Special Events

In addition to master classes and a season of well over 100 concerts, every year the School of Music sponsors special events of particular interest to teachers, high school students, and the community.  They include:

Brass Camp: a five-day camp in June for high school students that is taught by Puget Sound brass faculty.  Look for more information on this site in the coming weeks. 

Brass Works is a full-day event for brass players in the Fall with clinics by the brass faculty, a master class with a guest artist, and performances by brass chamber ensembles.

The Fall Choral Festival brings together high school singers from the Pacific Northwest.  The day of choral festivities culminates with the Adelphian Concert Choir,  the Dorian Singers and Voci d'Amici in concert.  In the spring, there is a women's chorus festival culminating in a performance by our own women's chorus, the Dorian Singers. 

Music Day: New in Fall 2006, this day-long event invites high school students to campus to meet with faculty, sit in on classes and auditions, find answers to questions about applying to music programs, take a campus tour, do an interview (if desired), and, for those applying for early admission to Puget Sound, to audition.  Contact Kyle Haugen, our Music Admission Coordinator for more information.

The Piano Festival is an intensive two-day workshop offered to Puget Sound piano students, as well as advanced pianists in the community.  Master classes and related music classes are led by well-known guest artists, as well as by piano faculty members from the School of Music.

Serious About Singing is a one-day workshop directed by Professor Christopher McKim.  The entire voice faculty participates in this event that covers stage deportment, audition and contest preparation, and expression in singing.  All participants have the opportunity to work individually with the Puget Sound's voice faculty.

The School of Music also collaborates with the Tacoma Philharmonic and Pacific Lutheran University in the Virtuoso Discovery Series, which brings rising stars to Tacoma who give a master class and perform a recital at one of the two universities. 

Women's Chorus Festival: Held annually in late winter, usually in February, this festival invites women's choirs from the region to campus for an evening of sharing performances and receiving input from the Puget Sound choral faculty.