Welcome to the GHPSO Website!
Come join us for our Fourth Season 2008-2009 entitled Visiting Papa Haydn!
Next Performance:
NEW CONCERT at 7pm on Saturday, June 27, 2009!
2009 Season Encore - Jeff Orr in Solo Recital!
Due to the tremendous success of Jeff Orr's solo peformance with GHPSO on our Holiday Concert,
we are presenting him in a solo recital as an encore for the season!
NEW VENUE! St. John's Episcopal Church
7701 Skansie Ave, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Across from Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church
Admission is FREE! Suggested donation:
Also: Joint Concert with Peninsula High School Band
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 7pm
Peninsula High School Milton Boyd Auditorium
Thank you to everyone who helped make our National Food Drive
a success! Here were the publicity details:
Help the GHPSO in Orchestras Feeding America
Volunteer in our Food Drive! Click here to send us your info.
More food drive details to come - Keep Posted!
February 17, 2009 – The Gig Harbor Peninsula Symphony Orchestra will participate in Orchestras
Feeding America, the first national food drive by America’s symphony orchestras. Said Artistic Director
Louie Labayen, “We all are feeling the effects of this economic crisis, but we cannot let that stop us from
helping our neighbors in greater need. Our orchestra’s music uplifts people, but with this project we can
do more to support the community that has supported us for so long. Click here to see a list of
orchestras.
On April 24 – 27, 2009 in conjunction with the release of the motion picture “The Soloist”, the Gig Harbor
Peninsula Symphony Orchestra (GHPSO) in partnership with Uptown Galaxy Theatres in Gig Harbor and
Lakebay Community Church will participate in Orchestras Feeding America, the first national food drive by
America’s symphony orchestras. GHPSO’s musicians, staff members, volunteers and participating
community members will collect non-perishable food at the following locations and times:
Most needed food items are Top Ramen, dry soup, rice, pasta, oatmeal, powdered/canned milk, sugar,
macaroni & cheese, cereal, peanut butter, beans, canned fruit & vegetables, tuna, canned meats, stew,
soup, pasta, cereal, fruit juices, dish and laundry soap. We cannot accept items in glass jars or bottles,
unlabeled or dented cans, any open or resealed packaging, perishable foods, homemade foods, expired
products, clothing, diapers or other non-food items. Monetary donations may be made payable in check
to Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish or Key Peninsula Community Services.
The symphony is also in need of volunteers to help with the food drive. Organizational volunteers and
sponsors, such as real estate offices, grocery stores, are also welcome to participate.
To date, over two hundred orchestras have come together to combat hunger in their communities through
Orchestras Feeding America, and the number of participants is growing daily. The project will take place
in March and April, and is organized by the League of American Orchestras, which represents the nation’
s professional, volunteer, and youth orchestras, and Feeding America’s network of over 200 food banks
and 63,000 agencies. The drive was inspired by the true story of the upcoming film The Soloist.
One in eight Americans is at risk of hunger. According to the USDA, there are 36 million people at risk of
hunger in the U.S.; 12 million of them are children. In December 2008, Feeding America conducted a
survey of 160 food banks nationwide – the results were troubling, with food banks reporting a 30 percent
increase in demand for emergency food assistance, compared to one year ago.
The Soloist, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr., directed by Joe Wright, will be released by
Paramount Pictures to theaters nationwide on April 24th. A Dreamworks Pictures/Universal Pictures
presentation in association with Studio Canal and Participant Media, the film is based on the true story of
the relationship between Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers, a gifted
Juilliard-trained string player whose mental illness landed him among the homeless on the streets of
Los Angeles. The relationship has expanded to include staff and musicians of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic. The Soloist, which also features the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is a testament to the
redemptive power of music and a reminder of our connections to the most vulnerable among us.
Come join us for our Fourth Season 2008-2009 entitled Visiting Papa Haydn!
Next Performance:
NEW CONCERT at 7pm on Saturday, June 27, 2009!
