by Judy Harrison Bangor Daily News September 24, 2024 Piano soloist Jon Kimura Parker wowed the audience Sunday in a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concert No. 5 with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra at the Collins Center for the Arts. Parker surprised and delighted concertgoers with an encore of Elton John’s song “Bennie and the Jets.” Credit: Courtesy […]
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Bangor composer is helping local homeless people
September 21, 2024Bangor Symphony Orchestra Composer Lucas Richman and Mitchell Newman, violinist and concertmaster for the BSO, play classical music at the Columbia Street Baptist Church on Thursday. Richman and Newman launched a project called Paths to Dignity aimed at building a bridge between classical music and homelessness. Credit: Linda Coan O’Kresik / BDN Bangor composer is […]
Bangor Symphony wellness program fills area hospitals with music
September 18, 2024News Center Maine Author: Christian Harsa Published: 6:39 PM EDT September 17, 2024 Updated: 7:26 PM EDT September 17, 2024 BANGOR, Maine — For a decade, musicians from the Bangor Symphony Orchestra have been filling the halls of Bangor area hospitals as part of its “Music and Wellness” program. Patients are not the only ones to enjoy the program according […]
Bangor Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off 129th Season
September 14, 2024FOR 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 […]
2024 Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award now open
July 31, 2024$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 […]
BSO receives gift from Versant Power for Music & Wellness Program
July 8, 2024Bangor, 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 […]
BSO Announces Contract Renewal for Maestro Lucas Richman
June 14, 2024FOR 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 […]
2024 Young People’s Concert hits stage at Collins Center
May 14, 20242024 Young People’s Concert hits stage at Collins Center for the Arts By Sierra Whaley Published: May. 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM EDT BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – As the school year slows down and the good weather returns, more field trips are in store for students. The annual Young People’s Concert by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra […]
Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s all-Richman concert wows audience
May 9, 2024by 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’s Young People’s Concerts
May 9, 2024Bangor 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 […]