Thank you to all who auditioned. Results will post in March.
The latest album has also dropped! Check it out HERE
2025-2026 Concerto Winners
CanCan Fan, cello – Popper, Hungarian Rhapsody
Kyla Lie, violin – Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Mvmt III
Amatra Jaganathan, violin – Rajagopalan, Hamsadhwani Ragapravaham
Rohan Nyman, alto saxophone – Glazounov, Concerto for Alto Saxophone
Brian Kim, clarinet – Mangani, Blues from “An American in Paris”
Performance date: April 25, 2026, 7:00 PM
Issaquah School District's Full Symphony Orchestra
Evergreen Philharmonic is the premier orchestra of the Issaquah School District. It is a full symphonic orchestra comprised of 70 to 80 honor students who are selected yearly by audition from Issaquah , Liberty, and Skyline High Schools. The students attend daily orchestra classes at Skyline and Issaquah High and each Friday after school, the whole orchestra rehearses together. This group of talented musicians performs an ambitious and varied schedule of concerts during the year, including standard symphonic literature, musical theater, concerti and waltzes.
Auditions are due the last Friday before February break for admission for the following year. Click HERE for more information about auditioning.
About the director
Leah Weitzsacker has been teaching since 1997. She holds a BA and MM in Music Education, concentrating in instrumental music, with a minor in flute performance from the State University of New York College at Fredonia. She studied conducting with Rudolph Emilson and Dr. Russell C. Mikkelson. Leah earned her Performer’s Certificate while completing her undergraduate work, which is the highest performance award given by the Fredonia School of Music, usually earned by Performance Majors, while studying flute with Dr. Susan Royal and Mr. Jonathan Keeble.
Leah has been teaching in the Issaquah School District since 2017. She is the director of orchestras at Issaquah High School, directing the Evergreen Philharmonic since fall of 2018. She continues to perform as principal flute with the Washington Wind Symphony and also serves as the president of that group. When she is not directing or performing, Leah works on her farm with her husband.
Media and Social Links
We record each year with Seismic Island Labs. You can listen to the orchestra library 2015-2024 here, which hosts all the recordings since we've gone digital. June 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of recording for the orchestra.
Can't attend a concert in person or want to hear it again? Follow us on YouTube for our latest performances! Current year links are included on the Concert Series page. Previously livestreamed concerts may be found on our Past Programs page. Some works may be omitted due to rental contracts.
Stay up to date with the latest by following us on Instagram (we're @evergreenphilharmonic).
