Results of the 42nd Annual Maine High School Concerto Competition

Bangor, ME — On Saturday, February 11, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) held the finalists’ recital of the 42nd annual Maine High School Concerto Competition at Minsky Recital Hall in Orono. Congratulations to Benjamin Rosenthal, violinist from Damariscotta, for receiving the 1st Place Annas-Cup Award, including a $500 scholarship, for his performance of Lalo’s Symphonie […]

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COVID-19 Cancellations and Response

Updated 04/07/2020 – Following directives from the University of Maine and recommendations from the State of Maine CDC, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra is cancelling the following upcoming events and performances: Symphony Soiree, March 21, 2020 (Collins Center for the Arts) Sounds of the Sea, March 22, 2020 (Collins Center for the Arts) BSYO Spring Concert, March […]

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BSYO Application Now Open for 2018-2019 Season!

Bangor, ME — Young musicians in Central and Northern Maine are invited to apply for the 2018-2019 Season of the Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras, led by conductors Sascha Zaburdaeva Lorimer and Rebecca Mallory. The application is available online, along with the newly announced season schedule. Auditions will be held Thursday, September 13 and Sunday, September 16, […]

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Meet the Mozart Soloists

Bangor, Maine — On Sunday, April 8th at 3 p.m., the Bangor Symphony Orchestra will present a program featuring works by two masters: Mozart and Beethoven. The program opens with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1, and closes with Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, a glorious work for orchestra and chorus. We are pleased to announce that our […]

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BSO moving to historic building in downtown Bangor

BSO will utilize three floors of Nichols Block building for rehearsals, special performances, educational activities, and administrative offices Building including grand ballroom will be hub of arts activity downtown known as the Bangor Arts Exchange, with Launchpad and Bangor Ballet sub-leasing from BSO Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra is returning to downtown Bangor. […]

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Announcing the 2017-18 Season

Bangor, ME – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra left audiences excited for next fall yesterday with the announcement of its 2017-2018 season, the orchestra’s 122nd. The new season offers the range of programming that audiences have come to expect from the BSO’s Grammy Award-winning Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman: audience favorites and rarely performed masterpieces alongside […]

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