2025 Festival
August 14th-24th
A Sea Change of Fresh Young Talent with New Artistic Director Mei-Ting Sun and Guest Conductor Johann Stuckenbruck
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The Siletz Bay Music Festival proudly announces a season full of relevance under new leadership. In his first official year as the festival’s newly appointed Artistic Director, acclaimed pianist and pedagogue Mei-Ting Sun brings a fresh perspective while upholding the commitment to exceptional music-making and diverse programming focus that has set the Siletz Bay Music Festival apart for decades. The festival has also engaged the dynamic conductor Johann Stuckenbruck, an outstanding talent on the international stage. Under the guidance of these two worldwide stars, who have shared history at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the festival is infused with renewed talent and vitality.
Gala Opening Night!
Join us to kick off the season in style…
Featuring Mei-Ting Sun, piano
Reception at 6:30PM - Recital at 7:30PM; Adults $40; Students $15
PROGRAM:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in D major K. 576
Felix Mendelssohn, Songs Without Words (selections)
Intermission
Maurice Ravel, Valses nobles et sentimentales
Maurice Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit
Isn’t It Romantic
Join us for an evening of beautiful chamber music…
Adults $29; Students $10
PROGRAM:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in G major for Violin and Piano, K. 379
James Stern, violin & Michelle Bushkova, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in F major for Horn and Piano, Op. 17
Daniel Partridge, horn & Mei-Ting Sun, piano
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák, Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Mimi Jung & James Stern, violins; Miriam English Ward, viola; Katherine Schultz, cello; Michelle Chow, piano
Siletz Comes to Yaquina
Join us for an evening of beautiful chamber music set against an incomparable ocean backdrop…
Adults $29; Students $10
PROGRAM:
Frédéric Chopin, Introduction and Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3
Isaac Ward, cello & Mei-Ting Sun, piano
Johannes Brahms, Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40
Daniel Partridge, horn; Michelle Bushkova, violin; Mei-Ting Sun, piano
Intermission
Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Mimi Jung, violin; Miriam English Ward, viola; Katherine Schultz, cello; Michelle Chow, piano
Musical Tapas
A Cornucopia of Musical Delights & Light Bites
Tickets: $80 (include a wide selection catered drinks and appetizers)
Gabriel Fauré, Papillon
Isaac Ward, cello &Mei-Ting Sun, piano
Paul Dukas, Villanelle
Dan Patridge, horn & Michelle Bushkova, piano
Amy Beach, Romance
James Stern, violin & Mei-Ting Sun, piano
Antonín Dvořák, Silent Woods
Miriam English Ward, viola & Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo, guitar
...and much more!
A Musical Gift
Our gift to you, join us for an evening of complimentary, beautiful chamber music…
FREE
PROGRAM:
Johann Sebastian Bach, Violin Suite No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, 24 Caprichos de Goya, Nos. 20, 2, 24
Benjamin Britten, Nocturnal after John Dowland
Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo, guitar
Intermission
Alban Berg, Adagio from Kammerkonzert
James Stern, violin; Ricky Smith, clarinet; Michelle Chow, piano
Maurice Ravel, Quartet in F major, M. 35
Mimi Jung &Michelle Bushkova, violins; Miriam English Ward, viola; Katherine Schultz, cello
Sweet and Spicy
Join us for an evening of beautiful chamber music…
Adults $29; Students $10
PROGRAM:
Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2
James Stern & Michelle Bushkova, violins; Miriam English Ward, viola; Isaac Ward, cello
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Grande Serenade en Potpourri, Op. 63
Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo, guitar; Ricky Smith, clarinet; Mimi Jung, violin; Katherine Schultz, cello; Michelle Chow, piano
Intermission
Ernő Dohnányi, Sextet in C major, Op. 37
Ricky Smith, clarinet; Daniel Partridge, horn; James Stern, violin; Miriam English Ward, viola; Katherine Schultz, cello; Mei-Ting Sun, piano
Welcome to the Club
Join us for our very special opening evening of jazz…
Adults $55; Students $15
Celebrating the music of Native American jazz legend Jim Pepper, with Gordon Lee and Friends
Gordon Lee, piano
John JB Butler, guitar
Renato Caranto, saxophone
Dennis Caiazza, bass
Edwin Coleman III, drums
Michelle Alany, violin and vocals
Benefit Party
Join us for our benefit celebration and awards…
Tickets: $90
Cool jazz, hot appetizers, delectable desserts, and presentation of the Dick Hyman “For the Love of Music” Award, With the Randy Porter Trio
Randy Porter, piano; Patrick Golichnik, bass; Todd Strait, drums; Kenny Washington, vocals
Free Family Concert
Join us for our family favorite, outdoor event!
FREE
Sergei Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
arranged for Wind Quintet and Narrator
Johann Stuckenbruck conducts
Amelia Lukas, flute; Sam Rockwood, oboe; Ricky Smith, clarinet; Michael Hettwer, horn; Ben Greanya, bassoon
Night at the Symphony
Experience the magic of the Siletz Bay Music Festival Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Johann Stuckenbruck.
PROGRAM:
Arthur Honegger, Pastorale d’éte, H. 31
Joaquín Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez featuring Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo, guitar
Intermission
Richard Strauss, Le bourgeois gentilhomme, op. 60
Sounds of the Americas
Experience the magic of the Siletz Bay Music Festival Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Johann Stuckenbruck.
PROGRAM:
Bernard Herrmann, Psycho Suite
Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring
Intermission
Nancy Ives, Spirit of Columbia
George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue featuring Mei-Ting Sun, piano