MUSIC & THEATRE BAGADUCE CHOR ALE Founded in 1974, the Bagaduce Chorale is an auditioned chorus of 80 to 90 singers. The Chorale performs both classical and contemporary choral works in concerts featuring keyboard accompaniment and musical ensembles. Performances are at the First Congregational Church in Blue Hill and at Ellsworth High School in December and early May. For more information visit www.bagaducechoral.org BAGADUCE MUSIC Founded in 1983 with over 1 million sheets of printed music. They invite you to attend a series of spring and summer concerts of music taken from their rich and diverse music collection, as well as the traditional Blue Hill Pops Concert on July 3 at George Stevens Academy. Visit www. bagaducemusic.org for more information. BLUE HILL BACH Blue Hill Bach was founded in 2011 to bring Baroque music for voice and period instruments to coastal Downeast Maine. Blue Hill Bach offers year-round activities, including a three-day summer festival, a performance of Handel’s Messiah each December, a spring celebration of Bach’s birthday, and outreach programs that deepen understanding of Baroque music. See the Events and Festival Calendars for performance information or visit www.bluehillbach.org. BLUE HILL CONCERT ASSOCIATION The Blue Hill Concert Association enriches the cultural life of the Blue Hill Peninsula by offering a series of high quality, professional chamber music concerts during the winter season. Musicians from around the globe are invited to perform a wide range of chamber music, providing a diversity of listening pleasure. Visit www.bluehillconcertassociation.org
THE CANNERY AT SOUTH PENOBSCOT The Cannery at South Penobscot, located just off of a quintessential Maine coast tidal inlet and housed in a former canning factory straddling the Winslow Stream, presents contemporary experimental art with a focus on sound, music, performance, and the word. See the events calendar for a listing of events or visit www.cannerysouthpenobscot.org. THE GR AND The Grand is an iconic Art Deco theater in Ellsworth, Maine that fosters social interaction and growth in artists and audiences through the arts, entertainment, and education. Visit www.grandonline.org/ for more information and their program schedule. KNEISEL HALL Kneisel Hall, known as “the cradle of chamber music in America,” has provided musicians with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the chamber repertoire since 1902, realizing founder Franz Kneisel’s vision for over 100 years. Visit www.kneisel.org for festival and other performance information. NEW SURRY THEATRE New Surry Theatre’s mission is to inspire, entertain and engage the community through live theatrical productions and theater arts education. NST’s 2018-2019 season marks twelve years in the Blue Hill Town Hall Theater. Four or five season plays are produced year-round as well as staged readings, two sessions of the Performing Arts School, a theater intensives, and a summer musical theater camp. Visit www.newsurrytheatre.org and the Events Calendar for performance dates and times.
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