Photo of Marcelo Lehninger, new conductor of the Bellingham Festival of Music conducting the orchestra.

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

Guest Artist Sponsors
Una Yang & Dave Wu

Sarah Chang Bio

Program*

John Corigliano – Promenade Overture

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

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4

Concert Sponsor

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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

Guest Artist Sponsor
DIANE NORMAN

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”

Concert Sponsors
Charles & Lori LeCocq in loving memory of Irwin & Frances LeCocq.

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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

Guest Artist Sponsors
Jack & Marybeth Campbell

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

Concert Sponsors
Jack & Marybeth Campbell

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Friday, July 12th, 7:30pm

WWU Performing Arts Center

Natasha Paremski, piano

Guest Artist Sponsors
Bob Harris & Sandy Wolf

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

Concert Sponsors
Kurt & Wilma Schweickhard

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Sunday, July 14th, 4:00pm

Bellingham Cruise Terminal

Concert Sponsors
Terry Clark & Lynne Rein

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

Guest Artist Sponsors
Sandy & Mamiko McIntire

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

Celeste Fraser, soprano

Guest Artist Sponsors
John Binns & Julie Fleetwood Binns

Celeste Fraser Bio
Portrait of Tenor, Andrew Etherington

Andrew Etherington, tenor

Guest Artist Sponsors
Mark & Laura Deaton

Andrew Etherington Bio
Portrait of bass Richard Hodges

Richard Hodges, bass

Guest Artist Sponsors
Garland Richmond & Richard Stattelman

Richard Hodges Bio

Program*

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

Concert Sponsors
Phyllis & Charles Self
Robert & Cindy Klein

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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

Guest Artist Sponsor
Carol Snowball

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

Concert Sponsors
David & Carol Robinson

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*All programs subject to change.