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Meet the conductor of the new Poulsbo orchestra Lt. Seph Coats is director of U.S. Navy Band NW
n The Poulsbo Community Orchestra's next rehearsal is June 2, 7-9 p.m., at West Sound Academy.
Lt. Seph Coats, USN, is conductor of the Poulsbo Community Orchestra. Since receiving his Navy commission in October 2008, Coats has served as a Navy bandmaster. He has conducted in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Northwest; and worked with the Conservatorio di Musica San Pietro a Majella in Naples, and the Rainier Symphony in Seattle. The all-volunteer Poulsbo Community Orchestra was established in March as a not-for-profit, cultural organization. Steve Swann is its founder and executive director, and is assisted by music director Blake Yarbrough, and a small plan-
ning committee. Yarbrough is principal French horn and soloist with U.S. Navy Band Northwest. Musicians with at least two years playing experience and ages 14 and older, may register with Poulsbo’s Parks and Recreation Department for scheduled rehearsal sessions. The first 10-week program ends June 30. The summer program begins July 14 and will be followed by a 12-week fall session commencing mid-September. Currently, approximately three dozen musicians rehearse weekly at
West Sound Academy names scholarship in honor of Kitsap educator Ann Marie Frodel She exemplified ‘hunger for knowledge, love of music and art, and deep caring for others’ POULSBO — Deadline is May 30 for applications for West Sound Academy’s fulltuition Ann Marie Frodel Memorial Scholarship. Information and downloadable forms are available on the West Sound Academy website, www. westsoundacademy.org/ admissions/ann-marie-frodel-scholarship. According to the school, during her lifetime, Frodel exemplified the qualities that West Sound Academy students strive to achieve during their course of
study: a hunger for knowledge, a love of music and art, a deep caring for others, an enthusiasm for new experiences and a deep appreciation for diversity. The Ann Marie Frodel Memorial Scholarship celebrates her legacy in education and community service by awarding full tuition to attend West Sound Academy to one student based on merit and financial need. The award is renewable each year until the student graduates from West Sound Academy, provided the student maintains good standing with the school and a minimum 3.0 GPA every semester of enrollment. In order to qualify for the scholarship, an appli-
cant must show evidence of merit and leadership qualities, demonstrate financial need, and be a United States citizen and a resident of Washington state. A non-related adult must first nominate an applicant for the scholarship. After being nominated, students interested in applying for the scholarship must submit a scholarship application, a West Sound Academy admissions application, and a West Sound Academy financial assistance packet. The scholarship selection committee will review the applications, interview the top five candidates, and announce the award recipient by June 30.
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West Sound Academy. Instrumentation is represented by: n Strings (violin, viola, cello, and bass).
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POULSBO — The Poulsbo Community Orchestra’s first conductor is director of U.S. Navy Band Northwest at Bangor and is a former musician with the U.S. Navy Band. Lt. Seph Coats, USN, volunteered to lead the orchestra. He has performed internationally as a bassist, then as a conductor for the last 16 years. Coats attended the University of New Mexico, graduating with a bachelor of music performance before winning a position with the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra in 1997. He won an audition with the U.S. Navy Band in 1998. While ser ving in Washington, D.C., he performed for presidents, royalty, heads of state, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, senators, and congressmen, as well as before tens of thousands of concertgoers across the United States. During this time, he completed a master’s degree in instrumental performance at Catholic University.
orchestra rehearsal
n Wind (flute, clarinet, oboe, and saxophone). n Brass (trumpet, trombone, tuba, and French horn). n Percussion (timpani and other percussion instruments). Many of the musicians have dozens of years experience in orchestras, both in Kitsap County and around the United States. The popular community band and orchestra movement throughout the United States provides rehearsal and performance opportunities, often without requirement for individual audition. Volunteer musicians perform locally with orchestras and wind bands in Bremerton, Bainbridge
Island, Silverdale, Port Townsend, Sequim, and Port Angeles, and work to lend support to music programs in local schools. The Poulsbo Community Orchestra will perform on June 30, 8 p.m., in the Poulsbo City Hall Chambers. Selections for this free concert will include works by Bizet, Beethoven, and Sibelius. Following this inaugural event, guests and musicians are invited to attend a reception at City Hall. Sponsors for the orchestra include the Poulsbo Noon Lions Club, West Sound Academy, the Peninsula Music and Arts Society, Poulsbo Rotary Club, and the city’s Parks and Rec Department. Musicians interested in joining the orchestra can email poulsbocommunityorchestra@gmail.com or call Poulsbo Parks and Rec at 360-779-9898. A registration fee is required, and scholarships for young musicians are available.
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