Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute 2023 Finale Concert

Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute brings the orchestra world to Whidbey Island.

For six-days, orchestra conductors from around the globe will be in residence at the sixth annual Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute held August 7-12 in Langley. Internationally acclaimed conductor, lecturer and composer, Diane Wittry, will be leading the conducting sessions along with Dr. Anna Edwards, music director of Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra.

The culmination of the six-day workshop will be the PNWCI Finale Concert held on Saturday, August 12, 2pm at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.  PNWCI’s 2023 Conducting Fellows will lead Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra in a program to include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2, Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 2, Florence Maunder’s Badder Gyrations and others. A pre-concert chat with the participating conductors will begin at 1:15pm.

Founded in 2017, Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute has become a highly regarded workshop for orchestral conductors. Alumni are working and teaching across a diverse spectrum of musical ensembles and institutions.

Tickets are $30 and available at www.wicaonline.org or 360-221-8262. For workshop information, please visit www.sowhidbey.com or call 360-929-3045.