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: BFM Orchestra – Mozart & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, July 18, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (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)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Calidore String Quartet – Beethoven & Debussy
Thursday, July 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Calidore String Quartet – Beethoven & Debussy
Thursday, July 15, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 91
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
Bellingham Festival of Music: BFM Orchestra – Britten, Mozart, Grieg
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten – Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 / 320d
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 / 320d
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
Bellingham Festival of Music: BFM Orchestra – Britten, Mozart, Grieg
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten – Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 / 320d
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 / 320d
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Festival Chamber Players – Demos & Mozart
Monday, July 12, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Nickitas Demos – Clarinet Sextet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
Bellingham Festival of Music: BFM Orchestra – Bach, Elgar, Haydn
Saturday, July 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Franz Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Franz Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
Bellingham Festival of Music: BFM Orchestra – Bach, Elgar, Haydn
Saturday, July 10, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Franz Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Franz Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
$50 ($25-$35 WWU faculty/students)
The Calidore String Quartet: Chamber Music from the Vault (on-demand 5/30/21-6/27/21)
Monday, June 21, 2021 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Bellingham Festival of Music's ensemble-in-residence, the Calidore String Quartet, reprises two works recently recorded on their newest album, pairing music by Schumann and Shostakovich performed in a unique setting – a vault below an old Brooklyn church.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Master Class w/ Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Saturday, July 20, 2019 @ 10:00am – 12:30pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
As part of the festival’s community outreach program, BFM offers master classes throughout the year conducted by some of the season’s talented guest artists.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Gala Evening of Favorite Opera Arias & Choruses w/ Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Friday, July 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Some of the greatest moments in opera from composers Gioachino Rossini, Camille Saint-Saëns, Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Gaetano Donizetti, Francesco Cilea, and Leonard Bernstein.
$45-$55 (students $12)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Free Concert in the Community
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 @ 12:30pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
A free concert open to all.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Brahms Piano Concerti w/ Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Sunday, July 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
$45-$55 (students $12)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Free Concert in the Community
Sunday, July 14, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Mallard Ice Cream, Bellingham, WA, United States
A free concert open to all.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Calidore String Quartet w/ Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Friday, July 12, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
The dazzling Calidore String Quartet, Bellingham Festival of Music's ensemble in residence, performs their annual recital highlighted by Johannes Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor with pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, among other works.
$45-$55 (students $12)
Bellingham Festival of Music: Arend, Rodrigo, & Brahms
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
David Arend – Zebra Brainwave Quorum (world premiere)
Joaquín Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Joaquín Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
$45-$55 (students $12)
Bellingham Festival of Music Free Open Rehearsal w/ Festival Orchestra
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
As part of the BFM summer festival, there will be a free open rehearsal with Maestro Michael Palmer and the Festival Orchestra.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Free Concert in the Community
Monday, July 8, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA, United States
A free concert open to all.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Master Class w/ Pepe Romero, classical guitar
Monday, July 8, 2019 @ 10:00am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
As part of the festival’s community outreach program, BFM offers master classes throughout the year conducted by some of the season’s talented guest artists.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Chamber Music by the Bay – Leclair, Debussy, & Beethoven
Sunday, July 7, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Bellingham Cruise Terminal, Bellingham, WA, United States
Jean-Marie Leclair – Duo Sonata, Op. 3 No. 5
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
$60