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“I want to invite all student musicians to join the Bremerton Symphony Youth Orchestra. This orchestra offers young instrumentalists a chance to enrich their music education, meet other talented young musicians, and perform several great concerts throughout the school year. It is going to be an exciting year, so come get involved!”

John Falskow, Music Director
Bremerton Symphony Youth Orchestra

For information about auditioning for the BSYO, please click here.

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HAVE BRUNCH WITH BACH!

Brunch with Bach will be held at Kiana Lodge on Saturday, January 26, 2008 from 10:00-1:00.  Entertainment will be provided by BSYO Chamber Ensembles. Brunch is $20.00 and there will be a silent auction. For more information or tickets, contact (360) 373-1722.

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ABOUT THE CONDUCTORS

John Falskow, Assistant Conductor for the Bremerton Symphony Association, also serves as the Music Director for the Bremerton Symphony Youth Orchestra. He is an Instructor of Music at Tacoma Community College where he serves as Chair of the Music Department, conducts the TCC Symphonic Band and teaches a variety of classes in the music curriculum.

Prior to these appointments, Dr. Falskow served as an Assistant Professor of Music at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina where he conducted the Wind Ensemble, taught applied trumpet, conducting, orchestration, coached chamber music, coordinated brass and percussion studies, and founded the Lander University String Orchestra. Active as a guest conductor, he has made numerous appearances including: the Tallahassee Youth Symphony, the Big Bend Community Orchestra, the Evergreen Music Festival, and the Florida State University Summer Band Camps. He has also worked with countless school bands and public school musicians in the South and Pacific Northwest.

Raised in the Tacoma, he was a music educator in the Tacoma School District and served as stand-in conductor for the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association and their Brass Ensemble.

John lives in Tacoma with his wife, Cindy Renander, who is a professional clarinetist.

Gary Dahl is a resident of Silverdale and teaches in the Central Kitsap School District. Originally from Montana, Gary attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma where he earned his BA in Music Education in 1984. He began his teaching career in Omak, Washington, and in 1985 also became conductor of the Okanogan Valley Orchestra. Under Dahl’s leadership, the orchestra grew significantly, both in numbers and in its level of musicianship. In addition to subscription concerts, he led more than a dozen musical shows, including both Broadway standards (Fiddler on the Roof, Camelot, Guys and Dolls) and light operas by Gilbert & Sullivan. During his tenure in Omak, he took leave to complete his studies at Western Washington University and earned his Masters in Conducting in 1990. Mr. Dahl was then accepted to study conducting with Gunther Schuller at The Festival at Sandpoint, after which he returned to his teaching and conducting roles in Omak. In 1998, he moved to Kitsap County to accept his current position in the Central Kitsap School District.

Mr. Dahl remains musically active both as a conductor and percussionist. He studies timpani with Michael Crusoe (principal timpanist of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra), and serves as principal timpanist and personnel manager of the Bremerton Symphony Association. He is the choir director at Summit Avenue Church in Bremerton. In the past, Mr. Dahl has also served as conductor for the Millennium Music Series Association, the Kitsap Youth Symphony and for the Bremerton Community Theatre’s productions of South Pacific, The Mikado, and 1776. Gary and his wife Tineke, BSA principal second violin, have two children.