Opening Night Classical Concert:
A FRENCH SOIRÉE
Saturday, August 2 – 7:30 PM
Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend
Festival Orchestra
DUKAS Fanfare from La Péri
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major
FAURÉ Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
BIZET Selections from Carmen
The 2025 Festival opens with the Fanfare from Dukas’ La Péri for the brass alone. Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major, performed by Stewart Goodyear, celebrates the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The second half opens with Faure’s stunningly beautiful Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande and closes with selections from Bizet’s Carmen to mark the 150th anniversary of both Bizet’s passing and Carmen’s premiere.
Proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times and “one of the best pianists of his generation” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished concert pianist, improviser and composer. He has performed with, and has been commissioned by, many of the major orchestras and chamber music organizations around the world.
6:30-7 PM – Pre-Concert Talk
Tickets start at $45; age 25 & under $25
Tickets for the Donor tier are on sale now. All tickets go on sale June 1.
