PRISMA (Pacific Region International Summer Music Association) is proud to announce its 2025 Fellows, recognizing individuals whose dedication has been instrumental to the organization’s success. This year’s honourees – longtime volunteers Sherry Sakamoto and Terry Martyniuk, and recently retired finance director Kim Stokes – were celebrated at PRISMA’s Annual General Meeting on February 26.

“The selection of our fellows is always an exciting moment,” said PRISMA Artistic Director Arthur Arnold, noting that fellows have been inducted annually since 2018, with this year’s recipients bringing the total to 15.

Incoming PRISMA board member Sherry Sakamoto and her husband, Terry Martyniuk, have been passionate supporters of the festival for years, always ready to step in and help wherever needed.

“We can always call on your help, day or night, whether it’s offering advice, moving offices, or setting up tents at PRISMA on the Beach,” said Arnold. “You have been such an inspiration to me, and I’m so glad that our staff thought to give you this fellowship award.”

Sakamoto, reflecting on her deep connection to PRISMA, highlighted the festival’s impact and what it brings to her and so many others in the community.

“These are always the best two weeks of the year,” she said. “I live for this. This classical music is like my soul – I move to it, I live it, I breathe it, I go on journeys – and I’m so grateful that we have this. I think I am PRISMA’s biggest cheerleader.”