July 1 - August 28
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- Friday Evening Series – 9 concerts on Fridays at 7:30pm
- Sunday Afternoon Series – 9 concerts on Sundays at 4:00pm
- Choose-Your-Own Concerts – 9 concerts of your choosing, Fridays or Sundays (general admission)
Friday Evening and Sunday Afternoon subscribers get a choice of seats in the premium section (from those available), and keep the same seats all season. Choose-Your-Own Concert subscribers receive general admission inside the Hall to 9 concerts of your choosing. All subscribers have ticket exchange privileges subject to availability.
Single tickets available via links below.
- $35 – general admission inside the Hall ($45 at the door cash or check; seating subject to availability)
- $25 – general admission on the Porch ($35 at the door cash or check; seating subject to availability)
Weekly Open Rehearsals on Fridays 9:30am-12:30pm. ($20 admission, cash or check only at the door.)
Covid-19 Safety Protocols
All persons visiting Kneisel Hall campus are required to be fully vaccinated and up-to-date with boosters against Covid-19. Please bring your vaccination cards with you! (A photo of the card on your phone is acceptable.) Concert attendees are required to wear masks while inside the Concert Hall as well as on the Porch. N95 or equivalent masks are recommended. No cloth masks unless double layered with a surgical mask, please.
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More Events in 2022
Information about Young Artist Concerts, Open Rehearsals, and Masterclasses below
2022 Festival Concerts: July 1 – August 28
CONCERT PROGRAMS
Fridays at 7:30pm | Sundays at 4:00pm
137 Pleasant St., Blue Hill, ME 04614
WEEK ONE – July 1 and July 3 CANCELLED
WEEK TWO – July 8 and July 10
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Movement for String Trio
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Sonata for Violin and Piano (1926)
Beethoven: String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2
Schumann: Piano Trio in F major, No. 2, Op. 80
WEEK THREE – July 15 and July 17
Beethoven: “Kakadu Variations” Op. 121A
Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Jean-Marie LeClair: Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 3, No. 5
Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87
WEEK FOUR – July 22 and July 24
Schubert: String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471
Webern: String Trio, Op. 2
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80
Brahms: Piano Trio in C Major, Op. 87
WEEK FIVE – July 29 and July 31
Robert Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94
John Cage: Six Melodies for Violin and Piano (1950)
Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17
Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor
WEEK SIX – August 5 and August 7
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 45 in E-flat Major, XV 29
Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (for String Quartet and Clarinet)
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
WEEK SEVEN – August 12 and August 14
Mieczysław Weinberg: Sonata No. 6 for Violin and Piano, Op. 136 bis
Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19
Florence Price: Piano Quintet in A minor (1936)
WEEK EIGHT – August 19 and August 21
Margaret Bonds: Six Songs on Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Joel Engel: Selections from Jewish Folksongs, Vols. I & II
Pablo Ortiz: Selected Songs
Clara Schumann: Sechs Lieder, Op. 13
Adela Maddison: Cinq mélodies
WEEK NINE – August 26 and August 28
Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 33 No.4
Augusta Read Thomas: Magic Gardens
Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2 “The Joke”
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
More Events in 2022
Open Rehearsals
Fridays at 9:30am-12:30pm
$20 admission, cash or check at the door (no credit cards accepted); advance purchase not required.
137 Pleasant St., Blue Hill, ME 04614
Masterclasses
All classes are 7:30-9:30pm
Free admission, no tickets required.
137 Pleasant St., Blue Hill, ME 04614
Fridays at 9:30am-12:30pm
All classes are 7:30-9:30pm
- Wednesday, July 6: Gilles Vonsattel, piano
- Monday, July 11: Joel Krosnick, cello
- Wednesday, July 13: Edward Dusinberre, violin
- Monday, August 1: Laurie Smukler, violin
- Wednesday, August 3: Dmitry Kouzov, cello
- Monday, August 8: Osvaldo Golijov, composer
Young Artist Concerts
Free admission, no tickets required
137 Pleasant St., Blue Hill, ME 04614
- Saturday, July 16 at 7:30pm
- Monday, July 18 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
- Tuesday, July 19 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
- Wednesday, August 10 at 7:30pm
- Thursday, August 11 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
- Saturday, August 13 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Young Artists on the Road
All concerts free and open to the public; no tickets required.
- Children’s Concerts at the Blue Hill Public Library
(5 Parker Point Road | Blue Hill, Maine 04614)
Thursdays at 4:00-4:45pm July 14, 21, 28 and August 4 - Pemetic Elementary School
(327 Main St, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679)
Thursday, July 21 at 7:00pm - All Souls Church
(10 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401)
Monday, July 25 at 7:00pm - Beth Eden Chapel
(Brooklin, ME 04616)
Wednesday, July 27 at 7:00pm - Burnt Cove Church Community Center
(17 Airport Road, Stonington, ME 04681)
Tuesday, August 2 at 7:00pm