Goldstein Plays Ravel

Leonard Bernstein, Simple Song Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G with Alon Goldstein Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 Our 123rd season begins with the magic and mystery of Leonard Bernstein’s Simple Song before the piano pyrotechnics of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, featuring internationally acclaimed pianist Alon Goldstein in his return to Bangor. The program concludes with Sibelius’s stirring Symphony No. 2. […]

Learn More

...you want to hear him at every possible opportunity.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nov 4 at 3pm

Masterworks II

Beethoven’s 4th

Ludwig van Beethoven, Prometheus Overture Leonard Bernstein, Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”) with Chloe Trevor Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 4 Beethoven fans, this program is for you! The great composer’s Prometheus Overture opens the concert before the young violinist Chloe Trevor tackles Bernstein’s notoriously difficult and moving Serenade. Beethoven’s rousing Symphony No. 4 concludes the concert. Subscriptions on sale now! Single tickets on sale September […]

Learn More

...a bold personality unafraid to exult in music and ability.

The Houston Chronicle

The Nutcracker

A holiday tradition for all ages!

Learn More

We're thrilled to be collaborating with The Robinson Ballet and Bangor Area Children's Choir for what is sure to be another magnificent production!

Lucas Richman, Conductor

Jan 27 at 3pm

Masterworks III

String Serenade

George Frideric Handel, Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 Johann Baptist Vanhal, Concerto for Double Bass in Eb Major with Edward Allman Antonin Dvorak, Serenade, Op. 22, B. 52, E major January at the BSO is all about that bass! Principal double bassist Edward Allman takes center stage to perform Vanhal’s Concerto for Double Bass, on a program that opens with […]

Learn More

Never underestimate local talent.

The Bangor Daily News

Feb 24 at 3pm

Masterworks IV

Schumann & Shostakovich

Mikhail Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture Robert Schumann, Cello Concerto in A minor with Nicholas Canellakis Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9 A pair of Russian gems and a favorite from Schumann are featured in February. Glinka’s sparkling Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture kicks things off before up and coming cellist Nicholas Canellakis takes the stage for Schumann’s beloved Cello Concerto in […]

Learn More

...a superb young soloist.

The New Yorker

Mar 9 at 7:30pm

The Pops

Space Oddity: The Ultimate David Bowie Experience

Space Oddity: The Ultimate David Bowie Experience is a live, multi-media spectacle that takes you on a musical journey through the constantly metamorphosing career of Rock and Roll’s most celebrated innovator. David Brighton and his amazing band deliver a stunning note-for note theatrical concert event…transporting today’s audiences back in time through some of the most […]

Learn More

It's the closest one is going to come to experiencing a David Bowie show... a highly entertaining opportunity to take in the music and aura of Bowie.

The Sun Chronicle

Apr 7 at 3pm

Masterworks V

Candide

William Grant Still, Can’t You Line ‘Em Lucas Richman, World Premiere Joan Tower, Made in America Leonard Bernstein, Selections from Candide We celebrate American composers in April with a program anchored by Leonard Bernstein’s masterpiece of operetta, Candide. Works by William Grant Still, Lucas Richman, and Joan Tower open the concert before turning to Candide. Based on the political […]

Learn More

Soprano Amy Maples sent her voice soaring in flights of coloratura fancy with absolute assurance and accuracy.

Cool Cleveland

May 5 at 3pm

Masterworks VI

Viennese Masters

W.A. Mozart, Symphony No. 33, K. 319, B-flat major Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 4, E-flat major, ‘Romantic’ Music from Vienna by Mozart and Bruckner concludes the BSO’s 123rd season. Mozart’s charming Symphony No. 33 makes way for the grandeur of Bruckner’s epic Symphony No. 4, ‘Romantic.’ Subscriptions on sale now! Single tickets on sale September 3rd.

Learn More

The expertise and passion with which the BSO played Sunday proved musicians can meet the maestro's musical challenges and thrill an audience.

The Bangor Daily News

Come Experience the Bangor Symphony Orchestra

Subscriptions are now on sale for the BSO’s 123rd season! We always strive to program music that will inspire, engage, educate and move you, and this new season is no exception. We celebrate the Leonard Bernstein Centennial over three concerts and feature audience favorites like Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. Join us!

Lucas Richman, Music Director & Conductor

The 2017–2018 Season

Masterworks I

Goldstein Plays Ravel

Schumann & Shostakovich

Feb 24 3pm

The Pops

Space Oddity: The Ultimate David Bowie Experience

BSO Receives $10,000 Grant from Maine Community Foundation

Bangor, ME — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra recently received a generous $10,000 grant from the Haskell-Stetson Fund for Penobscot County of the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) to support its first full season of programming at the Bangor Arts Exchange in the historic Nichols Block in downtown Bangor. In September 2017, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra moved its administrative offices to 189-193 […]

Learn More