Bay Area Concert Band Festival Kick-Off
2026-07-11 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mingus Park, 500 Central Ave, Coos Bay, 97420, United States
Mingus Park, Coos Bay Sat. July 11 @ Noon. Free
Featuring the 50th anniversary celebration of BACB with Aaron Johnson
A community band has been part of the Coos Bay area since the days of Louis Simpson. The Bay Area Concert Band is an integral part of the community and has partnered with the Oregon Coast Music Festival since the festival began in 1978. The Band is a recognized non-profit organization and will celebrate its Golden Anniversary this coming year.
The group of ~ 40 distinguished musicians from in and around the bay area welcomes student musicians of proven ability to join them. Conductor Stephen Simpkins will lead the band in performance of an array of typical band music including light classical selections.

A Taste of Jazz in Bandon: Aaron Johnson Ensemble
2026-07-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Angelo’s Italy, 130 Chicago Avenue SE, Bandon, OR, 97411, United States
Saturday, July 11 – 5pm . Angelo’s Italy, Bandon.
Collaboration with Bay Area Concert Band’s 50th Anniversary.
Enjoy a relaxed evening meal with the Aaron Johnson Ensemble at Angelo’s Italy in Bandon. Musicians joining Aaron include Wilbur Jensen, Dave Captein, Allen Giardinelli, and Greg Chen. This event is presented in collaboration with the 50th anniversary celebration of the Bay Area Concert Band. Settle in for great food, great company, and an inviting atmosphere filled with great jazz.
For more details and reservations please contact Angelo’s Italy: 541-347-7642
Learn about Aaron Johnson

Darrell Grant: Songs for the Soul
2026-07-12 14:00 | OIMB Boathouse, 63466 Boat Basin Rd, Charleston, OR, 97420, United States
OIMB Boathouse, Charleston, Sun. July 12, 2pm
Tickets $60 available Feb 2.
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Pianist, composer and educator Darrell Grant has joined our OCMA Music Festival over the decades. His last appearance at the Boathouse was in 2022. We are thrilled to have Darrell return to this special place situated at the entrance to the Coos Bay. This special afternoon event will feature a special catered array of sweet and savory small bites and beverages provided by Black Market Gourmet at intermission.

Afternoon Café
2026-07-15 14:00 - 15:30 | North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave, North Bend, OR, 97459, United States
North Bend Public Library Wed July 15 @ 2-3:30pm. FREE
Sponsored in Partnership with North Bend Public Library
Enjoy vocal ensembles with roots in the Bay Area. The Tree-O singers are Peggy Maddron, Kathleen Zappelli and Josie Reid with Luanne May on Keyboard. These local educators and musicians have performed at many locations, and they bring their experience and energy to provide an entertaining afternoon.

Special guest Shamus Hanlin with roots in the community provides a fresh perspective and stands out as a compelling voice in the world of classic jazz and swing. More details forthcoming about additional guests.
Local musician Patrick Cahill will accompany Shamus on keyboard. Cahill is a graduate of North Bend High School, attended University of Oregon Jazz Camps and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Western Oregon University.

A Taste of Jazz in NB: Aaron Johnson Ensemble
2026-07-15 16:00 | Wildflour Public House, 1987 Sherman Ave, North Bend, OR, 97459, United States
Wildflour Public House, Wed. July 15 – 4:00 – 8 pm
1987 Sherman Avenue, North Bend
This event provides an opportunity to enjoy the Aaron Johnson Ensemble at Wildflour Public House in North Bend. Musicians joining Aaron include: Wilbur Jensen, Dave Captein and Allen Giardinelli, and Greg Chen This special performance is part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Bay Area Concert Band. Enjoy live jazz as part of your dining experience. Reservations are kindly requested, with tables reserved for 90 minutes. https://www.wildflourpub.com/reservations
Learn about Aaron Johnson

