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Mission statement:
"Teach values of teamwork and excellence through musical training, enabling talented young musicians to advance in musical performance."
Sharyn Peterson, Musical Director
A Seattle native, Sharyn Allsopp Peterson brings over twenty years of professional conducting experience to FYS. Her experience includes Orchestra Conductor- North Seattle Christian Schools, Kings Garden, Ingraham High School ( Seattle Public Schools ), Cedar Park Church Orchestra, Skagit Valley Collage -String Ensemble Conductor, Cascade Sinfonette ( Edmonds ), Shuksan Middle School and Sehome High School Orchestra Conductor . She is currently music director and conductor of the Mt. Baker Youth Symphony Orchestra in Bellingham.
As a professional violinist she has been a featured soloist in the Monteverde Music Festival, Monteverde, Costa Rica; the Lincoln Theater Baroque Christmas Concerts; Brahms Double Concerto with Barton Frank, Thalia Symphony, Seattle; Whatcom Museum, Chamber Concert Series with Barton Frank; Concert mistress and Soloist - University of Washington Symphony under Chapple & Krachmalnik; and guest violin soloist at the Port Angeles Symphony and the Seattle Philharmonic. She has also performed as a Vocal Soloist at the Monteverdi Music Festival, Monte verse, Costa Rica, as well as locally.
Sharyn has studied conducting with Vilem Sokol, Seattle Youth Symphony and Dr. Gary Bonner, Azusa Pacific College. She received coaching from Chairman Gadd, the Philadelphia String Quartet, and Claude Frank, and conducted by Ozawa and Bernstein at the Tanglewood Music Festival. She has a M.A. in violin performance and a B.A. in fine arts from the University of Washington. While at the university, her Contemporary Group String Quartet took first place in the Coleman International Chamber Music Competition, Pasadena, CA.
Currently she is a private violin and voice instructor, director and coach with the Mount Baker Youth Symphony and the Fidalgo Youth Symphony. She is a former faculty member in the music departments of Skagit Valley College and Washington University. Sharyn is also in demand as a worship team member on violin at national and international Christian women's conventions. During the past four seasons Sharyn has performed on stage as first violinist in the Starry Night concert series at the Lincoln Theater in downtown Mount Vernon.
