FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2024 Bangor Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off 129th Season BANGOR, Maine – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is set to kick off the 2024-2025 Season with a weekend of events. A Season-Opening Dinner will officially get the 129th season underway on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bangor Arts […]
$50,000.00 2024 Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award Eligibility The competition is open to composers who currently live in the United States, ages 18 and over. Composers may be at any stage of their careers. Applicants who are or will be students enrolled in degree-granting programs are ineligible. We encourage applicants from a variety of musical aesthetics […]
Bangor, ME – July 8, 2024 – Versant Power presented the Bangor Symphony Orchestra with a grant in the amount of $5,000 to continue its Music and Wellness Program in area hospitals. The Music and Wellness Program has been a mission of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra since 2013 with the goal of helping provide comfort […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2024 Bangor Symphony Orchestra Announces Contract Renewal for Maestro Lucas Richman BANGOR, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is thrilled to announce the renewal of Music Director Lucas Richman’s contract through June 2029, marking a celebrated continuation of his remarkable 14-year tenure with the orchestra. Under Maestro Richman’s direction, the […]
by Judy Harrison May 1, 2024 Lucas Richman, left, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s conductor and music director, was also the composer behind the music on Sunday when the BSO performed his “Paths to Dignity.” Pictured at right is Mitchell Newman, the orchestra’s concertmaster. Credit: Courtesy of Bangor Symphony Orchestra The Bangor Symphony Orchestra threw its conductor and […]
Bangor Symphony Orchestra News For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 9, 2024 Contact: Katie Hardy, katie@bangorsymphony.org Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s Young People’s Concerts Bangor, ME — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra will be welcoming more than 2,700 students from the greater Bangor area to the Collins Center for the Arts to watch the symphony perform live on stage. The program will feature Sergei Prokofiev’s […]
Bangor Symphony Orchestra Announces an Exciting 2024-25 Season Bangor, Maine — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is pleased to announce their 2024-25 season, continuing its long-standing tradition of presenting world-class musical experiences to the Greater Bangor area. Under the artistic direction of GRAMMY award winning Music Director Lucas Richman, the upcoming season promises a wide […]
April 25, 2024 Contact: Rachelle Schlosser Director of Media Relations and Communications rschlosser@americanorchestras.org 646 822 4027 EarShot / American Composers Orchestra: Katy Salomon, Primo Artists katy@primoartists.com 212 837 8466 Thirty Orchestras Join League of American Orchestras’ Consortium, Presenting Newly-Commissioned Works by Six Women Composers Premieres Scheduled in Grand Rapids, Memphis, Naples and Tucson, with Additional […]
Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s annual production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker with the Robinson Ballet and Bangor Area Children’s Choir returns to the Collins Center for the Arts on December 15 and 16, 2018. A true collaboration, the production is the only in the region to feature a full orchestra in the telling […]
Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) annual production of The Nutcracker featuring the Robinson Ballet returns to the Collins Center for the Arts this weekend. This year, BSO Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman will conduct the production for the first time, putting his stamp on Tchaikovsky’s beloved masterpiece. “I’ve been conducting selections […]