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Bar Harbor Music Festival,
Bar Harbor, ME, (map)
(207) 288-5744.
info@barharbormusicfestival.org
http://www.barharbormusicfestival.org

Concerts are held July 2 through 30 in the Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mount Desert St at 8:15 pm, except as noted. Tickets $25, $15 for students. Before July 1, call 212.222.1026.

JULY 2 Opening Night Gala
JULY 7 Brass Venture
JULY 9 Gentlemen of Leisure 4 pm, at Balance Rock Inn, 21 Albert Meadow
JULY 14 Francis Fortier and Christopher Johnson
JULY 15 Christopher Johnson
JULY 16 Girls Gone Bad vocal pops concert at the Bar Harbor Regency Holiday Inn, 123 Eden St
JULY 21 23rd Annual New Composers Concert New Music for Piano
JULY 22 Mozart's Cosi fan tutte at the Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St.
JULY 23 Wolverine Jazz Band at the Bar Harbor Regency Holiday Inn, 123 Eden St.
JULY 26 34th Annual Arcadia National Park Outdoor Concert 8 pm at Blackwoods Campground Ampitheatre, Acadia National Park, free
JULY 28 Second Annual Bob Noonan Memorial Concert
JULY 30 Festival Gala at the Bar Harbor Regency Holiday Inn, 123 Eden St

BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME (map)
207.725.3895
info@bowdoinfestival.org
http://www.summermusic.org

June 24 through Aug 5, MusicFest concerts are on Fri at 8 pm at Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School. Individial tickets are $30, season tickets are $150. Call or visit the Web site for information on other festival events.

JUNE 30 Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 6, BWV 1051, Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A, K 581, and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat for Violin and Viola, K 364
JULY 7 Mozart's Serenade for Winds in C-minor, K 388, Mozart's String Quintet in E Flat, K 614, and Shostakovich's Piano Quintet, Op 57
JULY 14 Beethoven's Seven Variations on a Theme from The Magic Flute, Mozart's String Quintet in C Minor, K 406, JC Bach's Piano Concerto in B-Flat, Op 13, No 4, and Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A, K 622
JULY 21 Schubert's Introduction and Variations on Tröckne Blumen, D 802, Mozart's String Quintet in G Minor, K 516, and Fauré's Piano Quartet in C-Minor, Op 15
JULY 28 Mozart's Horn Quintet in E-Flat, K 407, Schumann's Piano Quartet in E-Flat, Op 47, and Mozart's String Quintet in C, K 515
AUG 4 Fernando Sor's Introduction and Variations on a Theme from The Magic Flute, Op 9, and Mozart's String Quintet in D, K 593, Piano Concerto in D-Minor, K 466, and Overture to The Marriage of Figaro

Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Centre,
Deertrees Theatre, Deertrees Rd., Harrison, ME, (map)
(207) 583-6747.
http://www.deertreestheatre.org

Adirondack-styled 300-seat opera house built in 1936 that presents more than 40 productions, from bluegrass to Broadway plays, classical music to comedians, during a season that runs from late June through early Sept. There's also a five-week chamber-music festival, a five-week children's series, a four-week theater festival, three weeks of student acting workshops, and three art exhibits in the BackStage Gallery. Call or check the Web site for ticket information.

JULY 9 PORTopera Presents Mozart's L'Oca Del Cairo, K 433
JULY 11 Dreams, the romantic visions of Beethoven, Brahms, Arno Babajanyan, and Maine's own Elliot Schwartz
JULY 17 the Encore & Coda Chamber Orchestra
JULY 21 & 22 Will Holt and Charles Strouse Make Music
JULY 25 Celebrations, works by Mozart, Mendelsshon, and Shostakovich
JULY 26 children's concert celebrating Mozart's 250th Birthday
AUGUST 1 Bridges's Lament and Mozart's Quintet in G Minor.
AUGUST 8 Final Fireworks: A Dazzling Display of Virtuosity

KNEISEL HALL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Rte 15, Blue Hill, ME (map)
207.374.2811
festival@kneisel.org
http://www.kneisel.org

Kneisel Hall, on the southern slope of Blue Hill Mountain and near Acadia National Park, is a 20-acre school that calls itself the cradle of chamber-music teaching in America. The series, directed by Seymour Lipkin, runs from June 24 through Aug 27. Concerts are on Fri at 7:30 pm and on Sun at 4 pm, except as noted. Tickets $20 to $30. Unreserved tent tickets are $10. Call for information about children's concerts and student recitals.

JUNE 23 AND 24 an all-Beethoven program, Sat replaces Sun performance
JUNE 30 AND JULY 2 Mozart's Trio in C, K 548, Martinu's Duo for Violin and Viola, Debussy's Sonata for Violin and Piano, and Mendelssohn's Trio No 1 in D-Minor, Op 49
JULY 7 AND 9 Mozart's Piano Quartet No 2 in E-Flat, K 493, Ravel's Duo for Violin and Cello, and Brahms's Trio No in B, Op 8
JULY 14 AND 16 Beethoven's Trio in D, Op 70, No 1, Louis Vierne's Quintet, and Dvorák's Piano Quartet No 1 in D, Op 23
JULY 21 AND 23 Mozart's Sonata in F, K 497 (piano, four hands), Hindemith's Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op 11, No 3, Jean Francaix's String Trio, and Schumann's Trio No 2 in F, Op 80
JULY 28 AND 30 Mendelssohn's Sonata for Cello and Piano No 1 in B-Flat, Op 45, Stephen Hartke's Piano Quartet No 1, and Brahms's String Quartet No 2 in G, Op 111
AUG 4 AND 6 Mozart's Duo in G, Brahms's Sonata for Cello and Piano No 2 in E, Op 99, Frank Bridge's Three Songs with Viola, and Dvorák's Trio No 2 in G-Minor, Op 26
AUG 11 AND 13 Bach's Four Canons from the Art of Fugue, Mozart's Sonata for Violin and Piano in A, K 526, Germaine Tailleferre's Trio, and Schumann's Quintet in E-Flat, Op 44
AUG 18 AND 20 an all-Schubert program
AUG 25 AND 27 the Io Quartet performs Haydn's String Quartet, Op 50 (The Frog), Ives's String Quartet No 1, and Dvorák's String Quartet, Op 61 in C

Portland Opera Repertory Theatre
Merrill Auditorium, Portland City Hall, Portland, ME, (map)
(207) 879-7678.
portopera@aol.com
http://www.portopera.org

Entering its 11th season, Portland Opera performs fully staged shows with nationally and internationally-acclaimed performers. On July 27 and 29 the group presents Mozart's Don Giovanni at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $28.50 to $104.50.

Portland Symphony Orchestra
Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME, (map)
(207) 842-0800.
psobox@portlandsymphony.com
http://www.portlandsymphony.com

Independence Pops performances at various Maine locations. Musical tribute to America includes traditional marches and melodies. At-the-door tickets are $20. Advance tickets are $18, $16 for seniors, $14 for children under 18.

Round Top Center for the Arts,
Rte. 1, Darrows Barn, Damariscotta ME (map)
(207) 563-1507.
rtca@lincoln.midcoast.com
http://www.roundtoparts.org

Internationa Piano Festival is July 11 through 25 at 8 pm. Tickets are $18, $15 for members, free for students under 18, unless otherwise noted

JULY 11 Barbara Nissman
JULY 18 Inna Faliks
JULY 25 Duo Turgeon