America’s 250th Birthday Joint Celebration with Navy Band Northwest

Marcin Pączkowski
Music Director, Evergreen Community Orchestra

Marcin Pączkowski is a composer, conductor, digital artist and performer, working with both traditional and electronic media. As a composer, he is focused on developing new ways of creating and performing computer music. His pieces involving real-time gestural control using accelerometers have been performed worldwide, including Daegu, Korea, Seattle, Washington, Ashland, Oregon, Toronto, Canada, and Kraków, Poland.

As the Music Director of Evergreen Community Orchestra, he presents concerts of diverse repertoire to local communities. He is involved in performing new music and has led premieres of numerous works in Poland and the United States. His conducting performances with the Inverted Space ensemble include Anahit by Giacinto Scelsi, featuring Luke Fitzpatrick on violin, Flurries by Brian Ferneyhough, and Hermetic Definition by Joël-François Durand. He is also active in the Seattle-area improvised music community performing on various instruments. He received grants and commissions from Seattle Symphony, eScience Institute, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, and from Polish Institute of Music and Dance. He received his Ph.D. in Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He also holds Masters’ degrees from the Academy of Music in Kraków, Poland, and from the University of  Washington.

Captain Stacy Wuthier
Commanding Officer, NAVSTA Everett

She was commissioned through the Officer Candidate School and the Nuclear Enlisted Commissioning Program in 2000. Prior to assuming command of Naval Station Everett, Captain Wuthier commanded the Nuclear Power Training Unit in Ballston Spa, NY. She also commanded USS JACKSON (LCS 6) Blue Crew homeported in San Diego, CA. At sea, she was Executive Officer aboard USS JACKSON (LCS 6) and USS OMAHA (LCS 12) Blue Crew, Reactor Training Assistant aboard USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN 78), Main Propulsion Assistant aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), Operations Officer aboard USS VANDERGRIFT (FFG 48), Reactor Controls Division Officer aboard USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), and Combat Information Center Officer aboard USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62). During these tours, she deployed to the 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Operation. Ashore, she has served as Personnel Exchange Program Officer in the operations directorate for Commander, Italian Maritime liaison, and the Joint Staff J7 as the Assistant Operations and Training Officer for the deployable training division. Captain Wuthier earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and a Master’s in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University. Her personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2 awards) and multiple unit commendations. 

Lieutenant David Drescher
Director, Navy Band Northwest

Lt. David Drescher, a native of Roselawn, Indiana, enlisted in the Navy in 2008 and upon completing Musician “A” School, reported to Seventh Fleet Band in Yokosuka, Japan.  Lt. Drescher’s subsequent enlisted tours include U.S. Fleet Forces Band and Navy Band Great Lakes. He earned his commission as a bandmaster through the Limited Duty Officer program and reported to his first assignment as Staff and Concert/Ceremonial Band Department Head for the United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C. He currently serves as Director, Navy Band Northwest in Silverdale, Washington. Lt. Drescher attended Indiana State University and holds a Bachelor of Music Education and a master’s degree in Saxophone Performance. His military decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards) and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (five awards).

Navy Band Northwest is the United States Navy’s musical ambassador in the Pacific Northwest region. Through military ceremonies and public performances, Navy Band Northwest serves to heighten esprit de corps throughout military and civilian communities, promote patriotism, and increase public awareness of the Navy’s mission. This 35-member unit is comprised of professional musicians performing in various ensembles including ceremonial band, parade band, concert band, rock band, New Orleans-style brass band, jazz combo, brass quintet and woodwind quintet. Under the operational control of Commander, Navy Region Northwest, Navy Band Northwest is one of 11 official U.S. Navy Bands located in the continental United States, Hawaii, Italy, and Japan.

Navy Band Northwest traces its history to 1925 where it was unofficially known as the Third Battalion, U.S. Naval Reserve Forces, 13th Naval District Band. In 1944, a group of Sailors from various ratings formed a band at Naval Air Station (NAS) Seattle at Sand Point to welcome home the Hellcat Fighter Squadron of Carrier Aircraft Support Unit 7. In honor of the fighter squadron returning from combat operations in the South Pacific, the band became known thereafter as the Hellcat Band. 

