Everything You Wanted to Know...And Then Some!

Phase I, an outdoor stage and rehearsal room, was constructed in 2004 by Sequim City Band using non-profit dollars and donated to the City of Sequim to maintain and operate.

·  The Sequim City Band, Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus, Stardust Big Band, and the Olympic Express Big Band are current weekly users of the rehearsal hall.

·  The outdoor stage is used (in the warmer months) weekly by the City and monthly by the Band  for performances free to the public.

·  The outdoor stage may be rented through the City by other groups .

Phase II will be an expansion of the rehearsal room and construction of a state-of-the-art Concert Hall built by non-profit funds raised by the Sequim City Band.

·  The concert hall will be the only stage in the area, other than the public high schools, able to seat a 60 piece band or an 80 piece orchestra.

·  Upon completion, the facility will be donated by the Band to the City of Sequim for maintenance and operation.

·  Operation of the facility will be by qualified City staff.

·  The cost of Phase II will be approximately $5 million.

·  A matching donation of $1.5 million has been pledged by the Bates Family Foundation.

·  Other grants have been applied for, but the majority of the funds will come from individuals and businesses in the community.

·  This project is being developed by a building committee composed of a local professional architect, a professional project management consultant, and six members of the Sequim City Band (four of whom are retired engineers).  A steering committee of leaders of area music groups and qualified citizens is leading the fund raising and awareness efforts.

·  Groups that will use a concert hall are being added to a “Partner” list, currently at 12 groups.  These “partners” will help promote the building campaign and use the facility on completion.

·  Building is slated to begin in April 2009 with completion in April 2010

·  Rental of the concert hall will be on a sliding scale - local non-profits at a lower fee.

·  A full range of uses for the concert hall will be sought - local musical groups, school groups, recitals, lectures, “big” name artists, festival activities, etc.