2021 BAR HARBOR MUSIC FESTIVAL
Francis Fortier, Artistic Director
Allison Kiger, Associate Director
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55th SEASON BAR HARBOR
MUSIC FESTIVAL
JUNE 27 – JULY 25, 2021
2021 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Bar Harbor, Maine
“…one of New England’s great music festivals” -Nan Lincoln, The Bar Harbor Times
“Maine’s Premier Music Festival” – WGBH Classical New England/Boston
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Artists and productions are subject to change
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Cara Chowning
Sunday, June 27 at 4:00 p.m.
OPENING DAY
Sunday, June 27 at 4:00 p.m.
TEA CONCERT
KELCI KOSIN, Soprano
CARA CHOWNING, Pianist
Tea Served During Intermission
The Great Room, The Bluenose Inn, 90 Eden Street, Bar Harbor
“The beauty, the emotion, the strength of her voice, and her amazing French diction are exceptional.”
—Claude Tomasi
Garden State Philharmonic Brass Quintet
OPENING NIGHT
Wednesday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m.
Garden State Philharmonic Brass Quintet
The 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street
Christopher Johnson
Friday, July 2 at 8:00 p.m.
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, Pianist
Music by Beethoven (Sonata, Opus 28 in D Major “Pastorale”),
Charles-Valentin Alkan, and Chopin (Etudes, Opus 25 complete)
The 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street
Allison Kiger
Tuesday, July 6 at 8:00 p.m.
ALLISON KIGER, Flutist & Friends
“A LOVELY FLUTIST” – NEW JERSEY CLASSICAL.
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, Pianist
PHOEBE DURAND, Harpist
ERIC THOMAS, Clarinetist, and
JAMESON PLATTE, Cellist
“FRENCH CHARM AND JAZZ” A PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY AND DIVERSITY
Music by Chaminade, Boulogne, J.S. Bach, Farranc, Bozza, Connesson, and Bolling
The 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street
Skip LaPlante
Jessie Cox
Wednesday, July 7 at 5:30 p.m.
25th Annual “NEW COMPOSERS” FORUM
“NEW FRONTIERS IN MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS”
Skip La Plante,
Composer, Pianist,
and Instrument Builder
Moderator
THE PANEL TO INCLUDE:
Guest Composers and Performers
JESSIE COX, Composer, Drummer, and Scholar
ALFRED W. LERDAHL, Composer
ALLISON KIGER, Flutist & Curator,
“New Composers” Program
LAURIE BENNETT, Vocalist
FRANCIS FORTIER, Artistic Director, Bar Harbor Music Festival
This event will take place on Zoom and include a Q&A for the audience. Login instructions will be available on this website closer to the event date.
Friday, July 9 at 8:00 p.m.
38th Annual ‘NEW COMPOSERS’ CONCERT
“NEW FRONTIERS IN MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS”
SKIP LA PLANTE
Composer, Pianist, and Instrument Builder
JESSIE COX
Composer, Drummer, and Scholar
World Premières by Skip La Plante and Jessie Cox
The 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street
Alice Anne Light
Carlos Enrique Santelli
Sunday, July 11 at 8:00 p.m.
“POPS” CONCERT
Bluenose Inn, The Great Room
“SONGS OF LOVE AND HOPE”
Alice Anne Light, Mezzo-Soprano
Carlos Enrique Santelli, Tenor
Cara Chowning, Pianist
Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Eb, and Jerome Kern, among others.
Cash Bar and Refreshments Available
Bluenose Inn, The Great Room
Kayoung An
Tuesday, July 13 at 8:00 p.m.
Kayoung An, Pianist
Penetrates deep into the heart, evoking an image of an artist painting on a canvas with a brush.”
—Music Review
Music by Handel, de Falla, John Corigliano, Earl Wild, and Chopin
The 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street
Mozart
Friday, July 16 at 8:00 p.m.
BAR HARBOR FESTIVAL OPERA THEATRE
MOZART’S “COSI FAN TUTTE”
Balcony Select Tickets are SOLD OUT for this performance
Alice Anne Light – Mezzo-Soprano,
Dorabella
Chloé Olivia Moore – Soprano,
Fiordiligi
Carlos Enrique Santelli – Tenor,
Ferrando
John Allen Nelson – Baritone,
Guglielmo
David Small – Baritone,
Don Alfonso
April Martin – Soprano,
Despina
Cara Chowning – Music Director & Pianist
Joseph DeSota – Stage Director
The 1932 Criterion Theatre
Janey Choi
Saturday, July 17 at 8:00 p.m.
THE ARDELIA TRIO
Janey Choi, Violinist
Clara Yang, Cellist
Jihea Hong-Park, Pianist
Music by Vivaldi, Beethoven, Rebecca Clarke, and Piazzolla
The 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street
Wolverine Jazz Band
Sunday, July 18 at 8:00 p.m.
JAZZ NIGHT
WOLVERINE JAZZ BAND
Music by Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton,
W.C. Handy, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and Bing Crosby
Cash Bar and Refreshments Available
The 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street
Francis Fortier
Friday, July 23 at 8:00 p.m.
16th Annual Bob Noonan Memorial Concert
BAR HARBOR FESTIVAL STRING ORCHESTRA
FRANCIS FORTIER, Conductor
KAYOUNG AN, Piano Soloist
“Passionate, expressive, bold and sensitive.” — Music Review
Music by Mozart, Beethoven, and Suk
The 1932 Criterion Theatre
BAR HARBOR FESTIVAL STRING ORCHESTRA
Francis Fortier, Conductor
Sunday, July 25 at 8:00 p.m.
FESTIVAL GALA
BAR HARBOR FESTIVAL STRING ORCHESTRA
FRANCIS FORTIER, Conductor
JEFFREY ELLENBERGER, Assistant Conductor
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, Piano Soloist
Music by Mozart, Scarmolin, Barber, and Bloch
“MASTER CONDUCTOR FRANCIS FORTIER … MASTER’S TOUCH RESOUNDS.”
– YORK DAILY RECORD, PENNSYLVANIA
Cash Bar and Refreshments Available
The 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street