Tickets for Sunriver Music Festival’s 36th season go on sale to the general public today. The festival will be held Aug. 9-21 in Bend and Sunriver.

George Hanson, artistic director and conductor of the festival, will lead the Festival Orchestra in five classical concerts and a pops concert. All concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The theme of the series is “Come Dance With Us — Let the Music Move You,” and each night will include dance music, from boot-shuffling Western music to South American tangos.

In 2012, first-time patrons made up 32 percent of the festival’s total audience.

“The concerts appealed to new concert patrons and that’s a trend we want to continue,” said Pam Beezley, executive director of the festival. Hanson’s contract has been extended through 2016.

Tickets range in price from $10 for youth tickets to $60 for box and premier seats.

Contact: tickets@sunrivermusic.org, www.sunrivermusic.org or 541-593-9310.