The 2022 PNW champions, Verdant A Cappella, return to host our exciting annual a cappella competition featuring the best vocal talent in the Northwest. The Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival is the premier American showcase for vocal harmony music. The annual national competition is part of a national contest around […]
Olympia Opera Theatre Washington’s newest opera company located in the heart of Olympia Washington. It is our mission to bring opera and music theater to nontraditional spaces, allowing the audience to be fully immersed in the story and characters’ experiences. Our premier concert features some of western Washington’s finest singers, […]
Masterworks and the Celebration Handbell Ensemble join forces to recreate two heartening musical traditions, the singing of Christmas carols and the ringing of handbells. Since the Victorian era, carols and handbells have lent their uplifting music to this traditional time of joy and devotion. Tonight you’ll hear traditional favorites as […]
by Ned Hayes Carols often become the background mutter of the holidays – old tunes covered by bored pop stars. Yet the joy of hearing a professional group of singers deliver Christmas standards in the original intended choir format is a surprisingly fresh and enlivening experience. In the skyscape of […]
by Tom Simpson for OLY ARTS The Olympia Peace Choir will hold its annual spring concert this coming Saturday. The concert has become an annual event for this choir of over 100 singers. This year, the concert will feature songs about peace and social consciousness from diverse cultures, including music […]
by Karen Lunde for OLY ARTS From the earliest tribal welcome songs to anti-war and protest anthems, music has given a powerful voice to messages of peace. The Olympia Peace Choir, a community chorus over 100 members strong, will carry that tradition on with its first-ever Peace Walk. Choir members […]
by Jennifer Crain for OLY ARTS On March 18, the human voice takes center stage at the Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival. This popular event brings the vocal acrobatics and stage flair of the a cappella scene to the public in a high-energy sing-off. By the end of the evening, […]
