Festival of Music continues with performances Wednesday, Sunday

The Bellingham Festival of Music continues this week, with its last two performances slated for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 17. Both will take place in the Performing Arts Center at Western Washington University.

On Wednesday, Michael Palmer, artistic director, will direct the festival orchestra in Rossini's Overture to La Scala di Seta, Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Liszt's Concerto #1 in Eb Major and Brahms' Serenade #2 in A Major. On Sunday, Palmer will direct the orchestra and chorus in the complete concert version of Beethoven's Fidelio.