Sitka Music Festival

Founded in 1972, Sitka Music Festival is a charity based in Sitka, United States working on arts & culture, education, community development.

The Sitka Music Festival is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organisation based in Sitka, Alaska, that presents classical chamber music across the state. Founded in 1972 by violinist Paul Rosenthal, it began as a summer festival and was renamed in 2019 to reflect its year-round operations. Its main activities are a four-week summer festival in Sitka, two concert series in Anchorage, Ketchikan, Sitka and Wasilla, and a Sitka International Cello Seminar. The festival also takes musicians to communities across Alaska, including rural and Indigenous communities, for performances, school presentations and outreach to elders, having reached more than 40 communities. Its educational work includes classroom experiences for Alaskan students and free community concerts. The festival's Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall, renovated and acquired in 2015, serves as a year-round venue for concerts, artist residencies and training. It is led by Artistic Director Zuill Bailey and is supported by donations, grants, sponsorships and a legacy giving programme.