Starting in September, we will “Elevate Your Spirit” with an amazing roster of artists who all have a connection to Bellingham! We promise a full season of exciting programs featuring brass, piano, voice, strings and percussion! We launch a monthly schedule of daytime and evening concerts right after Labor Day, and continue through June 2026.… Continue reading Unveiling BMC’s 110th Season!
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It was all that and more!
The wonderful season we called “Music To Your Ears!” has come to a close. Counting our nine matinee programs, five Night Beat evenings, five student award adjudications plus the Rastrelli Cello Quartet concert and master class, we presented a total of 21 musical events this year! Scroll down to relive highlights of the season in… Continue reading It was all that and more!
The Bellingham Music Club has brought music into our community for over 100 years! Here we are in holiday season, and we have so much for which to be thankful! First and always, we are grateful to you, our members and friends who enjoy our monthly concerts and contribute generously to funding our primary goals:… Continue reading
Looking Back – Looking Forward
When we announced our 108th concert season last August, and titled it “Sounds Sublime,” we anticipated something special. Now, half-way through our season schedule, the anticipation has been joyfully fulfilled - and then some. Reflect with me on the sublime music we’ve already experienced. In September, the acclaimed pianist Jacques Després gave us his exquisite… Continue reading Looking Back – Looking Forward
Unveiling BMC’s 2023-2024 Season!
Our upcoming 2023-2024 season, “Sounds Sublime,” will be exactly that - live music that transforms, uplifts and inspires us. And you are invited to help us produce this wonderful year of concerts for our community, starting in September! With your early support in hand, we will be able to launch our first concert on Wednesday… Continue reading Unveiling BMC’s 2023-2024 Season!
Gratitude for the Musical Gifts We’ve Enjoyed!
What a wonderful smorgasbord of music we have enjoyed this fall with our Concerts à la Carte! Piano, voice, violin, cello, flute and horn: All Just Amazing! Thank you to all the talented performers! They are wonderful! Thank you to our incredible Board members and to all the volunteers who help keep BMC going. You… Continue reading Gratitude for the Musical Gifts We’ve Enjoyed!
Annual fundraising drive is on!
It is with great excitement that we are preparing for “live and in-person” events and fellowship starting right after Labor Day. Our 2022-2023 programs – under the theme “Concerts à la Carte” – will offer eclectic and delicious selections. We hope you will join us for the tastings!!! Our season opens with tasty French canapés!… Continue reading Annual fundraising drive is on!
BMC ends 105th season in grateful celebration!
While June traditionally marks the end of the BMC season, we hope you will rejoice with us as we look back at the past year's challenges and accomplishments! As BMC suspended live programs in the fall of 2020, our email, website and Facebook platforms became the windows on the Bellingham Music Club’s virtual season. Over… Continue reading BMC ends 105th season in grateful celebration!
BMC Connects! with Three Rising Stars!
Our 2021 high school and university-level competitions are in full swing this month, and again, committee members and adjudicators alike are saying how impressed they are with this year’s young participants. We look forward to sharing their musical gifts with you when the competitions conclude next month! While we await the results, we offer this… Continue reading BMC Connects! with Three Rising Stars!
BMC Connects! offers a French Valentine from award winner, pianist Madeline Slettedahl
Short of sending chocolates and flowers, we believe we have an even sweeter Valentine’s Day treat for you! Our gift is a playful French love song, shared from the heart of a notable BMC award winner, through our video series, BMC Connects! Ten years ago, pianist Madeline Slettedahl dazzled audiences when she won the top prize… Continue reading BMC Connects! offers a French Valentine from award winner, pianist Madeline Slettedahl