2009 Season Encore - Jeff Orr in Solo Recital!
Due to the tremendous success of Jeff Orr's solo peformance with GHPSO on our Holiday Concert,
we are presenting him in a solo recital as an encore for the season!
NEW VENUE! St. John's Episcopal Church
7701 Skansie Ave, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Across from Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church
Admission is FREE! Suggested donation:
- Adults $10
- Children and students $5
- Family $25
Also: Joint Concert with Peninsula High School Band
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 7pm
Peninsula High School Milton Boyd Auditorium
Thank you to everyone who helped make our National Food Drive
a success! Here were the publicity details:
Help the GHPSO in Orchestras Feeding America
Volunteer in our Food Drive! Click here to send us your info.
More food drive details to come - Keep Posted!
February 17, 2009 – The Gig Harbor Peninsula Symphony Orchestra will participate in Orchestras
Feeding America, the first national food drive by America’s symphony orchestras. Said Artistic Director
Louie Labayen, “We all are feeling the effects of this economic crisis, but we cannot let that stop us from
helping our neighbors in greater need. Our orchestra’s music uplifts people, but with this project we can
do more to support the community that has supported us for so long. Click here to see a list of
orchestras.
On April 24 – 27, 2009 in conjunction with the release of the motion picture “The Soloist”, the Gig Harbor
Peninsula Symphony Orchestra (GHPSO) in partnership with Uptown Galaxy Theatres in Gig Harbor and
Lakebay Community Church will participate in Orchestras Feeding America, the first national food drive by
America’s symphony orchestras. GHPSO’s musicians, staff members, volunteers and participating
community members will collect non-perishable food at the following locations and times:
- Uptown Galaxy Theatres 4649 Point Fosdick Dr NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
- Friday, April 24, 2009 from 6 – 9 pm
- Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 12 – 9 pm
- Lakebay Community Church, 11 Cornwall Road KPS, Lakebay, WA 98349
- Sunday, April 26, 2009 from 9 am – 3 pm
- Monday, April 27, 2009 from 5 pm – 9 pm
Most needed food items are Top Ramen, dry soup, rice, pasta, oatmeal, powdered/canned milk, sugar,
macaroni & cheese, cereal, peanut butter, beans, canned fruit & vegetables, tuna, canned meats, stew,
soup, pasta, cereal, fruit juices, dish and laundry soap. We cannot accept items in glass jars or bottles,
unlabeled or dented cans, any open or resealed packaging, perishable foods, homemade foods, expired
products, clothing, diapers or other non-food items. Monetary donations may be made payable in check
to Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish or Key Peninsula Community Services.
The symphony is also in need of volunteers to help with the food drive. Organizational volunteers and
sponsors, such as real estate offices, grocery stores, are also welcome to participate.
To date, over two hundred orchestras have come together to combat hunger in their communities through
Orchestras Feeding America, and the number of participants is growing daily. The project will take place
in March and April, and is organized by the League of American Orchestras, which represents the nation’
s professional, volunteer, and youth orchestras, and Feeding America’s network of over 200 food banks
and 63,000 agencies. The drive was inspired by the true story of the upcoming film The Soloist.
One in eight Americans is at risk of hunger. According to the USDA, there are 36 million people at risk of
hunger in the U.S.; 12 million of them are children. In December 2008, Feeding America conducted a
survey of 160 food banks nationwide – the results were troubling, with food banks reporting a 30 percent
increase in demand for emergency food assistance, compared to one year ago.
The Soloist, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr., directed by Joe Wright, will be released by
Paramount Pictures to theaters nationwide on April 24th. A Dreamworks Pictures/Universal Pictures
presentation in association with Studio Canal and Participant Media, the film is based on the true story of
the relationship between Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers, a gifted
Juilliard-trained string player whose mental illness landed him among the homeless on the streets of
Los Angeles. The relationship has expanded to include staff and musicians of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic. The Soloist, which also features the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is a testament to the
redemptive power of music and a reminder of our connections to the most vulnerable among us.
GHPSO - Gig Harbor Peninsula Symphony Orchestra
Louie Labayen, Artistic Director
Louie Labayen, Artistic Director
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