FAQs

Yes! The Federal Way Symphony offers Season Ticket Subscriptions that go on sale in the summer and fall. Season tickets are discounted and offer a great savings both for standard adult tickets and seniors! Visit the PAEC box office https://fwpaec.org/box-office/ to buy your tickets. 

The Federal Way Symphony is a resident arts organization in Federal Way, WA and plays all of its primary concerts in the Federal Way Performing Arts Center, 31510 Pete Von Reichbauer Way S, Federal Way, WA 98003. This is a state-of-the-art concert hall completed in 2018 with the support of the City of Federal Way, King County, and countless local donors. It is a wonderful home for us and acoustically perfect for our music, while being totally accessible and open to all members of our community. https://fwpaec.org/ 

The Federal Way Symphony performs primarily on Sunday matinees, with occasional Saturday evening shows too. We try to plan our concerts around other local events and to make them as convenient as possible around other weekend obligations. See our schedule here. 

Yes. The Federal Way Symphony is accessible for all patrons, and includes easy-to-find free parking. The parking lot includes ADA parking and the building has ADA access and special seating. The PAEC also has a “Hearing Loop” system for those with hearing impairments. More information on building accessibility can be found at https://fwpaec.org/venue-accessibility/

Yes! The Federal Way Symphony is what is known as a regional orchestra, and is made up of professional paid musicians. We maintain a regular concert season and hire our musicians on a contractual basis to perform individual works in our concerts. Those musicians are expected to learn that music on their own, then attend 2-3 rehearsals where we gel together as an orchestra prior to our first performance. We differ from major orchestras which have a permanent staff and rehearse regularly for long seasons, and from community orchestras, which perform irregularly on a volunteer basis. 

The Federal Way Symphony typically performs five concerts in a season: three concerts per year that are more traditional orchestral concerts, a jazz/swing/big band concert, and a holiday performance. 

All kinds! The Federal Way Symphony is known for its diverse and audience-friendly repertoire of music. Musical director and Conductor Adam Stern does his best at programming concerts for every member of the audience- works which are familiar, works that are unusual, and works that are thought provoking, all in the same concert. Whether you are coming to hear classics from Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven, favorites from Chopin or Schumann or 20th century composers like Gershwin and Gould, you are sure to hear music you know and love, new takes on old favorites, and some totally new works too.