A Northwest institution since 1943, the Marrowstone Music Festival is the Pacific Northwest’s premiere orchestral training program. Marrowstone is presented by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras and is hosted by Western Washington University. Located in picturesque Bellingham, Washington, the WWU campus offers a uniquely intimate environment for Marrowstone's pre-college, university/conservatory and fellowship divisions.



True to its 65-year history, Marrowstone remains an orchestral experience. Marrowstone's three orchestras perform weekly under the direction of world class conductors and artist-faculty.The curriculum also includes chamber music studies and performance, music-related courses, master classes and opportunities for one-on-one instruction.



Marrowstone Music Festival students enjoy opportunities to study with internationally acclaimed guest artists and performers from the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, the University of Michigan, the University of California, the Empire Brass, and the National Symphony Orchestra.



Boasting a 63 year legacy of training the next generation of outstanding artists, Marrowstone Festival graduates and alumni play in every major orchestra and opera company in the United States, including those of Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and New York, as well as in the leading ensembles of London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong and Tokyo, among many, many others.