Cello and Piano with Dace Gregory & Rachel Palen; Swingin’ in the Rain Big Band
2026-07-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Hales Center for the Performing Arts, 1988 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Hales Center for the Performing Arts, SWOCC, Thurs. July 16 @ 7pm
Tickets $20
Dace Gregory, Cello
Rachel Palen, Piano
Dace and Rachel are preparing an original program entitled Musical Moments of Wonder for the audience to enjoy in this concert.
Dace Gregory, Cello
Dace Gregory has performed as a soloist in the USA, Japan and Europe. She was born in Riga, Latvia and educated at the Moscow Conservatory. Her parents sparked her love for deep emotions in music and love of nature. She moved to Langlois in 2022 where she lives on a beautiful ranch with her life partner, Bennett. Dace performed solo in the 2024 OCMA Festival, and returned in 2025 as a soloist with the Orchestra performing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor. She performed her first duo with Rachel Palen, piano, at Coos Singers Holiday concert in December 2025.
Rachel Palen, Piano
Rachel Palen was raised in Coos County and spent her early years developing a deep connection to the natural world and enjoying music. Rachel received praise early on for her raw, emotional piano performances. She studied at Southern Oregon University and Stony Brook in New York and became sought after as a performer and accompanist. After a career altering accident, Rachel returned to the coast and worked as accompanist for Coos Bay schools. In 2017, she was diagnosed with leukemia and has worked to continue her music and accommodate daily chemo treatments. In 2025, she and Dace collaborated to provide an outstanding performance for the Coos Singers Holiday Concert. This collaboration brought great joy to the performers and the audience and serves as a testament to the healing power of music.
Swingin’ in the Rain Big Band
The locally based Swingin’ in the Rain Big Band is composed of musicians with a strong interest in swing music with a desire to pass it on to new generations. The sounds of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey and others, plus favorites from the fifties and early sixties will provide a session of nostalgia and dance music that listeners will want to enjoy time and time again.

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Gothard Sisters
2026-07-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Shore Acres State Park Gardens, 89039 Cape Arago Hwy, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Shore Acres State Park Garden Sat. July 18 @ noon.
Free. $10 parking.
Greta – Guitar, violin, vocals, Irish dance
Willow – Violin / fiddle, mandolins, Irish dance, bodhran, vocals
Solana – Lead vocals, violin, bodhran, djembe, percussion, whistles, Irish dance, ukulele
The Gothard Sisters Greta, Willow and Solana are Northwest based contemporary Celtic folk multi-instrumentalists, composers, performers and songwriters. This is their second appearance at Shore Acres in our Festival. The sisters display their love of nature, classical and traditional folk music and dance in each performance. They have released 11 albums and performed over 2,000 live shows over the course of their career.

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7-Devils presents Horse Feathers at the Boathouse
2026-07-19 14:00 - 16:00 | OIMB Boathouse, 63466 Boat Basin Rd, Charleston, OR, 97420, United States
OIMB Boathouse Charleston, Sunday, July 19 – 2-4:00 pm.
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Beer and wine will be available for purchase at the event, as well as some onsite food offerings. 7 Devils Brewing is partnering once again with the Oregon Coast Music Festival to bring world class music to our coastal community.

Horse Feathers is an indie-folk band based in Astoria, OR that has been bringing lush arrangements for 20 years. Fronted by Justin Ringle, the band has gone through several transformations during that time, and has developed a truly unique sound born from the Pacific Northwest. With six full-length albums, they have toured the nation and abroad, drawing attention with notable appearances starting early on NPR’s Tiny Desk (2009), and KEXP’s live (2018) performance series. With an extensive touring history, Horse Feathers has been found and loved by so many, including us here at 7 Devils. Members of the band include Justin Ringle, longtime band member and violinist Nathan Crockett, Luke Ydstie (bass) and Kati Claborn (banjo) of The Hackles and Blind Pilot, along with Halli Anderson (violin and percussion) of River Whyless.
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Carmen Mathews and Annie Pollard, owners of 7 Devils Brewery bring this special opportunity for a special afternoon concert and reception at the entrance to beautiful Coos Bay to hear great music in the fabulous by the bay setting. Details forthcoming. They have provided quality music at their Pub and bring this special opportunity for musical afternoon to the historic OIMB Boathouse.

