Education & Community
Music in the Schools
Our in-school educational programs include Soloists in the Schools, Trailblazers, and the Play It Forward program in partnership with the Bellingham Festival of Music.
If you are interested in welcoming the BSO to your school, please contact programs@bellinghamsymphony.org
This program is a fun and exciting way for students to interact with renowned professional musicians from across the globe. When possible, the BSO arranges for our guest artists to visit local schools for presentations, readings, and performances.
Past Soloists in the Schools events have included a special reading of “A Cello Named Pablo” by author and cellist Amit Peled.
To learn more about opportunities to participate with Soloists in the Schools, email programs@bellinghamsymphony.org.
Concertmaster Dawn Posey is joined by three other BSO musicians to form a string quartet that will present music by women composers and pair them with historical women from the same country. This is an engaging and fun presentation to introduce students to the string section instruments and look at pioneers in classical music and other fields from chemistry to pirates.
To learn more about opportunities to participate with Trailblazers, email programs@bellinghamsymphony.org.
The annual Play-it-Forward Chamber Residency program is presented in partnership by the Bellingham Symphony and the Bellingham Festival of Music.
Each spring, the program brings small ensembles from the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles to hold a week of seminars, masterclasses, mentoring, and performance for Whatcom County middle school and high school students. The residency culminates in a public performance by the ensemble and private reception with program supporters.
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