We kick off our 2026-2027 season after Labor Day with Three in Conversation: From Courtly Grace to Hungarian Rhythm, presented by the Bellingham String Trio. Featuring violinist Shu-Hsin Ko, cellist Coral Merchant and violist Yuko Watanabe - all three Bellingham Symphony musicians and beloved local educators - the program journeys across Europe and across time. The… Continue reading Bellingham String Trio opens 26-27 season!
Category: Night Beat
Exotic percussion will elevate your spirit!
Western Washington University percussion professor, Dr. Patrick Roulet, will lead the Global Dimension Ensemble and the WWU Percussion Ensemble in a performance featuring marimba and xylophone traditions of Uganda, Ghana, Mexico, and the United States. With over 20 performers on the stage, the performance will include traditional music performed on authentic instruments as well as… Continue reading Exotic percussion will elevate your spirit!
Join us for another musical travelogue!
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!
Next: art song, grand opera and Broadway!
Soprano Heather Dudenbostel headlines a program that will honor the memory of BMC past president, Dr. Clyde Hiss, Professor of Voice and Opera at East Carolina University for 32 years before retiring in the Pacific Northwest. Baritone Mark Davies, pianist Emily Gantt, sopranos Ibidunni Ojikutu and Celeste Fraser, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Feeney and clarinetist Erika Block will… Continue reading Next: art song, grand opera and Broadway!
Mañalacs return to BMC stage!
In October, we have the immense pleasure of bringing back Rebecca and Gabriel Mañalac for “Echoes and Departures” - a rich program for two pianos by composers from home and abroad. It includes works by Poulenc, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninoff, Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino, plus the famous "La valse" by Ravel!!! Join us for a free program… Continue reading Mañalacs return to BMC stage!
BMC opens 110th Season!
Bellissima Brass opens BMC's 2025-2026 season with works ranging from the romantic to the modern and contemporary. A program high in virtuosity that will celebrate feminine talent and "Elevate Your Spirit"! Michelle Rockwood, horn; Karolyn Labes & Shelly Devlin, trumpets; Amy Kavanagh, tuba, and Emma Eliason, trombone, will play works by the newly rediscovered Florence Price… Continue reading BMC opens 110th Season!
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!
To conclude our “Music to Your Ears” season:
In June, celebrated baritone Richard Hodges brings our “Music to Your Ears” season to a close. Dr. Hodges has put together two programs with a considerable amount of variety and a wide scope. You will want to attend both the matinee AND Night Beat! Our free program with Dr. Hodges and acclaimed pianist Jay Rozendaal is… Continue reading To conclude our “Music to Your Ears” season:
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