Peterson Conservatory of Music and Arts
Music Lessons ~ Concerts ~ Music Camps ~ Children's Drama ~ Youth Orchestras
...connecting hearts and minds through music and art
Camps
The Peterson Conservatory offers chamber music camps and orchestral/jazz/choral camps..
CHAMBER MUSIC CAMPS
are an intensive 4 days focusing on small group ensembles.
Chamber Music Intensive Camp July 7-11, 2024
at the Historic Lady Florence Home, 24124 Marine Dr., Stanwood, WA
For information about the chamber music camp, contact sharynpeterson@hotmail.com
CAMP DIRECTOR
Sharyn Peterson- Conductor, violinist, violist and vocalist is an experienced performer and instructor of instrumental and choral ensembles.
Her primary instructors: Emanuel Zetlin Denes Zsigmondy, the Philadelphia String Quartet. Conducting instructors: Vilem Sokol, Dr. Gary Bonner. On full scholarship at Tanglewood, she per- Formed under Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein.
Currently Director of Mt.Baker/Fidalgo Youth Symphonies, she has served on the faculties of Seattle Pacific University, WWU, Skagit Valley College, Sehome High School, Whatcom Hills Waldorf School, Greenwood Tree School, and many others. She directs the Peterson Conservatory of Music and Arts in Mt. Vernon, WA, where she instructs violin, viola, and voice. She founded and leads the Starry Night Chamber Music Series in Mt. Vernon, which currently performs at the McIntyre Hall.
Mrs.Peterson has led yearly Sounds of Summer Music Festival for over 26 years, and led North Stars Chamber Orchestra on Concert tours to Shanghai, China, 2012, Lisbon, Portugal in 2015, Prague/Vienna in 2016, Finland in 2017, Ireland 2018, and Italy/Portugal in 2019.
Adventures
The Peterson Conservatory offers unique travel and musical performance opportunities for youth. In 2015, students traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to participate in the Lisbon International Youth Music Festival for seven days of touring and performing. A few years ago, the musicians traveled to mainland China. Watch this page for future opportunities!
Finland trip video
Concert in Finland, 2017, picture by Zoe Bluhm, click to view performance video