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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!

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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

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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!

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BMC presents soprano Diane Johnson, pianist/composer Rick Asher

We are delighted to welcome soprano Diane Johnson and pianist/composer Rick Asher to our “Sounds Sublime” season! Together they bring us an eclectic program ranging from Handel and Mozart to Fauré, Clara Schumann, and contemporary works including those of Rick Asher. In the past 30+ years, Diane has been a featured soloist with the Whatcom… Continue reading BMC presents soprano Diane Johnson, pianist/composer Rick Asher

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BMC presents pianist Jacques Després

Bellingham Music Club’s 108th concert season, Sounds Sublime, will be exactly that - music that transforms, uplifts and inspires. We are delighted to bring back to Bellingham Canadian-American pianist Jacques Després! Dr. Després has concertized for four decades on three continents through his performances as a soloist with orchestras, solo recitals, collaborative work and recordings.… Continue reading BMC presents pianist Jacques Després

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Celebrated duo returns to BMC!

Join us for an extra program this month when we host the world-famous duo of cellist Colin Carr and pianist Thomas Sauer. They brought the house down in February 2020 with their all-Beethoven program! We’re so glad to have them again in Bellingham, as they perform sonatas by Bach, Schubert, Debussy and Britten. Program preview… Continue reading Celebrated duo returns to BMC!

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Old World, New World

Eli Schille-Hudson brings out the extreme stylistic versatility of the classical guitar in two exciting programs in early February, encompassing everything from the high baroque to stylized flamenco and new music! Schille-Hudson juxtaposes war horses of the European classical canon (Bach Cello Suite #1, and Manuel de Falla’s Suite Popular Española with Grant Donnellan, violin)… Continue reading Old World, New World

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Elegies, Melodies and Lullabies – A Musical Journey From the Baltic to the Black Sea

As we continue our Concerts à la Carte season, violinist Grant Donnellan and pianist Judith Widrig offer a tribute to Ukraine in another installment of their European musical travelogue. Their program features works by Mykola Lysenko, a 19th century Ukrainian composer, pianist and conductor, and Valentyn Silvestrov, an immensely popular and prolific composer who is… Continue reading Elegies, Melodies and Lullabies – A Musical Journey From the Baltic to the Black Sea