Academy Chamber Orchestra in concert

This performance features violinist Amelia Sie who recently appeared on TV and radio in “From the Top” broadcasts, national champion flutist Candy Chang, cellist extraordinaire Timothy Pizzichemi, the Flower Duet from Lakme sung by Academy Chamber Orchestra musicians, and a performance of Mr. Futterman’s Japanese Vignettes with projected images of Japan, both ancient and modern.

February 23, 2012 4:27 pm
The Academy Chamber Orchestra features some of the country’s most talented young musicians.
The Academy Chamber Orchestra features some of the country’s most talented young musicians.

The unrivaled premier youth chamber orchestra from the Northwest, Academy Chamber Orchestra, returns to Orcas Center with some of the most gifted young musicians in the nation.

The group will be on stage at Orcas Center on Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m.

This performance features violinist Amelia Sie who recently appeared on TV and radio in “From the Top”  broadcasts, national champion flutist Candy Chang, cellist extraordinaire Timothy Pizzichemi, the Flower Duet from Lakme sung by Academy Chamber Orchestra musicians, and a performance of Mr. Futterman’s Japanese Vignettes with projected images of Japan, both ancient and modern.

Academy Chamber Orchestra musicians heard last year at the Orcas Center are now attending Juilliard, the Curtis Institute of Music and Harvard University.

“If you have not heard them before, don’t miss this chance to see the future of chamber music,” say organizers.

Alan Futterman, music director of the Bremerton Symphony and the Peninsula Ballet Orchestra, directs.

Tickets are $15 and $11 for students ($2 off for Orcas Center members) and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1.