How to Train Your Dragon 2 - In Concert will be performed by the Festival at Sandpoint Orchestra and feature 70 talented instrumentalists from across the Inland Northwest, many of whom have been featured as part of the Spokane Symphony.

Sandpoint local Jason Moody will serve as concertmaster for the Festival at Sandpoint Orchestra. Since his solo debut with the Spokane Symphony at age sixteen, Jason Moody has performed across the United States, Europe, and Japan. 

Moody has received fellowships for the Aldeburgh Festival, the Spoleto USA Festival, the Masters Music Festival, and the Lancaster Festival. Moody is an adjunct faculty member at Whitworth University and Edmonds Community College, teaching violin, viola, and chamber music.

Conducting the performance is Morihiko Nakahara, who spent 16 years as resident conductor of the Spokane Symphony. He is also the music director of the South Carolina Philharmonic and the director of orchestra studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

He is well-known for his charismatic presence on and off the podium, his innovative and audience-friendly programming skills, and his thoughtful interpretations of both standard and contemporary repertoire.