Education / Community
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra has been providing live music for the people of Bangor since 1896 and hasn't missed a season since. From Beethoven to Tchaikovsky, old and new, the Bangor Symphony has something for everyone this season. The Bangor Symphony begins its 114th season in October 2009 with its classical series of music, holiday favorites and summer POPS programs.
Know Your Orchestra!
Watch the excitement as Bangor Symphony Orchestra musicians bring the joy of live music into classrooms throughout Maine. Know Your Orchestra! is just one way the Symphony helps teachers meet core curriculum goals and Maine Learning Results - and children expand their world with new experiences.
For information, or to schedule a visit to your school, please call program coordinator Jackie Frisk at 207.942.5555/800.639.3221 or email her at symphony@bangorsymphony.com.
Youth Concert Series
Every spring, the winners of the BSO Maine High School Concerto Competition perform with the full Symphony Orchestra at the Youth Concert Series - dazzling the thousands of Maine students, teachers, chaperones and community members who attend. Don't miss this season's concerts - Monday, May 17, 2010 at 9:45 and 11:30 am, Collins Center for the Arts
Concerts are open to public, private, and homeschooled children and chaperones; tickets are $3 each. The community is invited to the 11:30 am concert; tickets are $10 each.
Concerto Competition
Open to all Maine high school students, the competition offers each year's winners the chance of a lifetime - to perform with the full Bangor Symphony Orchestra for thousands of students and teachers at the Youth Concerts in May.
This year's Maine High School Concerto Competition is set for Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 1:00p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, School of Performing Arts, University of Maine. Snow date is February 21.
Click here to download the application
Instrument Petting Zoo
The BSO Instrument Petting Zoo travels to schools and BSO events around the state. Play the instruments the Bangor Symphony musicians play! Violin, clarinet, trombone...it's all there! This interactive program is a great opportunity to play and hear the different sounds from the wide variety of musical instruments. Have fun discovering your musical talents.