Robert Waltenbaugh, a student at Skyline Junior High, has risen through the ranks of the Northwest Boychoir to its elite performing choir.

Now in its 37th season, A Festival of Lessons & Carols is a holiday tradition that showcases the 90-member combined chorus of the Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! Seattle, all talented young people ages 10-18 who attend 53 local schools. The eight regional performances culminate at Benaroya Hall on Dec. 23, when the Seattle Symphony, with members of the Northwest Sinfonia, presents the final performance of A Festival of Lessons & Carols.

Another Northshore boy, Evan Anderson, who is a senior at Inglomoor High School, is a graduate of the Northwest Boychoir who sings in Vocalpoint! Seattle.