BMC presents a daytime showcase featuring winners of the WWU Music Awards in honor of Virginia Glover and Randy Sasnett. Join us for an hour-long concert for piano, voice, marimba, and violin performed by exceptional students who have chosen music as a career. The program includes a wide range of works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven,… Continue reading WWU Music Awards
Category: Student Awards
April brings second award winners showcase!
Mark your calendar! Our next daytime program is on Wednesday, April 1, 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! This program will take place at Trinity Lutheran Church, 119 Texas St.,… Continue reading April brings second award winners showcase!
The Bellingham Music Club presents the first of three daytime showcases featuring outstanding local music students. Winners of BMC H.S. String Awards in honor of Ethel Crook and BMC H.S. Winds & Percussion Awards in honor of Nicholas Bussard perform on Wednesday, March 4, 10:30am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 119 Texas St. in Bellingham. The… Continue reading
BMC 2026 Student Awards
While there is no music program in January, the Bellingham Music Club welcomes 2026 with its awards for high school and university-level students! At this time, BMC is inviting high school students to apply for its coveted awards and prizes in four categories: strings, winds/percussion, piano, and voice. Deadlines are approaching fast, with our first… Continue reading BMC 2026 Student Awards
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!
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!
BMC Award Winners Impress!
Each year, the Bellingham Symphony Orchestra partners with BMC to offer top recipients of our High School Student Awards another opportunity to shine. BSO invites those remarkable music students to participate in its Young Artist Competition. Three winners receive a scholarship prize. In addition, the 1st place winner is invited to perform as part of… Continue reading BMC Award Winners Impress!
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!
Western Treasures matinee program May 7!
Join us to hear the candidates for the Virginia Glover Awards at WWU on Sunday, April 13. We will hear those very fine students who have chosen music as a career. You are all welcome to drop in for exceptional performances starting at 11am in the PAC Concert Hall. UPDATE: The results are in and… Continue reading Western Treasures matinee program May 7!
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