Western Washington University Performing Arts Center – Upcoming Concerts
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center
(360) 650-2829
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516 High St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
United States
(360) 650-2829
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Whatcom Weird (local experimental showcase)
Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Falling Up Stairs, Rubix Shoes, Mindmeld, Twin Sibling, Ego Eimi, illogicians.
$5-$8
Music for electric guitar, piano & electronics
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Cristina Valdes (Seattle), Giacomo Fiore (San Francisco), Rocco DiPietro (Columbus) w/WWU musicians.
$5-$8
Percussion, free improv, chamber music & electronics
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Beauty School (Bay area), Steve & Melanie Sehman (B’ham) and Simon Hutchinson (Missoula).
$5-$8
Prepared guitar, unusual instruments & more
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Bill Horist (Seattle), Simon Hutchinson (Missoula), Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Equus Saxophone Quartet (B’ham), Susan Haines (B’ham) /J.C. Combs (Seattle), Lesley Sommer (B’ham) w/WWU musicians and John Friesen (B’ham).
$5-$8
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: 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: Calidore String Quartet
Sunday, July 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Haydn – Quartet in G major, Op. 54, No. 1
Shaw – Entr’acte
Mendelssohn – Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Shaw – Entr’acte
Mendelssohn – Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
$25-$35
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
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Mozart, Duruflé & more
Thursday, July 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Mozart – Quartet for Oboe and Strings
Duruflé – Prélude, Récitatif et Variations, Op. 3
Nielsen – Serenata in Vano
Muczynski – Voyage for Brass Trio, Op. 27
Prechtl – At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Duruflé – Prélude, Récitatif et Variations, Op. 3
Nielsen – Serenata in Vano
Muczynski – Voyage for Brass Trio, Op. 27
Prechtl – At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
$10-$15
Marrowstone Chamber Orchestra: Bach, Stravinsky, Herbert, Poulenc
Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks” Herbert – Cello Concerto (Walter Gray, cello)
Poulenc – Suite Française
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks” Herbert – Cello Concerto (Walter Gray, cello)
Poulenc – Suite Française
$15-$26
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Saglietti, Martinu & more
Thursday, August 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Saglietti – Suite for Trombone and Strings
M. Haydn – Divertimento in C
B. Martinů – Les Rondes
Brahms – Four Songs, Op. 17
R. Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
M. Haydn – Divertimento in C
B. Martinů – Les Rondes
Brahms – Four Songs, Op. 17
R. Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$10-$15
Marrowstone Chamber Orchestra: Bruch, Rimsky-Korsakov & more
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Bruch – Romance in F major, Op. 85
Rimsky-Korsakov – Trombone Concerto
Darius Milhaud – La Création du Monde
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Bruch – Romance in F major, Op. 85
Rimsky-Korsakov – Trombone Concerto
Darius Milhaud – La Création du Monde
$15-$26
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
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