In February, violinist Grant Donnellan and pianist Judith Widrig take us on another highly anticipated musical travelogue! Over the years, Grant’s narrative has delighted audiences with tidbits about history, society, literature, art, folklore and more. But it’s the playing that captures our imagination and transports us to magical places! Join us for "A Tradition of… Continue reading Join us for another musical travelogue!
Category: Concerts
A message of gratitude, joy and hope!
As we take a break for the holidays, please know how grateful we are for your support through your membership, donations, and presence at our concerts. The high caliber of our programs and depth of student support are entirely due to your generosity. This fall, as we started our 110th season, world-class musicians offered an… Continue reading A message of gratitude, joy and hope!
A bit more about our upcoming season!
We are delighted to invite you to “Elevate Your Spirit” with BMC’s extraordinary 2025-2026 season - possbily the best one BMC has ever produced!!! Program Committee members are so proud of our outstanding roster of professional musicians! All are at work preparing uplifting and inspiring performances! Curiosity, optimism, and sincerity informs and guides their offerings.… Continue reading A bit more about our upcoming season!
Unveiling BMC’s 110th Season!
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!
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!
Master Class with Kira Kraftzoff
BMC invites you to hear talented young string players work with Kira Kraftzoff in a masterclass format. Mr. Kraftzoff is the artistic director and founder of the Rastrelli Cello Quartet. We will hear excerpts of Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56 (Triple Concerto), and the first movement, Adagio-Moderato, of… Continue reading Master Class with Kira Kraftzoff
The Rastrelli Cello Quartet is back!
BMC brings the world-famous, Germany-based, Rastrelli Cello Quartet to Bellingham for their exclusive West Coast appearance. The Rastrelli will celebrate 25 years of touring Europe and North America with a wide and exciting repertoire arranged for four cellos. From favorite classical works to movie scores, their "Best of..." program will also cover tangos, jazz tunes,… Continue reading The Rastrelli Cello Quartet is back!
Pianist Penelope Keep, a winner of BMC awards in 2022 and 2023, is the guest of the Bellingham Festival of Music “Welcome Home Concert” on Saturday, January 4, 7pm at First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave. in Bellingham. Now a first year student at Stanford, Penelope also plays saxophone in the university Jazz Orchestra and… Continue reading
Announcing BMC’s 2024-2025 Season!
Our upcoming 2024-2025 concert season is entitled, “Music To Your Ears,” because that is what we promise you: good music that will put your heart and mind at ease, just like good news! We are inviting you today to help us produce our 109th season of concerts and student musician awards, starting on Wednesday morning,… Continue reading Announcing BMC’s 2024-2025 Season!
Thank you!
Our "Sounds Sublime" 2023-24 season has come to an end after a fantastic year of amazing music. In all, BMC produced 19 musical events: 9 matinee programs, 5 Night Beats, and 5 rounds of auditions for student awards! Our Wednesday morning concerts have always been free, and this year we have continued offering Night Beat… Continue reading Thank you!