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New Season to Open with Rhapsody in Blue and a Maine premiere on October 9th

Bangor, ME — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 2016-17 season begins on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at 3 p.m. with an all-American program led by Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman at the Collins Center for the Arts. George Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue featuring guest pianist Andrew Staupe will anchor the concert, which also features the […]

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Young People’s Concerts Reach New Heights

Bangor, ME — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s annual Young People‘s Concerts took place on Monday, May 16th at the Collins Center for the Arts. For the second year in a row, the educational performances were sold out, with over 2,600 students attending from Milo to Machias and as near as Bangor. The concerts are offered annually […]

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Thank you for making La Bohème a smashing success!

Bangor, ME — On Sunday, April 24, 2016, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra presented its semi-staged production of Puccini’s La Bohème to a sold-out audience at the Collins Center for the Arts. The audience response was instant and prolonged, as the entire cast and creative team received a well-deserved ovation for bringing locally produced opera to the Bangor region in […]

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Special Anniversary Production of La Bohème

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will present a semi-staged production of Puccini’s La Bohème on Sunday, April 24th to close the Masterworks series of its 120th Like the BSO, La Bohème premiered in 1896. The production features a full cast of operatic talent, with Lucas Richman conducting, Loren Lester directing, costumes by Patricia Hibbert, and projected […]

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BSYO Spring Concert at Hampden Academy

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016 Location: Hampden Academy, 89 Western Ave., Hampden, ME Time: 4:00 p.m. (doors open at 3:30 p.m.) Admission: FREE, donations of $5/person and of boxes of cereal encouraged Bangor, ME — The Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras, an education program of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, have been rehearsing for three months in […]

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Cellist Inbal Segev Joins BSO For Tchaikovsky and Related Events

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra presents its next Masterworks concert this Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. The program is titled “Brahms & Tchaikovsky” and features acclaimed cellist Inbal Segev as guest artist, with BSO Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman conducting. The concert will […]

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Young Musicians Compete in Maine High School Concerto Competition

Bangor, ME – Finalists in the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 35th Annual Maine High School Concerto Competition will compete in a recital on Saturday, February 27, 2016, 2 p.m. at the University of Maine’s Minsky Recital Hall in Orono. The top three finishers will be awarded scholarships, and the winner will additionally have the opportunity to […]

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Epic Mahler This Sunday

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s next Masterworks concert will take place this Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. Led by Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman, the program will feature Mahler’s sprawling, thrilling Symphony No. 1, “Titan”, with the orchestra’s largest roster of the season. […]

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The Nutcracker Returns This Weekend, With Lucas Richman on the Podium

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 […]

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Bangor Symphony Features Exciting Young Soloist Elena Urioste in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 120th season continues on Sunday, November 22, 2015 with a 3 p.m. performance at the Collins Center for the Arts. The program titled “Beethoven & Friends” will be led by BSO Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman and features works by Haydn, Schubert, and Beethoven. The concert will […]

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