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 3, 2023
AND WILL BE MAILED TO YOU AFTER MAY 1, 2023
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
OPENING NIGHT
Friday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
MATTHEW GRAYBIL, Pianist
The 1932 Criterion Theatre
Sunday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m.
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, Pianist
“Celebrating 150 Years of Sergei Rachmaninoff ”
The 1932 Criterion Theatre
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
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
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)
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
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
DANIEL PYLE
Tuesday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m.
J.S. BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTI
ALLISON KIGER, Flutist
DANIEL PYLE, Harpsichordist
JANEY CHOI, Violin solo
THOMAS COOPER, Violin solo
CATHERINE BULL, Flute solo
Saint Saviour’s Episcopal Church
Friday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m.
ANTONIO GALERA, Pianist
Music by Manuel de Falla and Franz Liszt
The 1932 Criterion Theatre
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
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
(next door to Theatre) beginning at 5:45 p.m. (optional)
Note: The 2023 Gala Dinner at Fogtown has been removed from the schedule. The concert will still take place at 7:30pm at the 1932 Criterion Theatre. We regret this change and apologize for the inconvenience. Gala CONCERT tickets are not affected.
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