Music Education

The Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra offers two programs to provide our youth with the opportunity to participate in quality, live music. Adventures in Music is for elementary grade K-5 children and is designed to develop their music appreciation and participation. The Young Artist Competitions showcase the talents of our most accomplished student musicians.

The Adventures in Music (AIM) program is a collaborative educational project of the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra and the five public school districts in Clallam County, Washington. In addition, programs are offered to the Queen of Angels parochial school, Olympic Christian school, and the home-schooling organizations in Clallam County. Teachers receive supporting curriculum materials and suggestions for integrating the arts into other academic areas. There is no charge to either the students or the schools that benefit from this program. Al Harris develops and coordinates Adventures in Music. Click here so you can read teacher evaluations of the impact of this important program and the names of AIM’s generous sponsors.

The Young Artist Competition and the Junior Young Artist Competition are open to any North Olympic Peninsula instrumental student who meets certain age requirements. The Competitions are held on the last Saturday in January. Competitors perform a 10-minute (maximum) selection of concert-quality music, and the winner of each Competition receives a cash award. The Competitions are adjudicated by North Olympic Peninsula music teachers and Symphony musicians. Our March newsletter hosts an article with photographs of our winners, and we feature the winners at our Concert and Cuisine special event.

Please click here for entry information and applications for the Young Artist Competition and the Junior Young Artist Competition.