Bellingham Festival of Music starts July 1

"Classical music returns to the city Thursday, July 1, as the Bellingham Festival of Music kicks off its 17th season, with more than two weeks of concerts.

Maestro Michael Palmer will again be conducting the orchestra, which includes musicians from across the country and Europe. Palmer, who co-founded the festival in 1993 with cellist Robert Sylvester, has conducted every year of the festival."