It’s our favorite time of year, and we need you!

Please help us form a Parent Guild to raise money for the Nutcracker Orchestra. We need a small group of committed parents willing to help with fundraising by using personal and professional connections to develop long-term support.

Shafter Symphony Orchestra’s board has asked me to transition the orchestra collaboration to a different non-profit, and Bakersfield City Ballet has stepped up to take on the role. While this is an excellent long-term foundation for The Nutcracker and dance performed with live music in Bakersfield, I need some help with fundraising as we’d like to use the full orchestration and have the orchestra perform for the Young People’s Concerts.

If you would like to be part of the Parent Guild, please contact Ioana Zaletel at (661)808-5946. Thank you for participating in this wonderful and unique tradition!

Stephen C. Penner