Washington, NC: The Beaufort County Traditional Music Association is pleased to present the showcase featuring members of the P.S. Jones Middle School Chorus under the direction of their teacher, Rachel Oliver.

The BCTMA has sponsored youth showcases and summer music camps for several years. They are pleased to see traditional music and instruments being taught at P.S. Jones Middle School by chorus teacher Rachel Oliver.  She teaches traditional songs using instruments such as the ukulele and guitars. Students will be singing and playing familiar traditional tunes for the performance.  Miss Oliver was P.S. Jones’s Teacher of the Year for the school year 2024-2025. She has been awarded a Grassroots Grant funded by Arts of the Pamlico to bring this exciting group of young musicians to the Turnage Palace Theatre.

Admission is free, and donations are appreciated. This family-friendly concert is sponsored by the Beaufort County Traditional Music Association, founded in 2008 to promote traditional music in Eastern North Carolina. The Youth Showcase is held at the Turnage Theatre, 150 W. Main Street, Washington, NC. BCTMA also hosts acoustic string jams at the Theatre on Thursday nights and Saturday mornings.  www.bctma.org