Michael Palmer, Artistic Director Michael Palmer has held the post of artistic director of the Bellingham Festival of Music since 1993. Under his leadership, the Festival has become internationally recognized, and live recordings from its annual concerts have been heard across the United States on National Public Radio and around the world on the Internet, featuring some of the world’s finest orchestral musicians and major guest artists. For more information, please visit: www.maestropalmer.com
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR THE 2014 SEASON TICKET PRICES
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Rows M-V
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Adult (18 and older)
$45
$35
Western (Faculty / Staff)
$35
$25
Student (Under 18 or with valid ID) $12 if accompanied by an adult in B-L
$15
$12
Full Season, all events ( July 5,8,10,12,13,16,18,20th) 10% discount Devotee Members & above Orchestra only Season Series ( July 5, 8, 12, 16 and 20th) 10% discount Devotee Members & above Individual Tickets - WWU
JULY 5 – 20, 2014
All Seats Calidore String Quartet Recital, July 10th
$35
WWU Faculty & Staff
$25
Students
$12
Chamber by the Bay, July13th, 4pm Bellingham Cruise Terminal, open seating
All tickets include a catered reception following the concert
$50
Pablo Sáinz Villegas, Guitar Recital, July 18th, 7:30pm, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, open seating
$30
Students
The Festival Orchestra & Chorus Michael Palmer, Artistic Director
$12
There will be free concert lectures beginning at 6:30pm before each of the orchestra concerts, July 5, 8, 16, 20th in the PAC Concert Hall and in the PAC Main Theatre July 12th.
FESTIVAL HISTORY
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The Bellingham Festival of Music is one of America’s premier virtuoso orchestra festivals. Each summer the Festival convenes in Bellingham, Washington to perform a repertoire of the finest symphonic music. The orchestra is made up of musicians who are invited to join the orchestra each summer. These musicians 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 exceptional young performers who are on their way to stardom.
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The Festival has become an annual tradition, attracting an array of internationally celebrated guest artists to create unforgettable musical experiences for a generation of audiences. In 2009, 2010, 2013, and for the upcoming 2013 season the Bellingham Festival of Music received National Endowment for the Arts grants, a resounding endorsement of the quality of the Festival and the value of the Festival to the national cultural tapestry.
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GUEST ARTISTS
FESTIVAL PROGR A MS
STEFAN JACKIW
LISETTE OROPESA
violin
soprano
JULY 5
Is recognized as one of his generation's most significant artists, captivating audiences with playing that combines poetry and purity with an impeccable technique. "Talent that's off the scale" - Washington Post
JULY 8 &10
One of the most exciting young ensembles to emerge on the chamber music scene in recent years, the international prize-winning Calidore String Quartet is noted for its fiery brilliance, breadth of musicianship, and palpable energy that engages audiences. "A miracle of unified thought...” - La Presse, Montreal
Has been hailed by The New York Times as an artist with a "magnetic" stage presence, and an "attractively silky, and flexible timbre." Has appeared on concert and opera stages throughout Europe and North America. "Soprano Lisette Oropesa made a superb company debut as Romilda…her singing bright and precise and her phrasing eloquently to the point." - San Francisco Chronicle
CALIDORE QUARTET
JULY 12
WESLEY ROGERS
tenor
CHRISTINA SMITH
flute
JULY 8
Principal flute with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Appeared as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony at 15. Her summer appearances include the Blossom, Tanglewood, Sunflower, Highlands, Bellingham, and Marlboro Music festivals.
