Tag: Orcas Choral Society

100 Musicians! 1 Great Cause!

February 28, 2018

This Sunday, March 4, a grand Orcas Island music tradition returns with fresh notes to welcome Spring.  More than 100 members of our community music groups and school music ensembles will perform at the 21st annual benefit concert for school music hosted by the Music Advocacy Group (MAG) in the Old School Gym at 3pm.  … More 100 Musicians! 1 Great Cause!

From $10,000 seed fund to $10,000 for school music this year

March 1, 2017

What has truly mattered is the partnership with school teachers, administrators, the school board and the Orcas music community, with MAG as the conduit for their shared conviction in school music. Keeping music education in public school classrooms in today’s school budget climate is as challenging today as it was 20 years ago.  That the … More From $10,000 seed fund to $10,000 for school music this year