Concerts, Arts Events, Festivals and More!

The Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival is the oldest chamber music festival in the country. It takes place June 19 through August 23 and features weekly concerts with performers attending the Kneisel Hall chamber music school. Some of the students from the school and festival performed live in-studio.

The Bar Harbor Music Festival takes place July 1 through the 26th. The group Eight Strings and a Whistle, an exciting and innovative flute, viola and cello trio, performed live in-studio.

Performers featured in the Atlantic Music Festival were in studio on Friday, July 10 for a live performance. Violinists Ari Streisfeld and Sin-Kyu Lee performed with Cellist Jonah Kim and composer/pianist Sheridan Seyfried. They were accompanyied by artistic director Solbong Kim. Selections included  J.S. Bach's Prelude, from Suite in D and Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata.

Performers from the Monteux School for conductors and orchestra musicans in Hancock, Maine perform live in the Bangor studios. Michael Jinbo, Music Director and William C. White, 2009 Conducting Associate were joined by Jeremy Benson on flute, Stan Renard on violin (pictured left), William Curry on  viola, Kurt Harrison on cello and Constance Koo on harp. They performed Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major and Gabriel Faure, Apres un Reve.

Performers from the Bay Chambers Summer Music Fesitval performed live in the Bangor studios. Pianist Kathie Johnson joined Thomas Wolf and Marc Johnson. Marc and Kathie Johnson performed the Swan from Carnival of the Animals. Tom Wolf (pictured left) played the Debussy Syrinx.

The Portland Conservatory's 6th annual International Piano Festival takes place June 21-27 and on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 three young pianists featured in the festival will be performing in the Bangor studio. If you would like to join us live in the Bangor Studio for this event send an email to Kristina Goodwin.

Three singers from PORTopera and their director/pianist Ellen Chickering were in studio for a performance and interview. The discussed the life of a young opera singer and performed selections LIVE from Cimarosa’s The Secret Marriage.