Music Works NW Alumni
Remember all the fun and friends you had at Music Works NW? Alumni! Send us your news!
Share your stories with us and reconnect with old friends! We want to hear from you! Just send us an email and tell us:
- What do you do these days?
- Do you still play your instrument, and if so, where?
- Are you married?
- Have any kids? What instrument(s) do they play?
- What was your Music Works NW experience like?
- Is there anyone you would like to see again?
Music Works NW was founded in 1966 as the Imperials Drum and Bugle Corps. In 1986 the organization undertook a slightly different role and changed its name to the Imperials Music and Youth Organization.
The Imperials program eventually grew to a point where 160 different sites were used to host programming. By 1998 both the Board and Administration felt that the time had come to consolidate all programming into one location. The organization moved to its current Eastgate/Factoria location and changed its name to Music Works Northwest. Since 1998 the faculty has increased from three members to over fifty professional musicians.
Whether you marched with the Imperials, were a parent
volunteer, or are a former private lessons student, we
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Alumni News
Andrea Zomorodian:
Andrea is currently studying Vocal Arts @ Thornton School of Music (USC).
Prior to her high school graduation, she won the Pitzer Voice Scholarship Competition at University Kiwanis, the Lake Washington Singers Voice Scholarship Competition, and was a finalist for the Sammamish Symphony Youth Concerto Competition.
Her duet with fellow Music Works NW alum Kasey Koopmans won the East Shore District Solo & Ensemble contest. Over the summer, she began an internship at Seattle Opera's Education Department with Perry Lorenzo and appeared in the Thornton Chamber Opera opera scenes program.
Brian Yarkosky:
Brian recieved his Master of Music in percussion performances from the University of Washington. He will be performing in the SMQ Percussion Quartet at the Music Works NW First Friday Concert on November 6, 2009.
Brian was a student of Scott Ketron at Music Works for 5 years. During that time he won numerous district festivals in Puyallup and competed at the State Solo and Ensemble contest. Brian was also in the Music Works NW Percussion Ensemble and regularly performed as a soloist at Music Works NW and other community functions. He also studied with marimba virtuoso Julie Spencer during his Junior and Senior year.
After High School he was accepted to Lawrence University, a conservatory in Appleton Wisconsin where he earned a Bachelor of Music Performance in 2005.