Joshua Bell performing at the Bellingham Festival of Music July 9th

Festival Orchestra, Michael Palmer,conductor, Joshua Bell, violin

Barber: Overture to the School for Scandal
Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14- Joshua Bell,violin
Sibelius: Swan of Tuonela
Ravel: Tzigane - Joshua Bell,violin
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances from Opus 46 & 72

Joshua Bell has enchanted audiences worldwide with his breathtaking virtuosity and tone of rare beauty. He has earned the rare title of "classical music superstar". Often referred to as the poet of the violin, Bell is the recipient… Show more of the Avery Fisher Prize and is the newly named Music Director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. "Bell, Gramophone stated simply, is dazzling."

The Festival Orchestra is composed of world class musicians from major North American orchestras. The Festival Orchestra is conducted by our brilliant artistic director, Michael Palmer. A free pre-concert lecture begins at 6:30 in the Walton Theatre at the Mount Baker Theatre. Tickets are available through the Mount Baker Theatre Box Office, 360-734-6080, or at the Western Washington University Box Office, 360-650-6146.

For more information about the Festival, concerts, and guest artists, visit www.bellinghamfestival.org or call the Festival at 360-201-6621.

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