West Sound Art and Music Association

14/12/2018

Come join us for the holiday
All Community Ukulele Play and Sing-a-long
Sunday Dec 16th,
3pm at the Silverdale Mall
near the food court.

25/04/2018

A special thank you to all who donated to West Sound Art and Music Association.

23/04/2018

West Sound Art and Music Association (WSAMA), producers of the West Sound Ukulele Festival, are participating in a one day fundraising event, The Kitsap Great Give! On Tuesday April 24 donors from all over will have an opportunity to donate to WSAMA. https://kitsapgreatgive.org/

West Sound Art and Music Association depends on the generosity of our supporters to hold such events. The sponsorship levels apply to donations made through Kitsap Great Give! Donations may be made prior to April 24th.

Thank you for your support.

27/02/2018

WSAMA is currently working on the specifics to the West Sound Ukulele Festival, please check back.

14/10/2017

A special thanks to our supporters in sponsoring the West Sound Ukulele Festival this year: City of Bremerton, West Sound Arts Council, Jugum Press, Williams Records, Gary Imel, The Stranger, Pacific Ohana Foundation, Kate Wilson & Greg Hanenburg and many WSAMAniacs.

25/09/2017

West Sound Ukulele Festival

Need a mini vacation?

2017 West Sound Ukulele Festival
Oct. 21 & 22 give yourself a weekend vacation, playing ukulele with enthusiasts and instructors at the Kitsap Conference Center, located next to the beautiful Bremerton Waterfront Fountain Park; Saturday 9am-4:30pm & Sunday 9am-3:30pm. Come enjoy workshops, jam sessions, a music marketplace and numerous raffles daily.

Enjoy a relaxing evening concert at the historical Admiral Theatre Saturday night 6:30pm. Performances by The Del Rey Trio; Aaron Crowell; Victoria Vox; Neal Chin and Milo Fultz.

Tickets: www.westsoundartandmusic.org

18/07/2017

They are here!!!! Tickets for the Second West Sound Ukulele Festival are now on sale through the Admiral Theatre box office. The Festival is Oct. 21 & 22 at the Kitsap Confrence Center and Admiral Theatre. https://www.admiraltheatre.org/events/westsoundukulelefestival?rq=west%20sound%20uku

04/07/2017

Tickets for the West Sound Ukulele Festival will be available on July 18th through the Admiral Theatre ticketing.

29/11/2016

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16/10/2016

Weekend special...1/2 price on tickets to the West Sound Ukulele Festival on Oct 22 in Bremerton...info and tickets at: www.westsoundartandmusic.org

21/07/2016

The Bremerton Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will be recommending funding to the West Sound Art & Music Association for FY2017. This tremendous honor recognizes not only the fact that the West Sound Ukulele Festival will be a lot of fun, but more importantly that it will benefit the Bremerton business community this year and beyond. We sincerely thank the City of Bremerton's Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and the for their support.

17/07/2016

Early Bird Tickets ($5 discount) for all Ukulele Festival levels now through August 31! www.westsoundartandmusic.org

17/07/2016

Tickets to West Sound Ukulele Festival are NOW AVAILABLE!!
Visit www.westsoundartandmusic.org and click on any "Tickets Avail Now" button or visit our ticket page at the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton http://www.admiraltheatre.org/events/westsoundukulelefestival

21/06/2016

Workshop Instructor Spotlight - Miles Urbano: Miles teaches Ukulele at Ted Brown Music in Silverdale and is the Director of Bremerton Ukulele Music Society, founding instructor for Hawaiian Ukulele Group Silverdale, band leader guitarist for PLANTED band (classic Christian rock), music director for Bond Servants for the homeless (Kitsap Rescue Mission), guest guitarist bass player (Calvary Chapel Poulsbo), worship leader and music instructor (Calvary Fellowship Raymond), and performing artist representative (Gospel for Asia).

Miles’ formal training originated in classical music playing the double bass instrument. As a high school sophomore Miles received the University of Hawaii solo ensemble medal award and performed 4 years with the State of Hawaii select youth symphony, and studied commercial music Long Beach City College in Los Angeles. See more @ http://www.westsoundartandmusic.org/

20/06/2016

Workshop Instructor Spotlight - Brittni Paiva:

Brittni Paiva is a multi award winning ukulele instrumentalist from Hilo, Hawaii.

She began her journey with piano lessons at the age of four. In the subsequent years, Brittni has picked up the drums, bass, guitar as well as countless other instruments.

When Brittni was 11, she picked up the ukulele, and that became her passion. Now at 26 years of age, Brittni has produced a total of 5 CD's, and is now working on her 6th CD which is slated to be released in 2015.
One of Brittni's goals when it comes to creating music with the ukulele is to apply it to non traditional genres, and to play music that will enlighten people and make them smile.

From pop, alternative, to now EDM (Electronic Dance Music), Brittni transforms the ukulele and endeavors to make it front and center. Brittni has also pioneered the looping technique when applied to the ukulele, as you can see in some of her YouTube videos.

As far as Brittni's future plans, she would like to build her own studio and help up and coming ukulele players get their first CD produced. Brittni is working towards performing at festivals like EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival), UMF (Ultra Music Festival) and similar events.

20/06/2016

DID YOU KNOW?: Guests will be able to check-in to the Ukulele festival on October 22nd via Facebook? Tix coming soon!

12/06/2016

Exciting news! The West Sound Art and Music Association was recently awarded a grant by the West Sound Arts Council of Kitsap County to help cover performer fees at the festival!

08/06/2016

Some of the workshops at the West Sound Ukulele Festival on October 22nd include: Ukulele 101 by Craig Chee, Ukulele Made Easy by Miles Urbano, and more! See our website or event page for more details!

20/05/2016

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01/05/2016

West Sound Ukulele Festival

Be sure to visit our Pinterest site! Its fun!
https://www.pinterest.com/westsoundartand/west-sound-ukulele-festival/

West Sound Art and Music Association WEST SOUND UKULELE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 22, 2016 BREMERTON, WA A day long festival celebrating the ukulele, and the people who create music with them, encouraging a true sense of community among musicians, participants and audience. Beginning and skill-enhancemen…