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Dvorak & Stravinsky

The BSO woodwinds and brass take center stage in this program of intimate and diverse masterworks. What’s Interesting About This Concert Conductor Lucas Richman makes his BSO debut as a piano soloist Hear music that spans over 300 years, from 1615 to 1920 Experience the full range of wind and brass playing in hidden gems […]

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Sounds of the Sea

Explore how composers have depicted the sea and the power of nature through music across generations at this unique concert celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial presented in partnership with the Maine Science Festival. What’s Interesting About This Concert The Warming Sea by Lucas Richman is a new, multimedia work reflecting on climate change in the Gulf of […]

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Beethoven & Haydn

We celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday with his Piano Concerto No. 4 and bring to life a groundbreaking mass by Haydn. What’s Interesting About This Concert It’s an embarrassment of riches: Beethoven, Haydn, two choirs, five soloists Italian pianist Roberto Plano has been hailed for his “sparkling clarity”, a perfect fit for Beethoven Haydn’s Mass In Time […]

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Mozart & Mahler

The Masterworks season concludes with Mahler’s passion-filled Symphony No. 5, and a rarely performed gem by Mozart. What’s Interesting About This Concert Mahler’s 5th has been called “the Everest of music” and “a virtuosic orchestral portrayal of love” Over 80 musicians will be featured on stage, our largest orchestra of the year Mozart’s Masonic Funeral Music can […]

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The Music of the Knights

A cast of Broadway and cabaret stars backed by your Bangor Symphony Orchestra take you on an unforgettable musical journey through the hits of Elton John, Paul McCartney and Andrew Lloyd Webber with Music of the Knights® – don’t miss it! About the Concert Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber […]

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Lucas Richman, Music Director & Conductor

Upcoming Concerts

The Music of the Knights

May 30 7:30pm

Reinaldo Moya Receives Inaugural Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award

Rockland, ME – The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation is pleased to award Reinaldo Moya from Northfield, MN its inaugural $20,000 Composer Award. With the Award, Moya will create a new work to be performed during the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-2021 season. Moya was selected through a juried national competition and chosen from over 335 applicants. Moya states, […]

Benjamin Hochman Returns

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 124th season continues on Sunday, November 10th with a program focused on the music of Brahms and Prokofiev. The concert opens with the Academic Festival Overture by Brahms, with members of the Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras joining the BSO for a special side-by-side performance of the piece. This unique collaboration highlights Music Director Lucas Richman’s […]