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Special Anniversary Production of La Bohème

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will present a semi-staged production of Puccini’s La Bohème on Sunday, April 24th to close the Masterworks series of its 120th Like the BSO, La Bohème premiered in 1896. The production features a full cast of operatic talent, with Lucas Richman conducting, Loren Lester directing, costumes by Patricia Hibbert, and projected […]

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BSYO Spring Concert at Hampden Academy

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016 Location: Hampden Academy, 89 Western Ave., Hampden, ME Time: 4:00 p.m. (doors open at 3:30 p.m.) Admission: FREE, donations of $5/person and of boxes of cereal encouraged Bangor, ME — The Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras, an education program of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, have been rehearsing for three months in […]

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Cellist Inbal Segev Joins BSO For Tchaikovsky and Related Events

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra presents its next Masterworks concert this Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. The program is titled “Brahms & Tchaikovsky” and features acclaimed cellist Inbal Segev as guest artist, with BSO Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman conducting. The concert will […]

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Young Musicians Compete in Maine High School Concerto Competition

Bangor, ME – Finalists in the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 35th Annual Maine High School Concerto Competition will compete in a recital on Saturday, February 27, 2016, 2 p.m. at the University of Maine’s Minsky Recital Hall in Orono. The top three finishers will be awarded scholarships, and the winner will additionally have the opportunity to […]

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Epic Mahler This Sunday

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s next Masterworks concert will take place this Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. Led by Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman, the program will feature Mahler’s sprawling, thrilling Symphony No. 1, “Titan”, with the orchestra’s largest roster of the season. […]

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The Nutcracker Returns This Weekend, With Lucas Richman on the Podium

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) annual production of The Nutcracker featuring the Robinson Ballet returns to the Collins Center for the Arts this weekend. This year, BSO Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman will conduct the production for the first time, putting his stamp on Tchaikovsky’s beloved masterpiece. “I’ve been conducting selections […]

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120th season to open September 27th

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 2015-16 season begins on Sunday, September 27, 2015 with a 3 p.m. performance at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono. The opening program led by BSO Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman will feature his own Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: In Truth with pianist Jeffrey […]

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Bangor Symphony Orchestra Announces Plans for 120th Season

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra announced plans for its 120th Season yesterday. Helmed by Grammy Award-winning conductor Lucas Richman, the BSO will make its first foray into opera with a semi-staged 120th anniversary production of Puccini’s La Bohème in April 2016, anchoring a season that will include the Maine premiere of Richman’s own Concerto […]

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BSYO Spring Concert 2015

March 29, 4pm at the Gracie Theatre, hear three BSYO ensembles and violinist Ryu Mitsuhashi Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras (BSYO) will present their spring concert on Sunday, March 29th at 4 p.m. at Husson University’s Gracie Theatre. The concert will feature performances by the Prelude String Orchestra, the Prelude Wind Ensemble, […]

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