Rehearsals start in September the week after Labor Day, and are held in Issaquah at:

St Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church

325 SE Darst Street, Issaquah, WA 98027

Rehearsal Time:  Mondays, 7 to 9pm.

Concerts are usually on Mondays, at a venue in Issaquah.

DateConductorProgram (main pieces)Venue
March 11, 2024Dr. Jonathan Spatola-KnollTo be announcedIKEA Performance Arts Center Renton High School
Dec 04, 2023Dr. Jonathan Spatola-KnollTo be announcedIKEA Performance Arts Center Renton High School
May 22, 2023Dr. Nse EkpoLincoln Portrait
Lark Ascending
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 4
Eastridge Church
Mar 13, 2023Dr. Nse EkpoOverture to the Song of Hiawatha – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
The Salmon’s Journey – Henry Fernstrom
Peaceful ocean life
Migration toward land and adversities encountered (scherzo-like)
Waiting to enter the rivers
The tenacious struggle upstream
Death, and the return of the first theme, the new generation
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 – Johannes Brahms
I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – Meno Allegro
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
IV. Adagio – Piu andante – Allegro non troppo ma con
Renton High Sch
IKEA Performance Arts Center
Dec 5, 2022Dr. Nse EkpoVariations on “America” – Charles Ives
A Converging Excursion – James Lee III
Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish” in E flat major, Op. 97 – Robert Schumann
I. Lively
II. Scherzo (very moderate)
III. Not Fast
IV. Solemn
V. Lively
Eastlake High School
June 28, 2022Dr. Nse EkpoSerenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16 – Johannes Brahms
March Past of the Kitchen Utensils from The Wasps – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Theme and Variations, Op. 43b – Arnold Schoenberg
A Converging Excursion – James Lee III
Motown Medley – Jim McMillen arr.
Meydenbauer Auditorium
March 29, 2022Dr. Nse EkpoHolberg Suite – Edvard Grieg
I. Prelude
II. Sarabande
III. Gavotte and Musette
IV. Air
V. Rigaudon
Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a – Anton Arensky
Theme: Moderato
Variation I: Un poco piu mosso
Variation II: Allegro non troppo
Variation VII: Andante con moto
Coda: Moderato
William Byrd Suite – Gordon Jacob
I. The Earle of Oxford’s Marche
II. Jhon Come Kisse Me Now
Symphony for Band – Vincent Persichetti
II. Adagio sostenuto
Overture for Winds – Felix Mendelssohn (arr. John Boyd)
Petite Suite de Concert – Samuel Coleridge Taylor
I. Le Caprice de Nannette
II. Demande et Response
III. Un Sonnet D’amour
IV. La Tarantelle Fretillante
Meydenbauer Auditorium