20th Anniversary Season!
Program for the 2013 Festival
Guest Artists
Pepe Romero, guitarPepe Romero, guitar   Garrick Ohlsson, pianoGarrick Ohlsson, piano   Joseph Robinson, oboeJoseph Robinson, oboe
Joshua Roman, celloJoshua Roman, cello   Ray Chen, violinRay Chen, violin
Heidi Grant-Murphy, sopranoHeidi Grant-Murphy, soprano   Frederica von Stade, sopranoFrederica von Stade, soprano   Katie Van Kooten, sopranoKatie Van Kooten, soprano

Friday, July 5, 2013

Western Washington University Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM
Pre-concert talk: Edward Rutschman

BEETHOVEN King Stephen Overture in E-flat major, Op. 117
AARON JAY KERNIS Dreamsongs (West Coast Premiere) -Joshua Roman, cello
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 - Joshua Roman, cello
Intermission
BEETHOVEN Symphony #3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 - "Eroica"
Concert sponsored by ARTHUR & MARTI CAPUTI

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Western Washington University Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM
Pre-concert talk: Edward Rutschman

BARTOK Divertimento for Strings
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 - Ray Chen, violin
Intermission
BARBER Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings - Joseph Robinson, oboe
SCHUBERT Symphony #3 in D major
Concert sponsored by JACK & JO ANN BOWMAN

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Western Washington University Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM
Pre-concert talk: Steven Thomas, Principal Cello

J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G major, BWV 1048
MOZART Sinfonia Concertante for Winds in E-flat major
Intermission
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Concert sponsored by DAVID & CAROL ROBINSON

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Atrium, Bellingham Cruise Terminal 4:00 PM
Chamber Music Concert Festival Chamber Players
Heitor Villa-Lobos* "Preludio" from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4
Samuel Barber Summer Music, Op. 31 for wind quintet
Astor Piazzolla* Oblivion
Astor Piazzolla* Libertango
Intermission
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring
Darius Milhaud* Scaramouche
1. Vif
2. Modéré
3. Brazileira – Mouvement de Samba
* arranged Steven Thomas
Concert sponsored by ROTH FAMILY FOUNDATION
and HAGGEN MARKET STREET CATERING

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Western Washington University Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM
Pre-concert talk: Grant Donnellan, Violin

BIZET Symphony in C major
CELEDONIO ROMERO Concierto de Malaga - Pepe Romero, guitar
Intermission
CELEDONIO ROMERO El Cortijo de Don Sancho - Pepe Romero, guitar
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella (Orchestral Suite)
Concert sponsored by SANDY & MAMIKO MCINTIRE
and JOSEPH & KAREN MORSE

Friday, July 19, 2013

Western Washington University Performing Arts Center-- 7:30pm
A Summer Night of Love in Old Vienna
Choral Arts Symposium Chamber Choir | Vance George, Conductor
Whitney Reader, Piano | Wade Dingman, Piano

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Mount Baker Theatre -- 7:30pm
Pre-concert talk: Vance George

"THE THREE SOPRANOS"

HAYDN Symphony No. 87 in A major
TBA Signature Soprano Arias - Grant-Murphy, von Stade, Van Kooten
Intermission
VERDI Te Deum for Chorus and Orchestra
R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier (excerpts) - Grant-Murphy, von Stade, Van Kooten
Concert sponsored by DANIEL & SHARONA FELLER, NICHOLAS & DEBORAH KAISER, PEOPLES BANK, PHYLLIS & CHARLES SELF FUND OF THE WHATCOM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Pre-Concert Talk Sponsors
Barron Smith Daugert
Fidelity Investments