Preview of Orchestra I with Martin Kuuskmann
2026-07-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Umpqua Hall – Southwestern Community College, 2110 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Southwestern Oregon Community College. Umpqua Hall 109, Mon. July 20 @ Noon – Free
Preview of Orchestra I Meet Bassoon Soloist Martin Kuuskmann.
A special concert preview features conversations with Martin Kuuskmann, bassoon soloist for Orchestra I and Adam Stern, OCMA Associate Conductor. Learn about Kuuskmann and the North American premiere of Tõnu Kõrvits’ Beyond the Solar Fields. Kuuskmann studied at Tallinn Music High School in Estonia, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Yale School of Music. Widely recognized as one of today’s great bassoon virtuosos, he has fifteen bassoon concertos written especially for him, including the one performed in the Festival. Alongside his work in classical and chamber music, he collaborates in jazz projects, serves as Associate Professor of Bassoon at the University of Denver, and maintains an expanding recording catalogue that includes three Grammy nominations. Learn more at https://www.kuuskmannbassoon.com/

Orchestra I: Our Solar System
2026-07-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Marshfield High School Auditorium, S 10th & Ingersoll St, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Marshfield Auditorium 7pm.
Tickets $30 ($25)
Martin Majkut Conductor & Music Director
Martin Kuuskmann, Bassoon Soloist

Nielsen: Helios Overture
Kõrvits: Beyond the Solar Fields, Martin Kuuskmann, bassoon
Weber: Andante & Rondo ongarese, Martin Kuuskmann, bassoon
Brahms: Symphony No. 3

This concert features a unique combination of musical offerings. The plan and intent of Nielsen’s Helios Overture is to depict the rising of the sun, its journey overhead through the day, and its setting in the evening over the sea with the Greek god Helios, who personified the sun. Then the musical journey moves into the solar system with the North American Premiere of Tõnu Kõrvits’ composition Beyond the Solar Fields, written for our soloist, Martin Kuuskmann. This entire program will delight and inspire an appreciation for the woodwinds. We further explore beyond the earth and feature bassoon artistry with Carl Maria von Weber’s composition for bassoon and orchestra Andante & Rondo ongarese. The evening ends with performance of Brahms Symphony No. 3 that moves us into this uncertain world and ends quietly for us to ponder our existence.

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Preview of Pops with Adam Stern
2026-07-22 12:00 - 14:00 | Umpqua Hall – Southwestern Community College, 2110 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Preview with Pops Conductor Adam Stern and Contra Bassoon Soloist Nicole Buetti. Wednesday, July 22 – Noon. Free.
Adam Stern will introduce the theme and preview the stories about selected compositions. Stern will introduce our Orchestra bassoon soloist, Nicole Buetti. Enjoy a discussion and information about the music for the upcoming performance. This engaging midday gathering provides insight into the music and creative process.
Meet Nicole, award-winning composer and educator with over 400 recorded and published musical works in a wide variety of genres. She has been composing professionally for more than 25 years. Buetti will be the featured soloist on contrabassoon with a performance of Ruth Gipps’ Leviathan, a delightful miniature evoking the legendary aquatic creature that likely was a whale. Learn more about Adam Stern at www.adamsternconductor.com/; and Nicole Buetti at www.nicolebuetti.com/bassoon-music.

