Gary estimates that she comprehends more than half of what he says to her. Although she still has difficulty with speech, what she does say is meaningful. She is occasionally able to swallow some food, but still requires her gastrostomy tube for nutrition.
Told that she had many people holding her in love, she smiled and said, "Tell them I am doing well." The good wishes and positive thoughts of the orchestra community mean a lot to Cynthia and Gary. Keep them coming - we look forward to further recovery.
Whidbey Island Orchestra at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, December, 2019
The Whidbey Island Orchestra consists of strings, winds, brass and percussion of all abilities and backgrounds.
To join the orchestra or for more information, please contact our membership administrator at membership@whidbeyislandorchestra.org.The mission of the Whidbey Island Orchestra is to foster a positive musical experience for its musician members and for our local community. We perform for the love of music and for the opportunity to spread the joy of music to Whidbey Island audiences, be they residents or visitors.
Whidbey Island Orchestra has named reknowned local musician James Hinkley to be our next Assistant Conductor. James recently conducted the SUMMER SIGHTREADING WORKSHOP August 5 - 9. He will also conduct parts of our concerts and assist Principal Conductor/ Executive Director Cynthia Morrow in choosing music and preparing the orchestra for concerts. A more complete introduction to James is on our Conductors and Board page.