The Sitka Summer Music Festival was founded in 1972. Pianist Doris Stevenson has participated ever since. (Photo courtesy of SSMF https://alaskaclassics.org)

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Doris Stevenson is one of the founding artists of the Sitka Summer Music Festival. She joined Artistic Director Zuill Bailey to talk about this year’s program. Stevenson has been to Sitka for over 40 of the 47 festivals. In conversation with KCAW’s Tina Bachmeier, they discuss the festival history and Stevenson’s musical contributions over the years.