Voices of the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: percussionists beat the drums
"I can't imagine life without music," says Stephanie Straight, the principal of the predominantly female percussion section of the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra. When her older sister Julie started band at school, their dad bought her a beautiful metallic blue snare drum. "It matched the banana seat on my Schwinn 'Lil Chic.' I knew then... this is for me!"