JULY 12
RICHARD GOODE
Bellingham Cruise Terminal Principal Orchestra Musicians and the Calidore String Quartet CHAMBER BY THE BAY: TBA
Concert Sponsors: Jack & JoAnn Bowman
WWU Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM Festival Orchestra, Michael Palmer, Conducting Richard Goode, piano WEBER Overture to Der Freischütz MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major, Op. 97, "Rhenish"
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 WWU Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM Festival Orchestra, Michael Palmer, Conducting Christina Smith, flute Calidore String Quartet AARON JAY KERNIS Musica Celestis (1990) RODRIGO Concerto for Flute and Orchestra ELGAR Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47 BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Concert Sponsors: Joseph & Karen Morse and Daniel & Sharona Feller
Thursday, July 10, 2014 WWU Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM Festival Orchestra, Michael Palmer, Conducting Calidore String Quartet BEETHOVEN Op. 18 No. 1 GOLIJOV Tenebrae SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14, "Death and the Maiden"
piano
Concert Sponsors: Jack & Mary Beth Campbell
Has served as a pianist and conductor for opera houses and festivals in Germany and Switzerland, including those in Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Duisburg, Kiel, Geneva, and Montreux, and Vevey.
In virtuoso performances with major orchestras, memorable recitals in the world's music capitals, and acclaimed recordings, he has won a large and devoted following. “Goode’s playing is thrilling from first to last.” - Gramophone
Saturday, July 12, 2014
JULY 16
JOANNA MONGIARDO
PABLO SÁINZ VILLEGAS
soprano
JULY 12
Sunday, July 13, 2014
WWU Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM Festival Orchestra, Michael Palmer, Conducting Stefan Jackiw, violin J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op.63 BRAHMS Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
WHITNEY READER
conductor
JULY 12
Hailed by the San Francisco Classical Voice as possessing the “kind of tenor that pours forth powerfully, effortlessly, seemingly for any length of time.” "Wesley Rogers' Belmonte distinguishes himself with a voice like butter and honey-just what one wants, a moving and cultivated singing: it is he who is a cut above the rest." - Diapason
Saturday, July 5, 2014
The internationally acclaimed soprano Joanna Mongiardo is recognized for her effortless coloratura and spellbinding charisma on stage. "Petite, with a theater-filling smile, Mongiardo radiates warmth through her unforced, pearly-fresh timbre." - Opera News
guitar
JULY 18 & 20
Hailed by critics as the privileged successor of Andrés Segovia and celebrated as a natural ambassador of Spanish culture. “Beautifully rounded guitar tone” and “soulful rendition.” - The New York Times
Concert Sponsors: TBD
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Concert Sponsors: David & Carol Robinson
Friday, July 18, 2014 Bellingham Cruise Terminal 7:30 PM, Recital Pablo Sáinz Villegas, guitar H. VILLA-LOBOS Prelude N.1 J. PERNAMBUCO Sons de Carrilhoes A. BARRIOS-MANGORÉ Sueño en la floresta J. MOREL American Fantasy R. DYENS Tango L. BONZA Passeio du Rio A. BARRIOS-MANGORÉ Danza Paraguaya A.C. JOBIM Felicidade A. LARA Granada A. LAURO Seis por derecho Concert Sponsors: D. Andrew Moquin
WWU Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM Festival Orchestra, Whitney Reader, Conducting MOZART "The Abduction from the Seraglio" (Concert Version) Wesley Rogers, Tenor - Belmonte Lisette Oropesa, Soprano - Constanza, betrothed to Belmonte Joanna Mongiardo, Soprano - Blondschen (Blonde) Simeon Esper, Tenor - Pedrillo Timo Riihonen, Bass - Osmin, overseer for the Pasha Bassa Selim, the Pasha (spoken role) - TBA
Klaas (spoken role) - TBA
Concert Sponsor: Phyllis & Charles Self Fund of the Whatcom Community Foundation and Peoples Bank There will be a pre-concert lecture at 6:30 PM before each orchestral concert.
http://www.bellinghamfestival.org/schedule_events/schedule.shtml
Sunday, July 20, 2014 WWU Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM Festival Orchestra, Michael Palmer, Conducting Pablo Sáinz Villegas, guitar VIVALDI Guitar Concerto in D Major BRAHMS Nänie, for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 82 Schicksalslied, for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 54 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 Concert Sponsors: Arthur & Marti Caputi, Sandy & Mamiko McIntire, and Robert & Carol Snowball Special Thanks to the City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, and the National Endowment for the Arts