Bellingham Festival of Music – Past Concerts
The Bellingham Festival of Music is one of America's premier virtuoso orchestra festivals. Each summer the Festival returns to Bellingham, Washington to perform a repertoire of the finest symphonic music. Members of the orchestra all hold artistically prestigious positions elsewhere, and many of them are principal players in major North American symphony orchestras. The Festival also features world famous guest artists and young rising stars.
Bellingham Festival of Music Welcome Home Concert: Rachel Charbel, violin & Garret Ross, piano
Saturday, January 13, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 "Regensonate"
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
Edvard Grieg — Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
Edvard Grieg — Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
Free ($15 suggested donation, free to all students; no ticket required)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Welcome Home Concert Masterclass with Rachel Charbel
Friday, January 12, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center – 016 – Choir Room, Bellingham, WA, United States
Bellingham Festival of Music presents a masterclass with Cincinnati Symphony violinist and Bellingham native Rachel Charbel.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Michelle Cann, piano & Conner Gray Covington, conductor
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Anna Clyne
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This Midnight Hour
Florence Price — Piano Concerto in One Movement (Michelle Cann, piano)
Felix Mendelssohn — A Midsummer Night's Dream Concert Overture, Op. 21
Maurice Ravel — Ma Mère l'Oye ("Mother Goose"), M. 60 (complete ballet)
Florence Price — Piano Concerto in One Movement (Michelle Cann, piano)
Felix Mendelssohn — A Midsummer Night's Dream Concert Overture, Op. 21
Maurice Ravel — Ma Mère l'Oye ("Mother Goose"), M. 60 (complete ballet)
$47-$57 ($30-$40 WWU staff, $12-$15 student/ages 29 & under)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Michelle Cann Piano Masterclass
Monday, July 17, 2023 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Join us for a masterclass with pianist Michelle Cann and young piano students from Bellingham area studios.
Located at the First Congregatio…
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Chamber Music by the Bay
Sunday, July 16, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Bellingham Cruise Terminal, Bellingham, WA, United States
Missy Mazzoli
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Lies You Can Believe In
(for violin, viola, & cello)
Sergei Prokofiev — Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, and double bass in G minor, Op. 39
Max Reger — Serenade for flute, violin, and viola, Op. 141a
Alexandre Tansman — Septet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, viola, and cello
Sergei Prokofiev — Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, and double bass in G minor, Op. 39
Max Reger — Serenade for flute, violin, and viola, Op. 141a
Alexandre Tansman — Septet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, viola, and cello
$65
Bellingham Festival of Music: FREE Concert – Brass Quintet
Saturday, July 15, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Boundary Bay Brewery, Bellingham, WA, United States
Enjoy a FREE concert from the Bellingham Festival of Music at the Boundary Bay Brewery Beer Garden featuring music for brass quintet.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Alexi Kenney, violin & Joshua Weilerstein conducting
Friday, July 14, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Gideon Klein
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Partita for String Orchestra
Samuel Barber — Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (Alexi Kenney, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Samuel Barber — Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (Alexi Kenney, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
$47-$57 ($30-$40 WWU staff, $12-$15 student/ages 29 & under)
Bellingham Festival of Music: The Calidore String Quartet
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky"
$47-$57 ($30-$40 WWU staff, $12-$15 student/ages 29 & under)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Conrad Tao, piano & Ken Lam, conductor
Monday, July 10, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Cindy McTee
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Circuits
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (Conrad Tao, piano)
Dmitri Shostakovich — Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (Conrad Tao, piano)
Dmitri Shostakovich — Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70
$47-$57 ($30-$40 WWU staff, $12-$15 student/ages 29 & under)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Blake Pouliot, violin & Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Thursday, July 6, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Valentin Silvestrov (Valentyn Sylvestrov)
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Hymn – 2001
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (Blake Pouliot, violin)
Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (Blake Pouliot, violin)
Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
$47-$57 ($30-$40 WWU staff, $12-$15 student/ages 29 & under)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Andriana Chuchman, soprano & Ward Stare, conductor
Saturday, July 1, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Variations on a Theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony Variations"
Samuel Barber — Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 (Andriana Chuchman, soprano)
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 4 in G major (Andriana Chuchman, soprano)
Samuel Barber — Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 (Andriana Chuchman, soprano)
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 4 in G major (Andriana Chuchman, soprano)
$47-$57 ($30-$40 WWU staff, $12-$15 student/ages 29 & under)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Sunday, July 24, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
$45-$55 ($35-$45 WWU faculty staff, $15 student)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 with Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Sunday, July 17, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
$45-$55 ($35-$45 WWU faculty staff, $15 student)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Beethoven Piano Concerti 2 & 4 with Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Saturday, July 16, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
$45-$55 ($35-$45 WWU faculty staff, $15 student)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Beethoven Piano Concerti 1 & 3 with Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Friday, July 15, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
$45-$55 ($35-$45 WWU faculty staff, $15 student)
Bellingham Festival of Music: BFM Orchestra with Maria Valdes, soprano
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Overture to Die Zauberflöte ("The Magic Flute"), K. 620
Richard Strauss — Das Rosenband, Op. 36, No. 1
Richard Strauss — Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden, Op. 68, No. 2
Richard Strauss — Waldseligkeit, Op. 49, No. 1
Richard Strauss — Säus'le, liebe Myrte!, Op. 68, No. 3
Richard Strauss — Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland, Op. 56, No. 6
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Richard Strauss — Das Rosenband, Op. 36, No. 1
Richard Strauss — Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden, Op. 68, No. 2
Richard Strauss — Waldseligkeit, Op. 49, No. 1
Richard Strauss — Säus'le, liebe Myrte!, Op. 68, No. 3
Richard Strauss — Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland, Op. 56, No. 6
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
$45-$55 ($35-$45 WWU faculty staff, $15 student)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Beethoven & Schubert
Friday, July 8, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56
(Justin Bruns, violin | Steven Thomas, cello | Brandt Fredriksen, piano)
Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great"
Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great"
$45-$55 ($35-$45 WWU faculty staff, $15 student)
Bellingham Festival of Music: BFM Orchestra with Stefan Jackiw, violin
Saturday, July 2, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Max Bruch — Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major, Op. 46 (Stefan Jackiw, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Max Bruch — Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major, Op. 46 (Stefan Jackiw, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$45-$55 ($35-$45 WWU faculty staff, $15 student)
Bellingham Festival of Music: The Calidore String Quartet
Friday, July 1, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III:1, Op. 1, No. 1 "La chasse"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 "The Hunt"
Jörg Widmann — String Quartet No. 3 "Jagdquartett"
Johannes Brahms — String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 "The Hunt"
Jörg Widmann — String Quartet No. 3 "Jagdquartett"
Johannes Brahms — String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67
$45-$55 ($35-$45 WWU faculty staff, $15 student)
Bellingham Festival of Music: BFM Orchestra – Mozart & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, July 18, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "The Turkish"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
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