WELCOME TO OUR 31^st SEASON
August 6 through August 23, 2008

Maestro Lawrence Leighton Smith returns to lead the world class Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra.

Tickets NOW available!
 

541-593-9310
 Click to See Seating Venue Locations

General Patch Bridge

KAYAK KANTATA

“Drift from General Patch Bridge to the backyard oasis
of Stuart and Sandy Young.”

General Patch Bridge


Accompanied by live music, float from General Patch Bridge down the Deschutes River to Stuart & Sandy Young’s backyard oasis. You may choose to float in your own craft, ride on a party boat or just come for
dinner. More musical entertainment by our Young Artist Scholarship recipients will add to the delicious dinner in a beautiful garden atmosphere. Make your reservations early for this fun fundraiser as there are limited seats available.

Meadow's Golf Course Driving Range

Rhythm on the Range with Misty River

Meadow's Golf Course Driving Range

FREE EVENT

Sponsored by the Sunriver Resort and the Sunriver Music Festival

Misty River Band is a favorite Northwest group of women who will entertain us with wonderful harmonies and great musicianship.  The last of the Resort's series of Rhythm On The Range Concerts is a pivotal step to welcome in the Sunriver Music Festival's 31st season.  Bring you picnic dinner, a blanket and low-rise beach chair for an enjoyable outdoor evening.  All ages welcome for this free community event.

Homestead Lawn

Summer Gala

Homestead Lawn

Dinner & Auction

Sunriver’s largest community event and Sunriver Music Festival’s favorite annual fundraiser. The Festival Faire you have known and loved is changing it up a little this year. We are going back outside for a wonderful dinner, and table decorations will be provided by the Summer Gala committee. Celebrating the gift of classical music, a string quartet from the Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra as well as Young Artist Scholarship recipients will entertain you. All are welcome to this fabulously fun evening.
 

7:30 pm

Pops Concert

Tower Theatre - Bend

Featuring Pink Martini's pianist Thomas Lauderdale,

jazz and blues singer Shirley Nannette and the
Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra.
 

Classical Concert I

Sunriver Resort Great Hall

Mozart: Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261
           

 Paula Bird, violin

Haydn: Symphony #31 in D (Hornsignal)
Mozart Serenade No.10, K361 in B-flat Major (Gran Partita)

Sponsored by: Bennington Properties and Bob & Jean Maina

Classical Concert II

Sunriver Resort Great Hall

Schubert: Symphony #4 in c minor D.417 (Tragic)

Mendelssohn: Concerto No. 2 in d minor, op. 40

 Kirill Gerstein, piano

Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 in D, op.25 (Classical)
Mendelssohn: Concerto No. 1 in g minor, op. 25
 Kirill Gerstain, piano

Sponsored by: Central Oregon Radiology Associates

Family Concert



Sunriver Resort Great Hall

Meet our fabulous orchestra.
Excerpts from Concert I and II plus a special piece introducing one of the 2008 Young Artist Scholarship winners.

Sponsored by: Elkhorn Ranch

Piano Recital

Tower Theatre - Bend

Featuring Kirill Gerstein

Kirill Gerstain, piano
 

Classical Concert III

Sunriver Resort Great Hall

Verdi: Triumphal March and Ballet from Aida, Act II familiar light opera
Singers: Courtney Huffman, soprano

         Sarah Mattox, mezzo-soprano
        (Young Artist Scholarship Alumni)

Mozart: Overture to “The Magic Flute”, K. 620 familiar light opera
Singers: Courtney Huffman, soprano and SarahMattox, mezzo-soprano
Smetana: Dance of the Comedians from “The Bartered Bride”

Sponsored by: Chambers Family Foundation

Classical Concert IV

Sunriver Resort Great Hall

Stravinski: Octet Bach S uite for Orchestra (Overture) No. 1 in C
Brahms: Double Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 102
Ani Aznavoorian, cello, and Stefan Milenkovic, violin.