July 2-October 12 Calendar Coming Soon
2025 Spring Musicale
Wednesday April 16th at the Kosciusko Foundation
“Best of the Bar Harbor Music Festival”
Join us for a glorious spring evening of the “Best of the Bar Harbor Music Festival” -blazing strings in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and sublime melodies of Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 21 “Elvira Madigan.” Soloists Eric Wyrick, violin and Christopher Johnson, piano with Janey Choi and Garry Ianco, violins, Amadi Azikiwe, viola, Kirsten Jermé, cello, Pawel Knapik, bass, Alliison Kiger, flute, and Juan Martinez, clarinet. Plus, the ensemble will perform a special selection by Ignacy Jan Paderewski to honor the work of the Kosciuszko Foundation and Polish cultural heritage.
Benefit Ticket includes cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres, concert, and buffet dinner with the performers: $350. Cocktail hour and concert only: $150.
Questions? Email Allison Kiger at bhmusicfestival@aol.com
New for 2025
-Opera returns: “Elixir of Love” with a live orchestra July 15-16 at the Bar Harbor Club
-Jazz Club Night July 12
-Exciting new soloists
-Recitals and chamber music all season long
-Public School education visits
-Matinee concerts for daytime drivers
-FREE events
-All shows FREE to everyone 21 and under thanks to the Thirsty Whale in Bar Harbor
Welcome to the Bar Harbor Music Festival
“A glorious summer of music!”
Allison Kiger, Artistic Director
Francis Fortier, Founder
Francis James Fortier, III Obituary
Violinist, conductor, artistic director, fly fisherman, brother, and husband, father, grandfather, Francis J. Fortier, III passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 86. His wife of 40 years, Deborah, and his dear friend Allison were by his side.
2025 Season
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“…one of New England’s great music festivals”
— Nan Lincoln, The Bar Harbor Times
Our Promise to the Arts
Acclaimed by Phi Beta Baton as “…one of the nation’s proving grounds for gifted young artists,” the Bar Harbor Music Festival, founded by violinist Francis Fortier in 1967, has gained national recognition for its unique and pioneering work.
The Festival has made a major contribution to the music world by advancing the careers of over 2,300 aspiring instrumentalists, singers, and composers. Coupled with our “Arts and Tourism” initiatives, it has provided a vital cultural and economic service for the community and visitors from all over the world.
The Festival’s outreach programs, such as the admission-free outdoor concerts in Acadia National Park, artist-in-residence programs in American schools, colleges, and universities, as well as its Young Audience Concerts have won new audiences for classical music and fostered music education.
Its annual Summer Festival and Touring Program have reached out to audiences totaling over one million, as music lovers gravitate to this musical gem in the spectacular setting of Bar Harbor, Maine.
