Our symphony concerts are held Sunday afternoons at 2 PM at Chimacum School Auditorium (91 W Valley Rd, Chimacum). There are open dress rehearsals the Friday evening at 7 pm before each Sunday concert – also at Chimacum School Auditorium.
PTSO concerts are free to attend (but not free to produce). Donations are always gratefully accepted at the door, through the mail or with PayPal.
Please reserve these dates on your calendar.
2025-2026 Concert Season Dates
Sundays at 2 pm, Chimacum Auditorium
October 26, 2025
December 7, 2025
February 22, 2026
April 26, 2026
PROGRAM DETAILS
October 26, 2025
Featuring composer Sous Chef on piano, modular synthesizer, sampler.
Sous Chef is a French Canadian/American musician/composer raised in Seattle with a music composition degree (with honors) from McGill University. He spent the last decade touring around the US, Canada, Japan & Europe with rum.gold, High Pulp, sunking, dentaru no tsuba, and occasionally solo as sous chef; producing records, composing, and making indie films scores while living between Seattle and BC. His bands have played on KEXP many times, been featured in the New York Times, and two of them are signed to Anti-Records.
Sous Chef has been a long time collaborator of artist Tsubasa Kato and has worked on pieces exhibited all over Japan including the Tokyo City Opera Art Gallery as well as abroad in Hong Kong, Finland, and the US & Canada. Now local (based in his Renton studio he built in 2024), he is exploring a more multimedia-based approach branching out from the purely musical, with aspirations of reaching ever greater means of expression. Based on his use of ancient and highly modern instruments, in conjunction with his deep love of film, his inspiration spans centuries and attempts to blend these seemingly distant and disparate elements together to create something wholly unique.
PROGRAM
William Grant Still, Threnody In Memory of Jan Sibelius
Sous Chef, Pas un Monde Mais un Miroir for keyboard, piano, electronics and orchestra *Premiere
intermission
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2
December 7, 2025
Featuring music of Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) who was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, and was active in Chicago from 1927 until her death in 1953. Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Price composed over 300 works: four symphonies, four concertos, as well as choral works, art songs, chamber music and music for solo instruments. In 2009, a substantial collection of her works and papers was found in her abandoned summer home.
She gave her first piano performance at the age of four and had her first composition published at the age of 11. According to her daughter, Florence really wanted to be a doctor but felt the difficulties of becoming a woman doctor at the time were too formidable. Instead, she became that even greater rarity—a woman composer of symphonies. (Text from Wikipedia)
PROGRAM
Jacques Offenbach: Overture to La Belle Hélène
Bizet, Farandole from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2 with Dena Odell, guest conductor (PT Ballet auction winner)
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Suite
intermission
Florence Price, Concert Overture No. 2
Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 2
February 22, 2026
Featuring Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 Young Artists’ Competition 2nd Prize winner in the Senior Division, percussionist Hayden Montgomery.
Hayden is a Chimacum High School and Peninsula College graduate. His parents are Jamie and Caleb Montgomery. He studied drums and percussion with Forrest Brennan and Terry Marsh. Hayden composed for and performed with the award-winning Chimacum Drumline and also performed for the All-Star Drumline. He placed 2nd in Multi Percussion at Washington State Solo Ensemble, first place in the Senior Division at Stars of Tomorrow, “Top Tenor” and “Most Improved” by All-Star Drumline’s staff, and graduated with Honors from Peninsula College. Hayden’s goal is to become a world-renowned composer.
PROGRAM
Tenors Without Borders by Forrest Brennan with percussionist Hayden Montgomery
Lincoln Portrait by Aaron Copland with guest narrator, Stanford Thompson
Dvorak, Symphony No. 6
Stanford Thompson is Executive Director of Equity Arc and a principal of Goldsmith Strategies where he is a leading national voice in arts education and leadership, specializing in promoting cultural equity and driving transformative change within underrepresented cultural communities. As the founder and former leader of Play On Philly, Stanford guided the organization for thirteen years, gaining international recognition for its use of music as a tool for social change. He also served as the Founding Board Chairman of El Sistema USA and Equity Arc, where he led complex strategic planning and organizational design initiatives that impact the lives of over 35,000 students across the country.
Stanford’s leadership has been instrumental in shaping the national conversation around equity in the arts, advocating for systemic change that creates more inclusive and accessible opportunities for cultural communities of all types. His expertise is sought by organizations ranging from small grassroots initiatives to major cultural institutions, where he helps leaders navigate the complexities of program development, audience engagement, and financial sustainability. A frequent keynote speaker and panelist, Stanford shares his insights on topics such as nonprofit leadership, arts education, and the role of the arts in personal development.
Stanford teaches on the faculty of the Global Leaders Institute, guiding leaders in not only developing their craft but also understanding the broader societal impact of their work. His extensive experience working with arts and cultural organizations, educational institutions, funders, and national service organizations aligns with his personal commitment to fostering sustainable growth and equity in the arts.
A proud graduate of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program, Stanford holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and New England Conservatory.
April 26, 2026
Luke Fitzpatrick is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and artistic director of Inverted Space, a Seattle-based new music collective. He recently performed the US Premiere of Isidora Zebeljan’s Three Curious Loves with the Seattle Philharmonic and the world premiere of Joël-François Durand’s La descente de l’ange for violin and clarinet. Additionally Luke has performed with Deltron 3030, Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective and as a touring member of the Harry Partch Ensemble.
Luke has appeared on recordings released by Ablaze and Centaur records. As a composer, his work has been commissioned and performed by The Harry Partch Ensemble, Figmentum, the Morsel Trio and the Parnassus Project. He received a 2023 CityArtists Grant from the City of Seattle to produce Nesting Dolls & Dreamscapes, a work that explores multiple microtonal realms colliding against one another amid a theatrical and improvisatory landscape.
Luke received his training from UMKC (BM), CalArts (MFA) and the University of Washington (DMA) and is currently concertmaster of Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, Seattle Festival Orchestra, Federal Way Symphony and Emerald City Chamber Orchestra. He also plays regularly with SMCO, NOCCO and the Portland Opera Orchestra. Besides music related things, Luke is an avid dancer and enjoys biking, eating sushi and collecting shoes. He plays on a bow generously on loan from the Kevin Tao Foundation.
PROGRAM
Les Miserables by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Luke Fitzpatrick, Violin Concerto Nightfall performed by the composer *Premiere
intermission
Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock
Titanic by James Horner
Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce request for proposals for the position of Artistic Director and Conductor. Music director jobs represent an exciting area of employment. We have this opening now and are beginning the hiring process with this call for applications. This open job includes an upcoming audition opportunity during the 2026-2027 concert season. Your job application will begin the process of us getting to know you as we search for our new maestro. Our orchestra is located near Seattle on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. Application details here.