Salute to the Arts

History

Since 1990, Masterworks has honored deserving individuals with its annual Salute to the Arts Award. Award recipients have played prominent roles in fostering the arts in the South Sound, truly shaping the region’s cultural landscape through their talent, energy, and commitment. The yearly recipients have significantly altered our community’s cultural landscape through their continued contributions of time, talent and energy to all of the arts in our region.

Past recipients have been integral in forming, creating, and sustaining such vibrant elements of our community as: The Olympia Symphony, The Washington Center, The Procession of the Species, Harlequin Theater, the Olympia Opera Guild, Masterworks Choral Ensemble, Capital Playhouse, Creative Theater Experience, and The Tacoma and Olympia Youth Symphonies. In addition, Salute to the Arts recipients have, through their public and private studio teaching, helped create new generations of artists that continue to enrich us all. To all award winners, past and present, we express our deepest appreciation. We salute you!

2012 Salute Honoree: Troy Arnold Fisher

Troy arrived in Olympia in Fall of 1988, when he began working work for Capital Playhouse. Since that time he has directed and/or music directed over 100 musicals for Capital Playhouse, and 30 more productions for various other theatres in the Olympia area.

Troy is both founder and director of Kids in Koncert, Olympia’s premier youth choir, which is currently in its 16th year. Kids in Koncert has, over the years, toured to Japan, twice to Disneyland and, in the spring of 2010, Kids also travelled to France. In 2011, they will be making their second tour to Washington, D.C.

Troy’s private voice studio turns out some of Olympia’s finest young singers. Their accomplishments include many NATS awards and scholarships, WIAA/WMEA State Solo/Ensemble awards, and acceptance into prestigious schools of music and theatre across the country. Outside of Olympia, Troy’s work has been seen and heard in Utah, Ohio, South Dakota, Oregon, Missouri, Kentucky, and Georgia. Troy is also music director for the Olympia Unitarian Universalists Congregation, a position he has been proud to hold for many years and, during which time, has led the choir on tours to Romania, Hungary and Austria.

Nominate a Deserving Person

We are now accepting nominations for the 2013 Salute to the Arts. Download the Salute to the Arts nomination form to recommend any individual that you believe merits this recognition.