FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 12, 2024 The Nutcracker Returns to the Collins Center for the Arts with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra December 21-22, 2024 Bangor, ME – This holiday season, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra brings The Nutcracker back to the Collins Center for the Arts. Featuring the Robinson Ballet and the Bangor Area Youth […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 07, 2024 Bangor Symphony Orchestra Presents Masterworks II Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Rising Star Violinist Lun Li BANGOR, Maine – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra will be presenting the second concert in their Masterworks series featuring rising star violinist Lun Li performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major on November 17 at […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2024 Bangor Symphony Orchestra loans Grand Piano to Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness The Yamaha Grand will be used by the center for performances BANGOR, Maine – A beautiful collaboration is blossoming between the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness in downtown Bangor. On October 16, 2024, […]
by Judy Harrison Bangor Daily News September 24, 2024 Piano soloist Jon Kimura Parker wowed the audience Sunday in a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concert No. 5 with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra at the Collins Center for the Arts. Parker surprised and delighted concertgoers with an encore of Elton John’s song “Bennie and the Jets.” Credit: Courtesy […]
Bangor Symphony Orchestra Composer Lucas Richman and Mitchell Newman, violinist and concertmaster for the BSO, play classical music at the Columbia Street Baptist Church on Thursday. Richman and Newman launched a project called Paths to Dignity aimed at building a bridge between classical music and homelessness. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN Bangor composer is […]
News Center Maine Author: Christian Harsa Published: 6:39 PM EDT September 17, 2024 Updated: 7:26 PM EDT September 17, 2024 BANGOR, Maine — For a decade, musicians from the Bangor Symphony Orchestra have been filling the halls of Bangor area hospitals as part of its “Music and Wellness” program. Patients are not the only ones to enjoy the program according […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2024 Bangor Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off 129th Season BANGOR, Maine – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is set to kick off the 2024-2025 Season with a weekend of events. A Season-Opening Dinner will officially get the 129th season underway on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bangor Arts […]
$50,000.00 2024 Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award Eligibility The competition is open to composers who currently live in the United States, ages 18 and over. Composers may be at any stage of their careers. Applicants who are or will be students enrolled in degree-granting programs are ineligible. We encourage applicants from a variety of musical aesthetics […]
Bangor, ME – July 8, 2024 – Versant Power presented the Bangor Symphony Orchestra with a grant in the amount of $5,000 to continue its Music and Wellness Program in area hospitals. The Music and Wellness Program has been a mission of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra since 2013 with the goal of helping provide comfort […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2024 Bangor Symphony Orchestra Announces Contract Renewal for Maestro Lucas Richman BANGOR, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is thrilled to announce the renewal of Music Director Lucas Richman’s contract through June 2029, marking a celebrated continuation of his remarkable 14-year tenure with the orchestra. Under Maestro Richman’s direction, the […]