YACHATS – After a one-year break because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble is back for its annual holiday concerts in Yachats and Florence.
The Yachats concert will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 in the multipurpose room of the Yachats Commons. Oregon’s indoor masking and social distancing protocols will apply.
The concert is free but a donation of $5 per person or $10 per family is appreciated. Proceeds will go to South Lincoln County Resources and non-perishable food items will also be collected for the Yachats food pantry.
The group will perform again at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Florence Community Baptist Church.
The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble, under principal conductor David Olson, is composed of about 35 professional and amateur musicians from the central Oregon coast and Willamette Valley, and has provided concert band entertainment for more than two decades.
No auditions are required to join the band. Rehearsals are Monday nights during the school year, alternately in Waldport and Florence. Most of the members are adult, but high school students are welcome to join. For further information go to the ensemble’s website.
As part of the band’s outreach program, the ensemble provides scholarships to local music students, mainly from Newport, Waldport and Siuslaw high schools. Persons interested in applying for a scholarship should contact the music teacher at their local school.