Pops Orchestra: The Stuff of Legends
2026-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Marshfield High School Auditorium, S 10th & Ingersoll St, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Marshfield Auditorium, Thurs. July 23 @ 7pm
Tickets $30 ($25)
Adam Stern Conductor
This lively concert features music inspired by myths and fables. This concert includes a collection of works steeped in the ever-rich world of fantasy, from Greek mythology (“Orpheus in the Underworld”) to King Arthur’s court (“Camelot”) to “The Wizard of Oz” (“Wicked”). Included also in the selections are My Neighbor Totoro, symphonic favorites from the operas of Saint-Saëns and Offenbach, and our Festival Orchestra’s own Nicole Buetti as a featured soloist on contrabassoon for Ruth Gipps’ Leviathan!
Music steeped in the world of fantasy, from Greek mythology to more contemporary fables.
Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
Sylvia: Cortège of Bacchus
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
Horse and Buggy
Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948)
Wicked (suite for orchestra)
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Leviathan
Nicole Buetti, Contrabassoon
Alan Jay Lerner (1918-1986) & Frederick Loewe (1901-1988)
Camelot (symphonic suite, arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
INTERMISSION
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale
Joe Hisaishi (b. 1959)
My Neighbor Totoro
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture

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Preview of Orchestra II
2026-07-24 12:00 - 14:00 | Umpqua Hall – Southwestern Community College, 2110 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Meet Percussion Soloist and Educator Terry Longshore and other performers. SWOCC Umpqua 109. Noon. Free.
Meet Percussion soloist Terry Longshore and learn about the program selections for Orchestra Concert II: Our Blue Home. The final piece of the Festival features Longshore as soloist for Losing Earth composed by Adam Schoenberg. This is a unique percussion concerto commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony in 2019. Schoenberg traced the history of percussion, the most earthy and grounded of instruments, and in many cultures is considered the heartbeat of music.
Longshore is the percussion soloist for the Oregon Coast premiere of Losing Earth. His genre-crossing work blends the artistry of the concert stage, the spontaneity of jazz, and the energy of a rock club. He maintains an active career as a performer, composer, and educator, serving as Professor of Music, Artist in Residence, and Director of Percussion Studies at Southern Oregon University, where he directs Left Edge Percussion and the SOU Percussion Ensemble. Longshore has premiered more than 100 works for solo percussion, ensemble, orchestra, and theatre, including the 2023 premiere of Teddy Abrams’ Mammoth with Yo-Yo Ma and the Louisville Orchestra in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave. Learn more at www.terrylongshore.com

Ian George and the Knee Pockets
2026-07-24 20:00 - 22:00 | 7 Devils Brewing Co., 247 S 2nd St, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
7 Devils Brewing Co. Fri July 24 @ 8-10:00pm
Ian George delivers the sort of concert you’ll dance, sway, sing, laugh and probably cry too. The performance teems with whimsicality, clever arrangements – interrupted by triumphant tangents – and outlandish solos grounded by George’s emotive and gauzy voice and by the simple strength of a good song. Expect an engaging and dynamic string of gentle and not so gentle folk-rock adventures.
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And the website: https://www.iangeorge.com/media

Orchestra II: Our Blue Home
2026-07-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Marshfield High School Auditorium, S 10th & Ingersoll St, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Marshfield Auditorium, Sat. July 25 @ 7pm
Tickets $30 ($25)
Martin Majkut, Conductor & Music Director
Terry Longshore, Percussion Soloist

Haydn: The Representation of Chaos from “The Creation”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastorale.
Adam Schoenberg: Losing Earth, Terry Longshore, percussion

The program for the finale will begin with Haydn: The Representation of Chaos from “The Creation”. This composition opens with unique sounds of infinite nothingness. The audience then moves to a landscape of serene beauty with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, Pastorale. After intermission, the Orchestra will present the Oregon Coastal Premiere of Adam Schoenberg’s composition, Losing Earth with Terry Longshore, soloist, and 6 other percussionists. Losing Earth was inspired by the book of the same name on climate change by Nathaniel Rich that addresses the science of climate change. This concerto will provide an amazing journey of human life on earth and end on a hopeful note. Join us for a powerful evening of orchestral music inspired by our planet and natural world.

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