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Sunriver Music Festival announces 49th season summer concert series
The Sunriver Music Festival
presents its 49th season from
Aug. 10 to Aug. 20 at Sunriver
Resort Great Hall and the Tower Theatre in downtown Bend.
Artistic director and conductor Brett Mitchell will lead
world-class musicians and renowned soloists in four classical
concerts, a pops concert and a
family concert.
Concert series celebrates
America's 250th anniversary
The concert series includes
a celebration of American
orchestral music as part of the
nationwide commemoration
of the country’s 250th anniversary.
“This summer, America celebrates the 250th anniversary
of its independence, and we're
so pleased to mark the occasion
with at least one work by an
American composer on every
program this season,” Mitchell
said.
He shared the audience will
hear the music from Aaron
Copland, Samuel Barber, Kevin Puts, Edgar Meyer and Joan
Tower along with European
classical musicians including Beethoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart and
Schumann.
Ticket sales for Friends of
the Festival begin April 1,
public sales start June 1
Ticket sales for Friends of the
Festival members begin April 1
with tickets are available to the
public on June 1.
Members have first choice
of the best seats, plus receive
ticket discounts, gifts, invites to
exclusive events and potential
tax benefits.
The Sunriver Music Festival
invites community members
and visitors to attend The
2026 events for
the Sunriver Music
Festival
Maestro at the Piano:
April 11
PLAY ON! Pickleball Bash:
June (date TBA)
Young Artists Scholarship
Retical:
June 5
Raise the Baton
Fundraising Party:
July 18
Sunriver Music Festival:
Aug. 10 to Aug. 20
World-class musicans and renowned soloists will perform at the 2026 Sunriver Music Festival.
Visit sunrivermusic.org to
reserve your tickets or for
additional information.
Maestro at the Piano, a solo
piano recital by Brett Mitchell
on April 11 at Sunriver Christian Fellowship; Young Artists
Scholarship Recital on June 5;
the Raise the Baton Fundraising Party on July 18; and PLAY
ON! Pickleball Bash in June.
More information on these
year-round events and more
can be found at www.sunrivermusic.org.
Sunriver Music Festival also
presents free music education
events and masterclasses during
these two weeks in August.
Many orchestra rehearsals
are free and open to the public.
The 2026 Sunriver Music
Festival schedule includes:
• Opening Classical Concert:
Beethoven, Haydn & Made in
America at 7:30 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 10 at Sunriver Resort
Great Hall
• Classical Concert II: America Meets Scotland at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 12 at Sunriver
Resort Great Hall
• Family Concert: Harry
Potter & the Instruments of
the Orchestra on Friday, Aug.
12 at SHARC’s Benham Hall
(time announced at a later
date)
• Pops Concert: John Williams & the American Journey
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15
at Tower Theatre
• Classical Concert III: The
Genius of Music at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 18 at Tower
Theatre
• Season Finale Classi-
cal Concert: Appalachia &
Spring at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Aug. 20 at Tower Theatre
Visit www.sunrivermusic.
org or call 541-593-9310 for
additional details or to purchase tickets.
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