Key Biographies

Seth J. Winterhalter

Seth Winterhalter is currently in his 4th season as the Artistic Director of the Evergreen Concert Series and is the founding Music Director and Conductor of the Capital Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, which is in its inaugural season this year. He came to the South Sound region in 2005, bringing a passion for both inspiring local communities of people as well as bringing artistic excellence of the highest caliber. Seth also serves as the Creative Arts Director at Evergreen Christian Community, overseeing all of their creative content including music, print media and technical productions.

Tom Matrone

Tom Matrone has been a minister of music for the past 25 years with the Assemblies of God Fellowship. A graduate of Northwest College (B.A., Biblical Studies) and Drake University (Master of Music, Choral Conducting), Tom has envisioned bridging the gap between traditional and contemporary worship formats in church music.

Duane Funderburk

Duane Funderburk began his musical studies in the Pacific Northwest, attending Seattle Pacific University and the University of Washington, studying with Marcile Mack and Randolph Hokanson. While at Boston University, he studied with Hungarian pianist, Bela Nagy, and won the Aaron Richmond Piano Competition, which led to numerous concerts in and around Boston and on Boston Public Radio. He earned a doctorate in Collaborative Keyboard Arts at the University of Southern California, where his principal instructors were Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Alan Smith, and Malcolm Hamilton.