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Fundraising Party!
Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 5 PM
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon
$150 per person
Raise the Baton is Sunriver Music Festival’s premier fundraising party of the year! This lively event raises vital funds for Young Artists Scholarships and the Festival’s world-class concerts.
Hosted by Maestro Brett Mitchell, the event features performances by advanced Young Artists Scholarship recipients.
This is sure to be a fun evening, with a silent auction, paddle raise, entertainment, and delicious dinner by Bowtie Catering! | Buy Tickets |
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Opening Classical Concert:
Beethoven, Haydn & Made in America
Monday, August 10 at 7:30 PM
Sunriver Resort Great Hall
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Michelle Cann, piano
JOAN TOWER Made in America
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major
HAYDN Symphony No. 101 in D Major, “The Clock”
The Festival season opens with variations on America the Beautiful by one of today’s foremost composers, Joan Tower, in her GRAMMY-winning work, Made in America. Tower says that Beethoven is one of her biggest compositional influences, so his exquisite Piano Concerto No. 4 will be performed by GRAMMY-winner Michelle Cann. The evening closes with Haydn’s masterful 101st Symphony, also known as “The Clock.”
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Classical Concert II:
America Meets Scotland
Wednesday, August 12 at 7:30 PM
Sunriver Resort Great Hall
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
William Hagen, violin
STILL Darker America
BARBER Violin Concerto
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, “Scottish”
This program celebrates the 100th anniversary of William Grant Still’s jazzy tone poem, Darker America, premiered in 1926. Barber’s Violin Concerto follows with William Hagen joining the Festival Orchestra for the third time, after his concerto performances of the Brahms in 2022 and the Bruch in 2023. The concert culminates with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, “Scottish,” inspired by his grand tour of Europe.
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| | Family Concert:
Harry Potter & the Instruments of the Orchestra
Friday, August 14 at 4 PM
Sunriver SHARC
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
This matinee explores the instruments of the orchestra through magnificent music by John Williams, including Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. In a fun, informal setting, learn more about the strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, harp and the magical celesta — accompanied by Harry, Hedwig & friends!
Bring the family and enjoy a one-hour concert featuring a virtuosic Young Artists Scholarship recipient with the Festival Orchestra. An instrument petting zoo is held before the concert. | Buy Tickets |
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Pops Concert:
John Williams & the American Journey
Saturday, August 15 at 7:30 PM
Tower Theatre, Bend
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Central Oregon Mastersingers
Enjoy the Festival Orchestra in a lively program featuring various works by American legend John Williams paired with other masterpieces to explore America’s journey from the Revolutionary War to today. Highlights include music from Saving Private Ryan, Born on the Fourth of July, The Cowboys, patriotic favorites and Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man.
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Classical Concert III:
The Genius of Music
Tuesday, August 18 at 7:30 PM
Tower Theatre, Bend
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Timothy Jones, bass-baritone
KEVIN PUTS Einstein on Mercer Street
J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major
MOZART Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major
The third Classical Concert opens with a deeply moving multimedia work about Einstein’s inner world and relationships, written by Kevin Puts and featuring the return of bass-baritone Timothy Jones. Einstein was a string player himself, so we’re thrilled to present Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 with nine soloists from the Festival Orchestra. Einstein had no greater admiration or love for an artist than he did for Mozart, so the program closes with Mozart’s Symphony No. 39, one of the final three symphonies he ever composed.
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Season Finale Classical Concert:
Appalachia & Spring
Thursday, August 20 at 7:30 PM
Tower Theatre, Bend
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin
COPLAND Suite from Appalachian Spring
EDGAR MEYER Violin Concerto
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, “Spring”
The season finale includes the most iconic American orchestral work of all time, Appalachian Spring, by the Dean of American Music, Aaron Copland. Violinist Tessa Lark wowed Sunriver audiences in 2024 with her performance of Michael Torke’s Sky, and she’ll do the same this year with the bluegrass-inflected Violin Concerto by Edgar Meyer. The season closes with one of the greatest Romantic symphonies ever composed: Schumann’s Symphony No. 1, “Spring.”
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Gift Certificates:
Click here to purchase a gift certificate in any amount. Gift certificates can be used toward any concert or Festival merchandise within one year from the date of purchase. Give the gift of music!
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