Dell Wade

Dell Wade has composed over 200 compositions. His music has been performed over the past 50 years by the Northwest Symphony, Seattle Philharmonic, Thalia Symphony, Highline Orchestra, Vashon/Maury Chamber Orchestra, Boeing Orchestra of Flight, Premeditated Strings, PLU Symphony, Hildman Strings, Jazz Police, Centerpiece Jazz Band, Joyce Rameë, Max Aronoff Viola Institute and the Cathedral Trio. In Spring of 2022 he conducted the premiere of his 14th symphony with the Haydn and Beyond Workshop. As a conductor he has been associate conductor of the Rainier Symphony, Vashon/Maury Chamber Orchestra, Boeing Orchestra of Flight, Cub Scout Pack 360 Balloon Orchestra, Premeditated Strings and the Haydn Workshop (Music Center of the Northwest). In the fall of 2021 he was brought on the faculty of Music Center and combined Premeditated Strings and the Haydn Workshop into the Haydn and Beyond Workshop. As a jazz bassist he plays in the Pamelagrace Band, Colletivo, MC2, Blue Notes and the North Seattle Jazz Orchestra.