(Donna The Buffalo | Photo courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) 2023 Lineup Addition: Donna The Buffalo Donna The Buffalo is not just a band. For its members and audiences, Donna The Buffalo has become a lifestyle. Listen: Look Both Ways Get a taste of what to expect at the festival in September. Donna the Buffalo…
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High Desert Chamber Music Awarded TourWest Grant from the Western States Arts Federation for 2022-23 Season
(Photo collage courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) has been awarded a TourWest grant in the amount of $3,750 from the Western States Arts Federation for their 2022-23 Season. TourWest is a competitive grant program, supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, that provides subsidies to…
Sunriver Music Festival Soloist Spotlight
(Photo collage courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) World-class orchestra musicians and acclaimed soloists come to Sunriver and Bend for the landmark Sunriver Music Festival August 4-17. Artistic Director & Conductor Brett Mitchell enthusiastically introduces the following featured soloists, in order of appearance: The Central Oregon Mastersingers Many of our region’s finest singers share a common…
Bryan Bielanski Performs in Bend
(Bryan Bielanski | Photo courtesy of Lauren Mitchell) Singer-songwriter Bryan Bielanski, born in Parma, Ohio and based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is touring the U.S. to promote his new music release and will be performing April 27 at Velvet Lounge in Bend. Imagine Nirvana and the Beatles had a kid together who became an acoustic…
The Redmond Community Choir
(Photo by Timothy Park) The Redmond Community Choir is a nonprofit organization that is also one of Central Oregon Community College’s Community Education Programs. The choir provides a welcoming environment for singers of all skill levels to find community, practice and perform their craft with like-minded members. According to the founder and director of the…
Melodies of Love
(Art courtesy of Central Oregon Mastersingers) Two special afternoons of choral music to celebrate the sounds of love and the warmth of spring will be performed by Central Oregon Mastersingers, April 22-23 at concerts in Sunriver and Bend. If Music be the Food of Love by David Dickau, famous Waltzes by Johannes Brahms and a…
We’re Going Rogue, Again!
(Photo courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) Going Rogue with Rainbow Girls August 14 – 18, 2023 • Rogue River We’re thrilled to announce we have once again teamed up with ARTA to bring you Going Rogue — a one-of-a-kind, musical adventure on the Wild and Scenic Rouge River. River trips are already amazing, multi-sensory experiences;…
New Shows Added!
(Photo courtesy of IN A LANDSCAPE) Five Concerts Added! Two new Oregon venues and five concerts have been added for IN A LANDSCAPE’s 2023 season: Drake Park in Bend, and the Rose Garden Amphitheater in Portland. And, due to sell-out crowds, a second concert has also been added at both Dunes Meadow Park in Gearhart…
Cascade Horizon Band Celebrates 20th Anniversary
(Photo courtesy of Darrell Fevergeon) In 2003, 12 senior musicians got together and played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Fast forward 20 years and this humble beginning has morphed into the Cascade Horizon Band featuring over 50 senior musicians. On Sunday, April 16, the Cascade Horizon Band will perform their free Spring Concert at Mountain View…
SFF vs. Big Ponderoo — What’s the Difference?
Over the past several years the Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) team has been quietly dreaming of producing a new music festival that combines the world-class music and small town charm you’ve come to know and love at the Sisters Folk Festival with a fresh new vibe that also celebrates the thriving arts scene in Sisters….