2023 Festival Season

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Concert Sponsors: Phyllis and Charles Self
Guest Conductor Sponsor: Sandy and Mamiko McIntyre
Guest Artist Sponsor: Lois Nicholl in memory of Bob Nicholl

Split Portrait of Conductor Ward Stare and Soprano Andriana Chuchman

7:00 PM WWU PAC

Ward Stare conducting

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn

Samuel Barber, Knoxville Summer of 1915
Andriana Chuchman, soprano

Mahler, Symphony No. 4
Andriana Chuchman, soprano

I. Bedächtig, nicht eilen
II. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast
III. Ruhevoll,poco adagio 
IV. Sehr behaglich

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Concert Sponsors: Kurt and Wilma Schweickhard
Guest Conductor Sponsor: Robert and Cindy Klein
Guest Artist Sponsor: Don and Karen Berry

Split Portrait of Conductor Conner Marcelo Lehninger and Violinist Blake Puliot

7:00 PM WWU PAC

Marcelo Lehninger conducting

Valentin Silvestrov, Hymne – 2001

Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Blake Pouliot, violin

Dvorak, Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

Beer Garden Sponsor: Guild Mortgage – The Block Team

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Beer Garden Sponsor: The Muljat Group- Brie the Broker

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Monday, July 10, 2023

Concert Sponsor: Diane Norman in memory of Arlie Norman
Guest Conductor Sponsor: Carol Snowball
Guest Artist Sponsor: David Wu and Una Yang

Split Portrait of Conductor Ken Lam and Pianist Conrad Tao

7:00 PM WWU PAC

Ken Lam conducting

Cindy McTee, Circuits

Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2
Conrad Tao, piano

Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9

Beer Garden Sponsor: WWU Foundation

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Concert Sponsor: Jack and Marybeth Campbell
Guest Artist Sponsor: Jack and Marybeth Campbell

Photo of all four members of the Calidore String Quartet

7:00 PM WWU PAC

The Calidore String Quartet

Beethoven, String Quartet No 7 in F major Op. 59 No. 1

Beethoven, String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2

Beethoven, String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 “Eroica” No. 3

Friday, July 14, 2023

Concert Sponsors: David and Carol Robinson
Guest Conductor Sponsor: Marti Caputi
Guest Artist Sponsor: John Harter

Split Portrait of Conductor Tito Muñoz and Violinist Alexi Kenney

7:00 PM WWU PAC

Tito Muñoz conducting

Edward Elgar, Serenade for Strings

Samuel Barber, Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Alexi Kenney, violin

Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major

Beer Garden Sponsor: Bellingham Chamber Music Society

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Sunday, July 16, 2023

Concert Sponsor: Lynne Rein and Terry Clark

4:00 PM FAirhaven Cruise Terminal

Chamber Music by the Bay

BFM Principals

Missy Mazzoli, Lies You Can Believe

Sergei Prokofiev, Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39

Max Reger, Serenade op. 141a in G Major

Alexandre Tansman, Septet

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Concert Sponsors: People’s Bank in memory of I and F LeCocq
Guest Conductor Sponsor: John and Julie Binns
Guest Artist Sponsor: Sandy Wolf and Robert Harris

Split Portrait of Conductor Conner Gray Covington and Pianist Michelle Cann

7:00 PM WWU PAC

Conner Gray Covington conducting

Anna Clyne, This Midnight Hour

Florence Price, Piano Concerto in One Movement
Michelle Cann, piano

Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Ravel, Mother Goose (complete ballet)

Beer Garden Sponsor: Financial Plan, Inc.

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