2023 BAR HARBOR MUSIC FESTIVAL
Calendar of Events

Francis Fortier, Artistic Director
Allison Kiger, Associate Director

June 25 – July 30 Bar Harbor, Maine


Our 57th Season!

Download Our Season’s Events Calendar

TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED ONLINE STARTING APRIL 15, 2023
AND WILL BE MAILED TO YOU AFTER MAY 1, 2023

KEVIN GWINN
OPENING DAY
Sunday, June 25 at 4:00 p.m.
TEA CONCERT
KEVIN GWINN, Tenor
CARA CHOWNING, Pianist

Tea Served During Intermission
“La Rochelle,” Bar Harbor Historical Society

MATTHEW GRAYBIL
OPENING NIGHT
Friday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
MATTHEW GRAYBIL, Pianist

The 1932 Criterion Theatre

CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
Sunday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m.
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, Pianist
“Celebrating 150 Years of Sergei Rachmaninoff ”

The 1932 Criterion Theatre

ALLISON KIGER
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON

Wednesday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m.
ALLISON KIGER, Flutist
KELLY HILL, Mezzo-Soprano
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, Pianist
“Poetry and Drama”

The 1932 Criterion Theatre

CAMILA AGOSTO

Thursday, July 6 at 5:30 p.m.
27th Annual “NEW COMPOSERS” FORUM
CAMILA AGOSTO, Moderator/Composer

Saint Saviour’s Episcopal Church
Admission Free – Voluntary Contribution

ALLISON KIGER

Friday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m
39th Annual “NEW COMPOSERS” CONCERT
ALLISON KIGER, Flutist
Music by Skip La Plante (world première), Bonnie McAlvin,
and Camila Agosto (world première)

Saint Saviour’s Episcopal Church

Sunday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m.
“POPS” CONCERT

The 1932 Criterion Theatre
Pre-Concert Buffet Dinner at Fogtown Brewery
(next door to Theatre) beginning at 5:45 p.m. (optional)

CARA CHOWNING

Friday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m.
BAR HARBOR FESTIVAL OPERA THEATRE
“DIE FLEDERMAUS” by Johann Strauss
JOSEPH DESOTA, Director
CARA CHOWNING, Music Director

The 1932 Criterion Theatre

JANEY CHOI
Saturday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m.
BAR HARBOR FESTIVAL PIANO QUARTET
JANEY CHOI, Violinist
SARAH ADAMS, Violist
MELISSA WESTGATE, Cellist
VADIM SEREBRYANY, Pianist
Music by Mozart and Brahms

The 1932 Criterion Theatre

ALLISON KIGER

DANIEL PYLE

Tuesday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m.
J.S. BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTI
ALLISON KIGER, Flutist
DANIEL PYLE, Harpsichordist

Saint Saviour’s Episcopal Church

ANTONIO GALERA
Friday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m.
ANTONIO GALERA, Pianist
Music by Manuel de Falla and Franz Liszt

The 1932 Criterion Theatre

WOLVERINE JAZZ BAND

Sunday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m.
JAZZ NIGHT
WOLVERINE JAZZ BAND

The 1932 Criterion Theatre
Pre-Concert Buffet Dinner at Fogtown Brewery
(next door to Theatre) beginning at 5:45 p.m. (optional)

ANTONIO GALERA

Friday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m.
BAR HARBOR FESTIVAL STRING ORCHESTRA
FRANCIS FORTIER, Conductor
ANTONIO GALERA, Piano Soloist
Music by Beethoven and Tchaikowsky

The 1932 Criterion Theatre

Bar Harbor Music Festival
FRANCIS FORTIER
Sunday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m.
FESTIVAL GALA
BAR HARBOR FESTIVAL STRING ORCHESTRA
FRANCIS FORTIER, Conductor
Music by J.S. Bach, Deborah Fortier (world première),
Edmund Cionek (world première), and Ernest Bloch

The 1932 Criterion Theatre
Pre-Concert Buffet Dinner: Fogtown Brewery
(next door to Theatre) beginning at 5:45 p.m. (optional)

TICKETS & INFORMATION
Tickets on Sale: beginning April 15, 2023

Order tickets online: www.barharbormusicfestival.org
email: info@barharbormusicfestival.org

Tickets $30 • Students $15
“Pops”, Jazz & Gala $45
Opera $85 $55 & $40
Season Subscription $400

(Get the best seats in the house and save 15% off single ticket price.)
All Seats Reserved • Sorry, no refunds or exchanges
Pre-Concert Buffet Dinner (optional – includes tax & gratuity) $50
Motorcoach Tours Welcome • Special Group Rates

The Bar Harbor Music Festival
741 West End Ave., Suite 4-B, New York, NY 10025-6222
Telephone: 212-222-1026

Bar Harbor Office (after June 1)
The Rodick Building, 59 Cottage St., Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1800
Telephone: 207-288-5744