Bellingham Festival Orchestra – Upcoming Concerts
Bellingham Festival of Music: Handel, Mozart, Tchaikovsky
Friday, July 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Handel – Overture to Royal Fireworks Music
Mozart – Symphony No. 36 in C major “Linz”
Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35
Mozart – Symphony No. 36 in C major “Linz”
Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Chamber Music by the Bay
Sunday, July 5, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bellingham Cruise Terminal, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ástor Piazzolla – Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons)
William Walton – Façade – An Entertainment
William Walton – Façade – An Entertainment
$50
Bellingham Festival of Music: Taylor, Sibelius, R. Strauss
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Benjamin Dean Taylor – Worlds Without End
R. Strauss – Four Last Songs
Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
R. Strauss – Four Last Songs
Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Ravel, Vanhal, Bartók, Dvořák
Saturday, July 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Vanhal – Double Bass Concerto in E-flat major
Bartok – Romanian Folk Dances
Dvořák – Serenade for Winds in D minor
Vanhal – Double Bass Concerto in E-flat major
Bartok – Romanian Folk Dances
Dvořák – Serenade for Winds in D minor
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Bach, Finzi, Brahms
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 23a
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 23a
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Haydn's 'The Creation'
Sunday, July 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Haydn – The Creation (Die Schöpfung)
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Haydn, Schumann, Beethoven
Thursday, July 1, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Haydn – Overture to L'Infedeltà delusa, Hob. 28:5
Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Verdi, Mozart, Mendelssohn
Monday, July 5, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Verdi – Prelude to La Traviata
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, "Scottish" Symphony
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Calidore String Quartet
Wednesday, July 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 44
Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Tchaikovsky – String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
$25-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Rossini, Juan Ramírez, Schumann
Friday, July 9, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to William Tell
Juan Ramírez – Suite Latina (2002) World Premiere
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 "Spring"
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Mussorgsky, Mendelssohn, Mahler
Tuesday, July 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Mussorgsky – Dawn on the River Moskva (prelude to Khovanshchina)
Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G major
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Mozart Requiem and Piano Concerto No. 24
Saturday, July 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Mozart – Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626
$12-$45
Bellingham Festival of Music: Harlin, Rachmaninoff, Taylor, Stravinsky
Saturday, July 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Patrick Harlin – Rapture
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ben Taylor – Aurum Tetra, concerto for string quartet (world premiere)
Stravinsky – Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ben Taylor – Aurum Tetra, concerto for string quartet (world premiere)
Stravinsky – Firebird Suite (1919 version)
$12-$49
Bellingham Festival of Music: Calidore String Quartet – Mozart, Janáček, Dvořák
Sunday, July 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quartet No. 15 in D minor
Janáček – String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"
Dvořák – Quartet in F major, Op 96, "American"
Janáček – String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"
Dvořák – Quartet in F major, Op 96, "American"
$12-$49
Bellingham Festival of Music: Beethoven's 'Eroica'
Saturday, July 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
$12-$49
Bellingham Festival of Music: Chamber by the Bay
Sunday, July 9, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Bellingham Cruise Terminal, Bellingham, WA, United States
Mozart – Serenade for Winds in C minor, K. 388
Brahms – Viola Quintet in F major, Op. 88
Brahms – Viola Quintet in F major, Op. 88
$60
Bellingham Festival of Music: Haydn, Dvořák, & Schubert
Thursday, July 13, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53
Schubert – Symphony No. 4 In C minor D. 417 “Tragic”
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53
Schubert – Symphony No. 4 In C minor D. 417 “Tragic”
$12-$49
Bellingham Festival of Music: Respighi, Haydn, & Mendelssohn
Sunday, July 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
$12-$49
Bellingham Festival of Music: All-Bernstein Evening
Friday, July 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Bernstein – Candide Overture
Bernstein – The Serenade
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Bernstein – The Serenade
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
$12-$49
Bellingham Festival of Music: Dvořák, Korngold, Brahms
Saturday, June 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Antonin Dvořák – Carnival Overture
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto (Stefan Jackiw, violin)
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto (Stefan Jackiw, violin)
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
$49 ($35 WWU faculty/staff)
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