Oak Harbor Music Fest sparks joy while building a sense of community that brings our island neighbors together. We provide equal-access music education opportunities with scholarships and instrument programs that encourage local young people to express themselves through music.
For the past eleven years, the Oak Harbor Music Festival has provided a weekend of free musical entertainment in the City of Oak Harbor, on beautiful Whidbey Island.
The festival has provided a total of over $70,000 in scholarships to dozens of Whidbey Island graduating seniors who plan to study music or build their performance skills in college.
The Ed Bridges Music Scholarship is given in honor of Ed Bridges, the Oak Harbor High School music director in the 1970’s. He was an inspiration to many individuals who have gone on to make music their careers.
In 2016 we added the Bruce Lantz Music Scholarship in honor of the Oak Harbor Music teacher Bruce Lantz, who after 31 years of teaching music and inspiring students, retired in 2016.
Ed Bridges Memorial Music Scholarship
Abigail Paul from Oak Harbor High School
Natalie Stone from Oak Harbor High School
Bruce Lantz Music Scholarship
Joseph Nathaniel Barrett from Oak Harbor High School
Ed Bridges Memorial Music Scholarship
Julia Maher from South Whidbey High School
Paige Jenkins from Oak Harbor High School
Bruce Lantz Music Scholarship
Samantha Zenger from Oak Harbor High School
Ed Bridges Memorial Music Scholarship
Katherine Zundel from South Whidbey High School
Bruce Lantz Music Scholarship
Jared McDonald from Oak Harbor High School
Sarah Zundel from South Whidbey High School
Ed Bridges Memorial Music Scholarship
Ashley Berry from Oak Harbor High School
Keelie Partridge from Oak Harbor High School
Bruce Lantz Music Scholarship
Cheyanne Winchester from Oak Harbor High School
Halle Lemme from Oak Harbor High School