Explore. Experience. Contribute to the World of Music
Music enriches lives. Music can inspire us, guide us, and provide us with joy. And, sometimes, music can even save a life. MDC is a Kitsap nonprofit organization designed to bring people, especially youth, closer to the joys and benefits of music through singing, playing, writing or just listening. How can we help you?
Our Mission
The Music Discovery Center’s mission is to enable every person to discover, explore, and contribute to the world of music through education, performance, and mentorship.
Fifth Grade Music Infusion
5th grade is the key moment in a child’s life where they can begin to benefit from singing or playing an instrument. MDC offers instruments, music mentoring and teaching support to all 5th graders in Kitsap County whether they are currently involved in music or not. Aligned with this program are projects such as the MDC Summer Camp, the Music-in-a-Box musical instrument gifting drive, and the Touch & Try instrument booth tour.
Quincy Square Jazz Festival
MDC’s re-introduction of what was once the most widely attended high school stage band festival in the Northwest, held annually at Olympic College from 1960 through 1975. After 50 years on the shelf, MDC is partnering with OC to rebuild this fully-adjudicated regional festival that offers middle- and high-school jazz programs an opportunity to compete on stage in front of a live audience in an impressive venue.
Make Music Day Celebration
Make Music Day happens every year in cities around the world on June 21st and MDC hosts the West Sound’s version, opening up the stage to professional, semi-professional and amateur performers to perform at no cost in Bremerton’s Quincy Square. Come get a taste of the local music flavors our community offers or watch some past performances we’ve got show-cased on our website.
“I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.”
— Quincy Jones
The Inspiration
Quincy Jones was an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His multi-award-winning career spanned over 60 years. A lesser-known truth about this world-renowned icon is that Quincy Jones first discovered music as a Bremerton, Washington, youth.
