About Northwest Associated Arts
Northwest Associated Arts is a non-profit family of choirs that has been providing the greater Seattle area with choral performances that enliven, enrich, entertain and educate members and audiences alike since 1984. Based proudly in Burien, the age of our members extends well beyond retirement. Our shows aim to provide members a place to showcase their unique talents and passion for the performing arts while fostering a bond of community through music.
From our Executive Team
NWAA Board President, Alana Hakamada
Welcome to Northwest Associated Arts (NWAA) and our family of choirs! I am privileged to have begun my first term as President of NWAA in July and am so lucky to take on this role during this exciting season. I joined ChoralSounds 10 years ago, and found a unique multi-generational group of musicians, learning and growing together. My mom joined SilverSounds 6 years ago and found a vibrant group of musicians and friends, who were excited to bring joy to their audiences. I believe it is these special connections; our members to the music and each other, that radiates from the stage and makes all of our performances memorable!
Our 41st season offers something for everyone. ChoralSounds will be performing The Symphony of Wonder by Matteo Messina at Benaroya Hall as part of the LUMA guild’s Seattle Children’s benefit concert! We are so excited to be part of performing this original work. In December we will be back in Burien for our ChristmasSounds shows! In March ChoralSounds will partner with Northwest Symphony Orchestra to perform Dvorak’s Stabat Mater. Then in April, SilverSounds will perform their Rhythm of Life show – sure to be full of singing, dancing and storytelling. In May ChoralSounds will finish our season with their spring show; featuring a variety of musical styles and genres.
We are also thrilled to announce the re-launch of our TeenSounds choir. The teens will share the stage with all of NWAA during our Christmas Sounds concerts as well as with our Silver Sounds in April. As a community-focused arts organization, we are so pleased to be able to offer choral education to singers from high school age and into their nineties! We know that these opportunities help fill a need for more robust arts education in our community and we are proud to be a part of this work.
I would like to thank everyone who supports NWAA’s mission: to provide performances that enliven, enrich, entertain and educate members and audiences alike while appealing to a variety of musical and artistic tastes. Members are energized by an environment that fosters bonds of community, serving and respecting people of all ages, cultures, and ethnic groups.
Specifically, thank you to 4Culture, The City of Burien, the Tagney-Jones Foundation and KPFF Consulting Engineers for the grants they provide. Thank you also to all of our sponsors, advertisers, business, and individuals for all they give either in monetary donations, time or goods and services. It is because of their generous ongoing gifts, donations and support that we can continue providing services and opportunities for our singers and community members year after year.
Finally, thank you to YOU, our audience! Without your continued support, none of this would be possible! I look forward to seeing you in the audience this season!
Alana Hakamada
Board President
Our Mission & Vision
Mission Statement
Northwest Associated Arts provides performances that enliven, enrich, entertain and educate members and audiences alike while appealing to a variety of musical & artistic tastes. Members are energized by an environment that fosters bonds of community, serving and respecting people of all ages, cultures and ethnic groups.
Vision Statement
NWAA offers both musical education as well as performance opportunities for a broad range of artists, from grade three through adulthood. We believe that the discipline, camaraderie and pride instilled through the arts are valuable for people at any stage of their lives. We know that offering choral and other experiences and education to singers of all skill levels creates a fertile environment for personal growth and for professional level performances, while fostering a healthy community among our membership and audience.
It is the policy and practice of Northwest Associated Arts and its performance organizations to offer equal opportunity for employment, membership, and participation in all activities and services consistent with its purposes, without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age or disability.
Free Youth Ticket Program
Because we are committed to building a lifetime love for choral music among the youth of our community, we are pleased to offer a FREE ticket to any of our mainstage concerts to anyone 17 & under, when accompanied by a paid adult. Click here for more information.