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In A Landscape: Smith Homestead
Located within the Tillamook State Forest, the Smith Homestead Day Use Area is set above the rocky banks of the Wilson River. Listeners are free to gather near the piano or move quietly along the river’s edge, sit on stones, or wade in the shallow water with their feet in the current as the music unfolds. Spanning …
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In A Landscape: Maryhill Museum of Art
Celebrating more than eight decades as a public institution, Maryhill Museum of Art houses a wide-ranging collection spanning European and American art, Indigenous art, fashion and textiles, contemporary sculpture, and decorative arts, including more than 80 works by Auguste Rodin. Founded in 1917 by pioneer Samuel Hill, the museum sits above the Columbia River Gorge, with expansive …
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In A Landscape: Suncadia
Located east of Seattle along Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountains, Suncadia is a resort community shaped by conservation and landscape stewardship. Of its 6,400 acres, roughly two-thirds remain protected through conservation easements held in partnership with the Kittitas Conservation Trust, preserving forest, meadow, and river corridors along the Cle Elum River. The IN A LANDSCAPE concert …
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In A Landscape: Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort
Our concert at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort takes place in the meadow between the Kingfisher Restaurant and the banks of Icicle Creek. Since the Resort’s purchase by Harriett Bullitt in 1991, all original buildings from the site’s development as a CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Company in the 1930’s have been restored. Sleeping Lady has a deep appreciation …
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In A Landscape: Golden Gardens Park
Located along the shores of Puget Sound, Golden Gardens Park offers wide views across the water toward the Olympic Mountains. The park’s open beach, forested slopes, and restored shoreline reflect both its coastal setting and long history as a gathering place at the edge of the city. Golden Gardens was developed in 1907 by Harry W. Treat …
More →Jordan Nylander, piano
Jordan Nylander performs passionate and professional piano recitals inspired by nature, deeply rooted in classical traditions. Hailed as “heartfelt and moving” (Columbia River Reader), he brings new music and hidden gems to the surface in the creative collection of programming. Classical music enthusiasts and those who are new to the art form will appreciate the …
More →Opening Night Classical Concert:Beethoven, Haydn & Made in America
The Festival season opens with variations on America the Beautiful by one of today’s foremost composers, Joan Tower, in her GRAMMY-winning work, Made in America. Tower says that Beethoven is one of her biggest compositional influences, so his exquisite Piano Concerto No. 4 will be performed by GRAMMY-winner Michelle Cann. The evening closes with Haydn’s masterful 101st Symphony, also …
More →Classical Concert II: America Meets Scotland
This program celebrates the 100th anniversary of William Grant Still’s jazzy tone poem, Darker America, premiered in 1926. Barber’s Violin Concerto follows with William Hagen joining the Festival Orchestra for the third time, after his concerto performances of the Brahms in 2022 and the Bruch in 2023. The concert culminates with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, “Scottish,” inspired by …
More →Family Concert: Harry Potter & the Instruments of the Orchestra
This matinee explores the instruments of the orchestra through magnificent music by John Williams, including Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. In a fun, informal setting, learn more about the strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, harp and the magical celesta — accompanied by Harry, Hedwig & friends! Bring the family and enjoy a one-hour concert featuring a …
More →Pops Concert: John Williams & the American Journey
Enjoy the Festival Orchestra in a lively program featuring various works by American legend John Williams paired with other masterpieces to explore America’s journey from the Revolutionary War to today. Highlights include music from Saving Private Ryan, Born on the Fourth of July, The Cowboys, patriotic favorites and Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man.
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