The official commissioning of the 13th Naval District Band took place in 1953 at Pier 91 in Seattle. The band later moved to Naval Air Station Seattle at Sand Point in the fall of 1970 where its name was changed to Northwest Navy Band and later to Navy Band Seattle. In April 1985, the band moved into Building 30 on Sand Point, a remodeled portion of the hangar where the Hellcat Band had welcomed home the World War II heroes of Carrier Aircraft Support Unit 7. The band remained on Sand Point until 1995 when Naval Air Station Seattle closed as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Navy Band Seattle relocated across the Puget Sound to its current facility at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor located in Silverdale, Washington. Navy Band Seattle was renamed Navy Band Northwest on April 1, 1999 as a result of Navy Regionalization Initiatives. Navy Band Northwest’s current mission is to provide musical support for official Navy functions and recruiting efforts, as well as community outreach performances in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.

ECO Board of Directors, 2025-2026

President:  JJ Jang
Vice President:  Duane Herzig
Recording Secretary:  Ashley Plough
Treasurer:  Chris Hartzog
Music Librarian:  Becky Paulson
Publicity Chair:  Margot Wolcott
Member-at-Large: Fiona Knight
Member-at-Large: Anna Stoetzer Ganje
Newsletter Editor / Social Media: Gina Wilhelm
Poster graphic design: Laurie Top
Program preparation: Margot Wolcott, Chris Hartzog  and Marcin Pączkowski

Make Music with Us!

Evergreen Community Orchestra welcomes musicians of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels to participate in the joy of making and sharing music.  Our members have ranged from ‘tweens to folks in their 80s. Some of us have played professionally.  Some haven’t played since high school.  All of us have a love of music. 

Since its founding in 2014, ECO has offered performances in multiple and unique venues throughout Snohomish County, including a library, children’s museum, retirement home, Christmas tree farm, the Everett Mall, and formal concert venues.  We believe all members of our community should have access to live orchestral music as part of an appreciation of the arts.

Our typical season features classics in the spring, pops in the fall and December holiday concerts. We seek to expand our repertoire to celebrate cultural diversity and showcase the amazing range of musical pieces available.  From the classics to  movie scores, children’s favorites to sci-fi and disco –  there’s something for everyone in ECO’s growing library.  We’ve also premiered original pieces by members of the ECO family.

We are a “pay to play” community orchestra; we share the costs of rehearsal and performance.  Members support ECO with monthly dues, but no one is turned away if unable to contribute financially. Please see our website for the most up-to-date rehearsal information: evergreencommunityorchestra.org.

2025-2026 Donors and Sponsors

Individuals

Ashley Plough   Dennis Hacker   Don Wilson   Fiona Knight
Jim Stoetzer   Margot Wolcott  Susan Cole   Jen Ede and Tim Grove    Karen Baumann
Vonnie Jenkins Living Trust    Snohomish County Music Teachers Association
… and many anonymous donors of gifts large and small

Organizations

Carrot Medical LLC    CHRQ Consulting, LLC    Donna J. and Charles T. Cole Charitable Foundation 
Evergreen Printing & Graphics    Fleet Service Auto and Truck Repair    Holly Kopra, CPA
McClain Insurance     Port Gardner Bay Music Society
Thrivent Financial Donor Choice Program    Thrivent Action Team

Donations received at ECO’s free concerts provide only a fraction of the revenue needed to produce ECO’s programs. Orchestra members and supporters provide the rest through membership dues, donations and sponsorships.  With your contribution you can help bring talented guest artists to the stage, purchase or rent musical instruments, purchase sheet music for our library and assist with performance venue rental.

Evergreen Community Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization, Tax ID# 30-0844072. 
Your donations are tax deductible. Please see the Support ECO page on our website for ways to donate electronically, or scan this QR code on your program. 

Checks may also be mailed to:  ECO, P.O. Box 2812, Everett, WA 98213

Here are some easy ways to support ECO at no cost to you

Link your Fred Meyer rewards card to ECO, #SP979.
Designate ECO as your charity if you service your car at Fleet Service in Everett;  they’ll donate 3% of what you spend to ECO.
If you’re a member of Thrivent Financial Services,you may be eligible to recommend ECO for a charitable grant from the Thrivent Choice program.

SPECIAL THANKS to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church for providing rehearsal space

And a BIG THANK YOU to Philmon Haile, Public Affairs Officer, Naval Station Everett for all of his efforts in liaising with the Orchestra