Year-End Concert: Zuill Bailey & Matt Herskowitz

Close out the year with the Sitka Music Festival! Join our Grammy-winning Artistic Director, Zuill Bailey, alongside pianist, composer, and arranger Matt Herskowitz for a special year-end performance at the intimate Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall. Light refreshments will be included with your tickets. Tuesday, December 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM (Alaska time) Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall, 104 Jeff Davis Street, Sitka Tickets on sale soon. Program America 250 George Gershwin (1898–1937) An American in Paris George Gershwin (1898–1937) Three Preludes Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) Selections Duke Ellington (1899–1974) It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99 Additional short works for cello will be announced from the stage. Program subject to change. Zuill Bailey, cello Matt Herskowitz, piano About the Artists Zuill Bailey, widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world, is a Grammy Award winning, internationally renowned soloist, recitalist, Artistic Director and teacher. His rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry and engaging personality has made him one of the most sought after and active cellists today. Mr. Bailey has been featured with symphony orchestras and music festivals worldwide. He won the Best Solo Performance Grammy Award in 2017, for his recording of Michael Daugherty’s “Tales of Hemingway,” with the Nashville Symphony led by Giancarlo Guerrero. His extensive discography includes his newest release – the world premier recording of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Cello Concerto with the Santa Rosa Symphony. In 2021 he released his second recording of the Bach Cello Suites for PS Audio’s Octave Records label, recorded and mixed in stereo and multichannel sound. He appeared in a recurring role on the HBO series “Oz,” and has been heard on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” “Tiny Desk Concert,” “Performance Today,” “Saint Paul Sunday,” BBC’s “In…