Join us for Opening Night 2026!

Our 29^th Season runs August 7-22 and that means it is only one month until opening night! Each mainstage concert pair offers exciting performances by incredible artists surrounded by the beauty of Orcas Island. Come experience Chamber Music classics, lesser known but equally exciting works, wonderful familiar faces, dynamic new performers, and even four pianos on stage at once!

Dueling Strings, August 7 & 8 - Featuring Aloysia Friedmann, the Miró Quartet, Lachezar Kostov, Jon Kimura Parker, Allegra Lilly, Robin Kesselman, Zhenni Li-Cohen, and Matthew Cohen.

Embraced by Schubert, August 11 & 12 - Featuring Nathan Olson, Alexandra Preucil, Zachary DePue, Matthew Cohen, and Antoine Tamestit. Also featuring many of the performers from the first concert pair, including the Miró Quartet, Lachezar Kostov, Jon Kimura Parker, Zhenni Li-Cohen, Allegra Lilly, and Robin Kesselman.

Get your in-person tickets at oicmf.org

Or watch multi-camera streams of our 5:00pm concerts online from the comfort of your home, starting 24 hours after the performance and available for three days.

Register here!

Orcas~trations: Four Piano Spectacular, August 14 & 15 - Featuring Jon Kimura Parker, Lisa Bergman, Zhenni Li-Cohen, and Adam Stern.

Bring your favorite young people to our Children’s Concert at the stage at the Village Green, beginning at 11:30am on Saturday, August 15. Our very own 
Pied Piper, Charly Taylor, will open the Children's Concert, followed by Harmony the Hare, featuring vocalist and composer Alexandra Preucil and an international string quartet at Noon.

Harmony the Hare will also be presented at the Lopez Center Pavilion at noon on Friday, August 14. No tickets required for these free events. Actually, no kids are required either, as all are welcome to join the fun!

Intonations, August 18 & 19 - Featuring Sasha Cooke, the work of composer Jake Heggie, young violinist Adeline Gao, Zachary DePue, and a string quartet with Nathan Olson, Alexandra Preucil, Aloysia Friedmann, and Ani Aznavoorian. The first half will feature the viola - or should we say many violas! Performing by candlelight will be violists Aloysia Friedmann, Antoine Tamestit, Eric Nowlin, and Matthew Cohen with the OICMF Chamber Orchestra.

Our Open Rehearsal for Seniors is at 1:00pm on Friday, August 21. This free event provides a fascinating peek at how the musicians prepare to bring you the very finest music – no advance ticketing, all are welcome.

Love Triangle, August 20 on Lopez Island, August 21 & 22 on Orcas Island - Featuring Ani Aznavoorian, Antoine Tamestit, Aloysia Friedmann, Jon Kimura Parker, Nathan Olson, Alexandra Preucil, Eric Nowlin, Lachezar Kostov, Zachary DePue, and Sasha Cooke.

Don’t forget our Friends of Joyce tickets, available for free for all ticketed events for anyone 6-18 years old and their whole family – write info@oicmf.org

or call (360) 376-6636 to order yours.

Have any questions or want more information? You can reach us here or at

(360) 376-6636. Read all the details including dates and time for concerts, pre-concert talks, and other events in our brochure, here.

We look forward to seeing you for another amazing season of chamber music and fun! 

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We look forward to sharing more OICMF news and events with you — keep your eyes peeled for next month's Scherzo!

All the best,

Christopher Peacock

Executive Director

Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival