Events
Special Event: Air Force Band of the Golden West
The Gesa Power House Theatre and Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival are proud to welcome the Clarinet Quartet of the U.S.A.F Band of the Golden West for this special patriotic concert.
In addition to performing for civilian communities throughout California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada, the band supports 13 Air Force Bases, eight Air Force Reserve Wings, and six recruiting squadrons, delivering over 250 annual performances to 1.5 million listeners. We are thrilled to be included in the 2026 tour of Eastern Washington. You will be, too!
The performance is free, but ticketed. Tickets are limited and are not guaranteed at the door. Claim yours now, and don’t get left out in the cold in January!
Doors open at 6 PM.
All works will be announced from the stage.
Artists: Band of the Golden West: Master Sergeant Susan Govier, clarinet; Master Sergeant Randolph Palada, clarinet; Staff Sergeant Clarissa Osborn, bass clarinet; Staff Sergeant Louis Kim, clarinet
Special Event: Sybarite5
WWCMF welcomes back OG Winter guest artists, Sybarite5, returning to WWCMF for the first time since 2013. We have some serious catching up to do. Equal parts passion, grit, and musical ecstasy, Sybarite5 is an intoxicating cocktail of genre-breaking artistry expressed through the virtuosity of violinists Sami Merdinian & Suliman Tekalli; violist Caeli Smith; cellist Laura Andrade; and double bassist Louis Levitt. It’s the first ensemble of its kind to win the prestigious Concert Artists Guild competition, and the group is constantly evolving, defying categorization, and keeping audiences on their toes. Sybarite5 takes listeners on a musical journey of staggering breadth and depth with new works by living composers, as well as the group’s favorite selections from Radiohead, Coltrane, Komitas, Piazzolla, and Pete Seeger... but as Strings Magazine says, “that doesn’t even begin to describe the range of their eclecticism or the depth of their repertoire.”
Tickets are limited. Don’t miss out on this Special Event that is sure to heat up this midwinter’s night!
Doors open at 6 PM.
All works will be announced from the stage.
A setlist will be published here and on social media after the performance.
Artists: Sybarite5