BridgeMusik Summer Festival 2026 Presents: “We the Music – Celebrating 250 Years of American Voices”
Join us for the 9th Annual BridgeMusik Summer Festival ‘We the Music – Celebrating 250 Years of American Voices.’ August 1-16, 2026. Don’t miss this annual event featuring high-quality classical and jazz performances by professional artists from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and NYC Ballet Orchestra, and student musicians from the tri-state area. Festival events will take place in Nyack, Tappan, Blauvelt, Valley Cottage, Spring Valley, and other Rockland County communities, bringing world-class artists and emerging young musicians together at venues throughout the county. CLICK HERE for more information.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
August 1–2: Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale and the world premiere of Thomas Cabaniss’s Dedication to Faust | Nyack Center
August 4–7: Library Week and Community Outreach Concerts throughout Rockland County
August 9: New Voices, New Horizons featuring The Dolphins Quartet, Continuum Wind Quintet, BridgeMusik Festival Faculty, and the world premiere of a new America 250 commission composed and performed by The Dolphins Quartet
August 10–16: BridgeMusik Student Festival Week at Our Lady of Sacred Heart School
August 16: Festival Finale — We the Music featuring Aaron Copland’s complete Appalachian Spring, music of John Philip Sousa, and festival students, faculty, and guest artists
