BMC brings you the first of three showcases celebrating young talent! First, we will hear the winners of the 2025 H.S. String Awards in honor of Ethel Crook, and the H.S. Winds and Percussion Awards in honor of Nicholas Bussard. Join us for an hour-long program for violin, viola, cello, flute, alto saxophone, trumpet, and… Continue reading BMC Award Winners are next!
Category: Matinee
Music and Stories from Scandinavia
UPDATE FEB. 7: It's Nordic weather, but we're on!!! See you at First Congregational at 7:30 for a delightful evening of gorgeous music and a few surprises too! Once again, violinist Grant Donnellan invites us to join him on another journey! If you have been on Grant’s musical travelogues over the past few years, you… Continue reading Music and Stories from Scandinavia
Kick Off the Holiday Season in Style!
In December, the Glacier Bay Brass Quintet will play jazz, sea shantys and contemporary works to welcome the Holiday Season in style! BSO musicians Steve Sperry and Karolyn Labes (trumpets), Jack Champagne (horn), Andrew Wheeler (trombone), and Mark Lindenbaum (tuba) will offer joyful selections for our last program of 2024. Works by Ignacio Calvo, Wilfred… Continue reading Kick Off the Holiday Season in Style!
A Multimedia Cello Journey
Rebekah Hood-Sava takes us on a Multimedia Cello Journey accompanied by nature films from cinematographer Radu Sava. With the help of live looped layered cello, Rebekah invites us to explore the emotions and psyche of a one-woman orchestra. Free matinee preview is on Wednesday, November 6, 10:30am at Trinity Lutheran, and full-length Night Beat, on… Continue reading A Multimedia Cello Journey
East meets West: music goes to new places!
Celebrated musicians Mehrdad Gholami and Rebecca Mañalac present works for flute and piano by J.S. Bach, César Franck, Clause Debussy, William Grant Still, Aram Khachaturian, Arno Babajanian, and Kouchyar Shahroudi. Don’t miss this chance to discover an amazing repertoire that will take you to new places! Join us for coffee and nibbles at 9:30am, Wednesday,… Continue reading East meets West: music goes to new places!
Organ recital opens 109th season!
Renowned organist Dongho Lee opens BMC’s “Music to Your Ears” season with two programs at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Ms. Lee presents solo organ masterworks of Bach, Mozart, Elgar, Buck, Mendelssohn, and Bovet alongside a world-premiere adaptation of Manuel Ponce’s Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord with guitarist Eli Schille-Hudson. Come and enjoy a free daytime… Continue reading Organ recital opens 109th season!
Second Award Winners Showcase
Our next daytime program is on Wednesday, April 3, 10:30am, when the winners for the H.S. Voice Awards in honor of Jack and Ginny Frymire and the H.S. Piano Awards in honor of Nancy Bussard perform in an outstanding showcase! Please note that this program will take place at First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave.… Continue reading Second Award Winners Showcase
Musical stories for piano and violin
In Bellingham Music Club’s first program of 2024, pianist Judith Widrig and violinist Carolyn Canfield share “Musical Stories” along with ravishing playing in an original recital designed just for BMC! They will perform the crown jewel of the string sonata repertoire, César Franck's Sonata in A major, as well as Lera Auerbach's modern contribution, Sonata… Continue reading Musical stories for piano and violin
Music from the 1920’s through the 1950’s. Traditional jazz and swing… It’s a party!
They have been on our wish list forever and we have them for one show only on Wednesday, December 6, 10:30am, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 119 Texas St. in Bellingham! Ken Keleman, Rob Queisser, Mark Schlichting, Mark Lindenbaum, Millie Johnson, Lou Lippman, Barry Ulman and Dale Steele will bring 2023 to a close in a… Continue reading Music from the 1920’s through the 1950’s. Traditional jazz and swing… It’s a party!
Grant Donnellan headlines Latinissimo!
After visiting the British Isles and journeying from the Baltic to the Black Sea, Grant Donnellan continues his travelogue series with Latinissimo! - a program for violin, piano and guitar inspired by Spain and Latin America. Judith Widrig, David Feingold and Eli Schille-Hudson join him to perform works by De Falla, Toldrà, Piazzolla, Sarasate, and… Continue reading Grant Donnellan headlines Latinissimo!