Maine is home to an incredible array of world-class festivals, orchestras, chamber ensembles and solo artists – all right here on our doorstep.
Producer and Host Joe Boucher invites you to hear the latest performances from across the Pine Tree State on Maine Stage, every Wednesday evening at 8:00 pm.
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Upcoming Maine Stage Performances:
August 14, 2024
Palaver Strings
- Ego flos Campi a 7 by Jacobus Clemens non Papa
- Plan and Elevation by Caroline Shaw
- Under the Sea-Wind by Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna
- Only Ever Us by Paul Wiancko
- Serenade for Strings by Antonin Dvorak
August 21, 2024
Bay Chamber Concerts
- Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 407/386c by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- String Quartet in G minor by Claude Debussy
- A selection of Scottish Folk Tunes by James MacMillan
- String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op 117 by Dmitri Shostakovich
- Concert features The Maxwell String Quartet
August 28, 2024
DaPonte String Quartet
- Oboe Quartet KV 370 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Serenade Op. 10 by Erno Dohnayi
- Phantasy Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello by Benjamim Britten
- Concert features guest oboist Amanda Hardy
September 4, 2024
Seal Bay Festival
- Passion’s Continuum for String Quartet by Anthony Paul De Ritis
- Song of Ch’in by Zhou Long
- Song of Huer Nen and Mongolian Horserace by Leo Ming RyEnn
- Fiddle Suite for Huqin and String Quartet by Chen Yi
September 11, 2024
Sebago Long Lake Music Festival
- Serenade for Flute and String Trio by Paul Ben-Haim
- Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Sextet in C Major for Piano, Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 37 by Erno Dohnanyi
September 18, 2024
Muzy Ridge Concerts
- Fischer Duo performing:
- Mother and Child by William Grant Still
- Family Portraits by Robert Sirota
- Neave Trio performing:
- Four Folk Songs for Piano Trio by Gabriela Lena Frank
- Deux pieces en trio by Lily Boulanger
- Piano Trio in D minor by Ethyl Smythe
September 25, 2024
Bay Chamber Concerts
- Jupiter Quartet performing:
- Quartet in A Major, K. 464 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Imprimatur by Kati Agocs
- Orion Weiss, piano; Geoff Nuttall, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; and Arlen Hlusko, cello performing:
- Toccata in G Major, BWV 916 by J.S. Bach
- Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, K.493 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October 2, 2024
Portland Symphony Orchestra
- Quarter Days by Anna Clyne
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Choral) by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Concert features guest artists:
- Charles Dimmick, concertmaster
- Sarah Atwood, principal second violin
- Cara Pogossian, principal viola
- Choral Art Masterworks
October 9, 2024
Salt Bay Chamber Festival
- Lethi'sotha Ahsonthehnehka Karahkwa (Grandmother Moon) by Dawn Avery
- Il tramonto by Ottorino Respighi
- String Sextet in A major, Op. 48 by Antonin Dvorak
October 16, 2024
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
- Overture No. 2 in E-flat Major by Louise Farrenc
- Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97, “Rhenish” by Robert Schumann
- Piano Concert No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, “Emperor” by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Concert features guest soloist, pianos Jon Kimura Parker