News from Britt Hill – November 2025
IT’S FALL, and the Britt pavilion stage has gone quiet. Our staff is in the thick of planning for 2026 (and beyond), and this is often a time when you don’t hear from us as much. But this year, we have some exciting fall and winter programs in store!
On November 19, Britt Festival Orchestra Music Director Norman Huynh will make his official debut announcing the 2026 orchestra lineup at an admission-free event at Dos Mariposas! We’re thrilled to be welcoming Norman to Jacksonville for his first trip as Music Director. This is your first chance to ask him questions about his vision for the BFO and get to know him as we embark on his first full season. Tickets are free, but we do require RSVP, as space is limited. Please visit britt.org to book your spots.
Tickets are also on sale now for the Winter Chamber Music series! Britt has taken stewardship of Marshall Thompson’s very wonderful Jacksonville OR Friends of Classical Music series, started in 2023 and held upstairs in City Hall for three performances each winter. We’ve just put tickets on sale for the three performances of early 2026, and we’re thrilled to be presenting these extraordinary classical artists in the winter months.
The first performance, on Sunday, January 25, will feature the Ying Quartet, a Grammy Award-winning string quartet that is the quartet-in-residence at the famed Eastman School of Music. The second performance, on Saturday, February 28, will feature the Terra String Quartet, a young string quartet based in New York City and comprising members who studied at The Juilliard School, the New England Conservatory, Harvard University, and the Curtis Institute of Music. The third and final performance, on Sunday, March 22, features cellist Tommy Mesa with pianist Albert Cano-Smit. Both have appeared as soloists with some of the world’s foremost symphony orchestras, and they’re working together to build a stunning program just for audiences in Southern Oregon. Tickets for chamber music performances are $37 each (including $2 of admissions tax to the City of Jacksonville) and are available at britt.org.
While each of the two string quartets is with us, they will be providing educational visits to schools in the area. Britt’s education work is a year-round enterprise, and we are proud to produce free programs for students in our rural schools.
Though the stage lights are dark, there’s always something exciting happening at Britt. Be sure to keep in touch, and we’ll see you at an event soon!
All best, Abby