2024 Festival Season

Opening Night | Sunday, June 30th, 7:30pm

WWU Performing Arts Center

Portrait of violinist Sarah Chang in a black dress.

Sarah Chang, violin

Sarah Chang Bio

Program*

John Corigliano – Promenade Overture

Jean Sibelius – Violin concerto in D Minor
Sarah Chang, violin

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4

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Saturday, July 6th, 7:30pm

WWU Performing Arts Center

Portrait of composer and pianist Stewart Goodyear smiling with his head in his hand.

Stewart Goodyear, Piano

Stewart Goodyear Bio

Program*

Jessie Montgomery – Starburst

George Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F
Stewart Goodyear, piano

Antonín Dvorák – Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”

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Tuesday, July 9th, 7:30pm

WWU Performing Arts Center

Photo of the members of the Calidore String Quartet in a busy airport - selective focus.

Calidore String Quartet

Calidore String Quartet Bio

Program*

Ludwig Van Beethoven – Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No 1

Jessie Montgomery – Strum

Henry Purcell – Chacony in G Minor

Maurice Ravel – String Quartet in F Major

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Friday, July 12th, 7:30pm

WWU Performing Arts Center

Natasha Paremski, piano

Natasha Paremski Bio

Program*

Mozart Camargo Guarnieri – Three Brazilian Dances

Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2

Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Natasha Paremski, piano

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Sunday, July 14th

Bellingham Cruise Terminal

Chamber by the Bay
featuring BFM principal musicians in an afternoon of chamber music

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Wednesday, July 17th, 7:30pm

WWU Performing Arts Center

Portrait of Jennifer Bromagen, soprano

Jennifer Bromagen, soprano

Jennifer Bromagen Bio
Portrait of mezzo soprano, Celeste Fraser with her chin resting on her hand.

Celeste Fraser, soprano

Celeste Fraser Bio
Portrait of Tenor, Andrew Etherington

Andrew Etherington, tenor

Andrew Etherington Bio
Portrait of bass Richard Hodges

Richard Hodges, bass

Richard Hodges Bio

Program*

Mozart Mass in C minor K. 427
Jennifer Bromagen, soprano
Celeste Fraser, soprano
Andrew Etherington, tenor
Richard Hodges, bass

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Season Finale Concert | Sunday, July 21st, 7:30pm

WWU Performing Arts Center

Portrait of guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas

Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar

Pablo Sainz-Villegas Bio

Program*

Manuel de Falla – el Sombrero de Tres Picos, Suite No. 1

Joaquín Rodrigo – Fantasia para un Gentilhombre
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar

Gabriela Lena Frank – Three Latin-American Dances

Astor Piazzolla – Two Tangos

Alberto Ginastera – Four Dances from Estancia

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*All programs subject to change.