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May 2021
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Digital Masterworks IV Mozart & Schubert May 14, 2021 at 7pm Available Online For 30 Days Lucas Richman, conductor Jennifer Frautschi, violin Inspired classics move us in this program of Viennese gems What’s Interesting About This Concert Two-time GRAMMY nominee Jennifer Frautschi makes her BSO debut Mozart composed his brilliant first violin concerto when he was just 19 years old Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 was deeply influenced by Mozart, with the composer writing famously, “Immortal Mozart! What countless impressions of a brighter, better life…
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Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Digital Masterworks V Winds & Brass Spectacular June 18, 2021 at 7pm Available Online For 30 Days Lucas Richman, conductor The BSO winds and brass take center stage in a powerful season finale What’s Interesting About This Concert The BSO winds and brass are united on stage for the first time in 16 months Called “the dean of African-American composers” by conductor Thomas Wilkins, Adolphus Hailstork is celebrating his 80th birthday The BSO premiered a new work by Kathryn Bostic in 2019 and now performs…
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Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks I Celebration: The BSO is Back! October 10, 2021 at 3pm Collins Center for the Arts Lucas Richman, conductor Joyce Yang, piano Reinaldo Moya, composer A thrilling range of orchestral color is on display in the BSO’s return to live performance, now available for streaming through October 26th → Watch the concert online → Watch the pre-concert talk → Read the review in the Bangor Daily News What’s Interesting About This Concert The BSO presents a full orchestra on stage for the…
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Masterworks IV From Firebird to the Future March 6, 2022 at 3pm Collins Center for the Arts Lucas Richman, conductor Pam Weeks, mountain dulcimer Jessica Meyer, composer Stravinsky’s iconic Firebird Suite anchors a program of innovation and merging traditions What’s Interesting About This Concert A world-premiere by Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award winner Jessica Meyer is sure to push boundaries Conni Ellisor’s Blackberry Winter has been featured on NPR and fuses the sounds of mountain folk and American classical, brought to life here by Maine-based dulcimer player Pam Weeks The…
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Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks II Beethoven’s 8th November 21, 2021 at 3pm Collins Center for the Arts Lucas Richman, conductor Mark Kosower, cello The rich sounds of Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns and Beethoven will move and inspire → Experience in-person or online → Read our safety policy: proof of vaccination with valid ID and masks required. What’s Interesting About This Concert The BSO continues it’s cycle of Beethoven’s symphonies under Lucas Richman’s baton with the composer’s great Symphony No. 8 in F Major Cellist Mark Kosower is principal cellist of…
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Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Special Event Winter Holiday Pops! December 18, 2021 at 7pm Collins Center for the Arts Lucas Richman, conductor Hannah Madeline Goodman, soprano Celebrate the holidays with the joy of music! The Bangor Symphony Orchestra and a lineup of special guests bring magic to the holiday season with the Winter Holiday Pops! Soprano Hannah Madeline Goodman, conductor Lucas Richman, and the musicians of the BSO come together for this special night of music featuring classic carols, recent holiday favorites, and more.…
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Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks III Revolutionaries: Mozart / Saint-Georges January 30, 2022 at 3pm Collins Center for the Arts Lucas Richman, conductor Wren Saunders, bassoon Two 18th century composers, both revolutionaries in their own right, created sparkling works that still connect today What’s Interesting About This Concert For the first time in its history, the BSO performs the music of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who was born into slavery in the French West Indies and navigated France’s colonial “Code Noir” for a swashbuckling…
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Bangor Symphony Orchestra – The Warming Sea
Special Event The Warming Sea March 19, 2022 at 7pm Collins Center for the Arts Lucas Richman, conductor The Maine Science Festival is returning in March 2022 and the headlining event is the world premiere of Lucas Richman’s The Warming Sea, performed by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. The evening will combine art and science, beginning with an overview of climate change in Maine from some of Maine’s leading climate researchers followed by a short film of interviews that Lucas Richman had…
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Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks V A Grand Finale April 10, 2022 at 3pm Collins Center for the Arts Lucas Richman, conductor Roberto Plano, piano A blockbuster program of Dvořák, Beethoven and Borodin marks the end of a celebratory season What’s Interesting About This Concert Italian pianist Roberto Plano makes his BSO debut in Beethoven’s magnificent Piano Concerto. No. 4 Dvořák’s Carnival Overture was part of his “Nature, Life, and Love” trilogy of overtures, forming the second part, “Life” The Polovtsian Dances come from Borodin’s opera Prince Igor, adopted from an ancient…
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