Strings Class Mondays During School Year Please complete this form to sign up your student for the Youth Strings Program sponsored by the Southwest Washington Symphony. The group meets Mondays at 4:30pm (beginners) or 5:30pm (some experience) in person at Monticello Middle School in Longview, Washington. Limit 10 students per session. More sessions may be added to accommodate more students. The The Spring 2024 Session starting date is 4/8/24 and it ends on 6/3/24. Please have an instrument (violin, viola, cello, or bass), Suzuki Volume 1, and folding music stand by that date. Please note, part of the Suzuki method is that parents/guardians are asked to stay and observe the lessons. Please email radavis1111@me.com if you have any schedule conflicts. Summer Orchestra Camp Rose Center for the Arts, Lower Columbia College June 22-26, 2026 Middle school and high school students will experience an adventure in playing instruments with other musicians and eventually performing in a concert in the Wollenberg Auditorium. Go to swwsymphony.org for more information. Click here for more information and/or to register, or contact swysa.camp@gmail.com with any questions. Fall Concerts Rose Center for the Arts at Lower Columbia College, Wollenberg Auditorium Saturday, October 17, 2026, 7:00 p.m. & Sunday, October 18, 2026, 3:00 p.m. The Symphony will present a program from outer space with “The Planets” by Gustav Holst, and “StarTrek Through the Years” by Calvin Custer. Christmas Concerts Longview Community Church, 2323 Washington Way Saturday, December 12, 2026, 3:00 p.m. & Sunday, December 13, 2026, 3:00 p.m. The Symphony and Symphony Chorale present these annual benefit concerts for local charities. Children’s Concerts Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 1231 Vandercook Way Thursday, February 4, 2027 The Symphony will present its annual Children’s Concerts to 2300 fourth and fifth grade students. These three concerts are made possible by the generous venue sponsorship of the Columbia Theatre and grant awards from Community Foundation for Southwest Washington and the Kelso Public Schools Foundation. Family Concert Columbia Theatre, 1231 Vandercook Way Sunday, February 7, 2027, 3:00 p.m. The symphony will be joined by cellist, vocalist, and loop pedal specialist Amanda Hofheins performing fresh arrangements of classical favorites, jazz standards, and exciting new compositions. Young Artist Auditions Trinity Lutheran Church, 2021 Washington Way Saturday, February 27, 2027, 7:00 p.m. Winners will perform as soloists at the Spring Young Artist Concerts where scholarships will be awarded. Scholarships available: Lee & Dick Wollenberg Scholarship, Tom & Doris Hall Scholarship. Spring Young Artist Concerts Rose Center for the Arts at Lower Columbia College Saturday, April 17, 7:00 p.m. & Sunday, April 18, 2027, 3:00 p.m. These concerts feature the lively overture from “The Wasps” by Vaughn Williams, as well as “Bohemian Scenes” from Bizet’s opera “La Jolie Fille De Perth.” Tchaikovsky’s epic Symphony no. 4 will conclude the season.

2026-2027 Calendar of Events:

2027 Young Artist Auditions Trinity Lutheran Church, 2021 Washington Way Saturday, February 27, 2027, 7:00 p.m. Winners will perform as soloists at the Spring Young Artist Concerts where scholarships will be awarded. Scholarships available: Lee & Dick Wollenberg Scholarship, Tom & Doris Hall Scholarship. Click here for application Click here for requirements and procedures Click here for more information