Join us August in Bend and Sunriver for the Festival's 48th Season! Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Brett Mitchell, the season features the Festival Orchestra of professional musicians from around the country and world-class soloists.

Schedule of Events:

7:30 PM: Opening Night Classical Concert: A FRENCH SOIREE

Location: Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend

Brett Mitchell, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano

The 2025 Festival opens with the Fanfare from Dukas' La Péri for the brass alone. Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major, performed by Stewart Goodyear, celebrates the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth. The second half opens with Faure's stunningly beautiful Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande and closes with selections from Bizet's Carmen to mark the 150th anniversary of both Bizet's passing and Carmen's premiere.

Proclaimed "a phenomenon" by the Los Angeles Times and "one of the best pianists of his generation" by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished concert pianist, improviser and composer. He has performed with, and has been commissioned by, many of the major orchestras and chamber music organizations around the world.

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Pre-Concert Talk

Tickets start at $45; age 25 and under $25

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