Office: 36 Main Street
Campus: 137 Pleasant Street
Mailing: P.O.Box 648 Blue Hill, ME 04614
Office: 207-374-2811
Tickets: 207-374-2203
In addition to being its namesake, Franz Kneisel’s passion for chamber music is the heart and soul of Kneisel Hall.
Kneisel Hall offers two distinct programs for music students and young professional artists.
The season returns with the best of chamber music. Join us June 28 to August 25.
We look forward to sharing a full slate of Friday and Sunday concerts, Open Rehearsals, Master Classes, the ever-popular Young Artist Concert series, and more!
Your donation supports our musicians and the music they make.
Prior to his current appointment, DJ played Principal Viola in the Jacksonville Symphony. In recent years, he appeared as guest Principal with the Indianapolis Symphony and IRIS Orchestra in Tennessee and as a substitute with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Dallas Symphony.
DJ spends his summers playing Principal Viola at the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder and teaching at the Texas Chamber Music Institute and the Interlochen Adult Chamber Music Camp. He has appeared at festivals such as Music@Menlo, the Perlman Music Program, Lucerne, Sarasota, Olympic, and Yellow Barn. DJ performed as a guest artist with Donald Weilerstein and Kim Kashkashian in support of Music for Food, and he continues to perform with the Music for Food chapter in Fort Worth.
DJ holds a master’s degree from New England Conservatory and a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College-Conservatory, where he studied with Kim Kashkashian and Peter Slowik, respectively. He was further mentored by Beth Guterman Chu.
Office: 36 Main Street
Campus: 137 Pleasant Street
Mailing: P.O.Box 648 Blue Hill, ME 04614
Office: 207-374-2811
Tickets: 207-374-2203