Sunriver Music Festival announces 2026 season, Brett Mitchell’s fifth as Artistic Director & Conductor
SUNRIVER, Ore. — The Sunriver Music Festival has announced details of its 2026 summer season, Brett Mitchell’s fifth as Artistic Director & Conductor:
As America celebrates 250 years in 2026, we honor one of its greatest gifts to the world: music. The 49th season programming, curated by Artistic Director & Conductor Brett Mitchell, will feature world-class orchestra musicians and acclaimed soloists performing eclectic works by American composers — Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, William Grant Still, Joan Tower, Kevin Puts, Edgar Meyer and John Williams — alongside favorites by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Schumann, and Mendelssohn and more.
The Summer Festival opens August 10 at Sunriver Resort’s historic Great Hall and closes August 20 at the iconic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend. Four classical concerts, a pops concert and a family concert will be presented. Featured artists include pianist Michelle Cann, violinists William Hagen and Tessa Lark, bass-baritone Timothy Jones, and the Central Oregon Mastersingers.
The classical season will consist of the following four programs:
Wed, Aug 12 | Sunriver Resort Great Hall - Sunriver, OR
AMERICA MEETS SCOTLAND
STILL - Darker America
BARBER - Violin Concerto
William Hagen, violin
MENDELSSOHN - Symphony No. 3, ‘Scottish’
Mon, Aug 10 | Sunriver Resort Great Hall - Sunriver, OR
BEETHOVEN, HAYDN, AND MADE IN AMERICA
JOAN TOWER - Made in America
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 4
Michelle Cann, piano
HAYDN - Symphony No. 101, ‘Clock’
Thu, Aug 20 | Tower Theatre - Bend, OR
APPALACHIA AND SPRING
COPLAND - Suite from Appalachian Spring
EDGAR MEYER - Violin Concerto
Tessa Lark, violin
R. SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 1, ‘Spring’
Tue, Aug 18 | Tower Theatre - Bend, OR
THE GENIUS OF MUSIC
KEVIN PUTS - Einstein on Mercer Street
Timothy Jones, bass-baritone
J.S. BACH - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
MOZART - Symphony No. 39
See our Upcoming Events page for complete repertoire, and visit sunrivermusic.org to learn more.
Artistic Director & Conductor Brett Mitchell will welcome pianist Michelle Cann, violinists William Hagen and Tessa Lark, bass-baritone Timothy Jones, and the Central Oregon Mastersingers as featured artists during the 2026 Sunriver Music Festival.