WWU Hosts Music Festival
Northwest High School Students to Perform Jan. 28
Musicians spend two days in intensive instruction and practice for the concert.
Walla Walla University is presenting a Choir and Orchestra Festival Concert on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 3 p.m. in the University Church.
This concert is a popular event featuring more than approximately 300 high school musicians from across the northwest. The students arrive Wednesday and spend two days in intensive rehearsal and instruction.
The festival culminates in the Saturday afternoon concert.
Benjamin Gish, a music faculty member of Walla Walla Valley Academy and Walla Walla University, will direct the orchestra.
Kraig Scott, professor of music at WWU and director of the WWU Choral Program, will direct the choir.
This concert is free and open to the public. For more information on the event, contact the WWU Music Department at (509) 527-2561.
Students participating in the event are from regional schools, including:
Auburn Adventist Academy
Columbia Adventist Academy
Cascade Christian Academy
Gem State Academy
Livingstone Adventist Academy
Mount Ellis Academy
Milo Adventist Academy
Portland Adventist Academy
Rogue Valley Adventist School
Skagit Valley Adventist School
Upper Columbia Academy
Walla Walla Valley Academy
Yakima Adventist Christian School
