Underwriting Opportunities

2023 Kneisel Hall Underwriting Opportunities

With your support, we change lives here at Kneisel Hall—the lives of our musicians and our audiences alike. 

FESTIVAL CONCERTS

$2,000 to sponsor one concert

 

GUEST ARTISTS

$2,000 to sponsor a guest artist
$5,000 to sponsor the composer or a quartet

  • Bixby Kennedy, July 2-9, Clarinetist
  • Ann Rodiger, July 16-23, Alexander Technique
  • Ezequiel Viñao, July 11-16, Composer-in Residence
  • Brian Hong, July 30-August 6, Violist
  • Katherine Murdock, August 11 & 13, Violist
  • Catalyst Quartet, performances on August 18 & 20
  • Isidore Quartet, performances on August 25 & 27

 

MASTERCLASSES 

$600 to sponsor one class
$3,600 to sponsor the series
All classes are 7:30-9:30pm 

  • Wednesday, July 5 – Qing Jiang, Pianist
  • Monday, July 10 – Joel Krosnick, Cellist
  • Wednesday, July 12 – Ezequiel Viñao, Composer
  • Monday, July 31 – Natasha Brofsky, Cellist
  • Wednesday, August 2 – Robert McDonald, Pianist
  • Monday, August 7 – Katherine Murdock, Violist

 

YOUNG ARTIST CONCERTS 

$2,000 to sponsor one concert

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  

 

YOUNG ARTIST OUTREACH

$600 to sponsor one concert
$3,000 to sponsor each series

  • String Quartet Concerts at Parker Ridge Tuesdays at 4:30pm: July 4, 11, 25, August 1 and 8
  • Children’s Concerts at the Blue Hill Public Library Fridays at 2:00pm: July 7, 14, 28 and August 4, 11

 

KNEISEL HALL ON TOUR

$2,000 to sponsor one tour concert
All concerts free and open to the public

  • Monday, July 24 at 7pm – All Souls Congregational Church, 10 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401
  • Tuesday, July 25 at 7pm – St. John’s Episcopal Church, 315 Main St, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
  • Wednesday, July 26 at 7pm – Beth Eden Chapel, Brooklin, ME 04616
  • Date TBD, at 7pm – Burnt Cove Church, 17 Airport Road, Stonington, ME 04681 

 

YOUNG ARTIST SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Kneisel Hall’s Young Artist Program is tuition-free thanks to scholarships underwritten by generous donors. This ensures that every gifted young artist accepted to Kneisel Hall has no financial barrier to participate. To date, not all Young Artist Scholarships are fully endowed. Help us reach the goal to fully support every young artist position!

  • $15,000 full-summer
  • $7,500 half-summer
  • Any amount toward the scholarship fund

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