June 30 - August 27
Celebrating 120 years of exceptional artistry
Festival Concerts
June 30 – August 27, 2023
Weekly Concerts on Fridays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 4:00 pm
Weekly Open Rehearsals on Fridays at 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Ticket information coming in Spring 2023. Subscribe to our newsletter below to receive season updates and ticket information.
All concerts take place at 137 Pleasant St., Blue Hill, ME 04614
Composers Now
Ezequiel Viñano, Composer-in-Residence
Masterclass – July 12
Concerts – July 14 & 16
Guest Artists
Bixby Kennedy, clarinet – July 7 & 9
Kathy Murdock, viola – August 11 & 13
Isidore Quartet – August 18 & 20
Phoenix Avalon, Adrian Steele, violin; Devin Moore, viola; Joshua McClendon, cello; all Kneisel Hall amumni and winners of the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition
Catalyst Quartet – August 25 & 27
Karla Donehew Perez and *Abi Fayette, violin; Paul Laraia, viola; and *Karlos Rodriguez, cello; a Grammy Award-winning group founded by the internationally acclaimed Sphinx Organization in 2010 (*Kneisel Hall alumni)
Young Artist Concerts
The famously enchanting performances by our Young Artists are not to be missed!
Faculty Artists
Session I (June 30–July 23)
David Bowlin
Laurie Smukler
Axel Strauss
Doris Lederer
Gwen Krosnick
Raman Ramakrishnan
Jane Coop
Qing Jiang
Session II (July 28–August 13)
David Bowlin
Ron Copes
Laurie Smukler
Molly Carr
Natasha Brofsky
Dmitry Kouzov
Ieva Jokubaviciute
Robert McDonald
2023 Young Artist Concerts
Free admission, no tickets required
137 Pleasant St., Blue Hill, ME 04614
Session I
- Saturday, July 15 at 7:30pm
- Monday, July 17 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
- Tuesday, July 18 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Session II
- Wednesday, August 9 at 7:30pm
- Thursday, August 10 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
- Saturday, August 12 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
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