Bringing Music To Our Community
The Gig Harbor Peninsula Civic Orchestra (GHPCO) is a community of people who love to play music together. The music covers a wide range of styles and forms, from the three B’s (Bach, Beethoven and Brahms) with Mozart and Dvorak, to more contemporary pieces – some jazz, some popular and some show tunes – to more recent “classical” composers who deserve to be heard in concert. Matthew Underwood shares his love of music with the orchestra and its audiences, revealing knowledge, curiosity and what some would call humor.
We welcome players who want to join us. Our musical backgrounds are varied and our love of playing is deep. We rehearse at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor on Thursday evenings. Please contact us to learn more.
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Conductor
- Matthew Underwood
Matthew Underwood has been the Executive Director and conductor of the Gig Harbor Peninsula Civic Orchestra since its inception in 2004. His leadership continues to expand the orchestra both in size and in the scope of its literature.
Violin I
- Brianna Howland
- Erica Palmer
- Heather DePree
- Holly Turley
- Nancy Poppe
- Shaaron Droke
- Stephanie Cain
- Wendy Rawlings
Violin II
- Becky Johnson
- Betty Moore
- Brenda McCormick
- Jonathan Stanley
- Mariam Sholtz
- Mimi Fielding
- Patrick Williams
- Sarah Cox
- Shirley Herridge
- Teresa Orris
- Tim Olson