MSO's More with Midcoast outreach series continues with the final concerts of our 2023-24 classical season. Pianist Michael Bostock will perform on Saturday, May 18, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Michael is a senior at Waynflete School in Portland, Maine, and a student of classical piano under Naydene Bowder at the Portland Conservatory of Music. In February 2024, he won 1st Place in Bangor Symphony Orchestra's 43rd Annual Maine High School Concerto Competition, and will be the featured soloist with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra in the Young People's Concerts May 13, playing Dmitri Sh ..read more

To end its 2023-24 classical season, the Midcoast Symphony offers 2 performances of much-loved music taking the audience in a journey from the depths of melancholy to the heights of ecstasy. The program opens with maestro Rohan Smith leading the orchestra in "Quiet City" by Aaron Copland, featuring soloists Billie Jo Brito on English horn and Tim Kenan on trumpet. It follows with "La Mer" by Claude Debussy, and concludes with Ludwig van Beethoven's joyous Symphony No. 7. Concert details Get tickets ..read more

Unfortunately, it looks as if there is a lot of snow still to come. With it, there's going to be sleet and freezing rain. So, with deep regret, the MSO executive committee has voted, per our weather cancelation policy, and tonight's concert is canceled.   This is disappointing news. The musicians worked really hard on this weekend's performance, and we're sad that we will only get to do it once. Tomorrow's show will go on as planned. We look forward to making beautiful music for all tomorrow.   Ticket holders to tonight's concert: you have options.  Please fill out and submit th ..read more

Our March concerts will feature talented youth performers as part of our free More with Midcoast outreach series Pianist Michael Bostock will perform during intermission at the Franco on Saturday, March 23. He is a senior at Waynflete School in Portland, Maine, and a student of classical piano under Naydene Bowder at the Portland Conservatory of Music. In February 2024, Michael won 1st Place in Bangor Symphony Orchestra's 43rd Annual Maine High School Concerto Competition, and will be the featured soloist with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra in the Young People's Concerts May 13, playing Dm ..read more

Tickets are now available for MSO's Opus 20 fundraiser and celebration! When and where: Saturday, May 4, 2024, 7-9pm at historic Lemont Hall in Downtown Brunswick This exciting event will include music by George Lopez and Guli Mahamuti performing as the Duo Mundi piano duo; drinks and hors d'oeuvres; a champagne toast; and a few words in honor of Maestro Smith. There will also be a silent auction featuring gift certificates and other services donated by our local community, and a commemorative program booklet. $45 per person. Your ticket includes a complimentary drink ticket, champagne toast ..read more

The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra continues its season with a voyage through three centuries of classical music's evolution. Guest conductor Jinwook Park will lead two performances of "A Hymn for Everyone" by the Grammy-winning composer Jessie Monthgomery, along with Mozart's "Prague" Symphony and Elgar's beloved "Enigma Variations." Concert details Get tickets ..read more

Are you a college student looking to further your career as a musician? The MSO is conducting our biennial competition with a $1,000 prize as well as the opportunity to be a featured soloist with the MSO next season. Application deadline is February 14, 2024 More info ..read more

MSO's Music Director Rohan Smith has reached a milestone very few conductors across the country have reached: 20 years with the same symphony orchestra! Please donate to our 20 for 20 campaign. We are asking for friends old and new to join in honoring Rohan’s 20th anniversary with a $20 tax-deductible donation to the MSO. We hope to raise $1,000 with this initiative by December 31, 2023. Send a check to MSO (PO Box 86, Brunswick, ME 04011) or donate online. Thank you!     ..read more

The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra continues its season with a lively program that includes tangos from Argentina and Mexico, songs from Aaron Copland and Gustav Mahler, a classic European waltz from Johann Strauss, and orchestral music from "West Side Story." Concert details Get tickets ..read more

More with Midcoast Our first concert weekend of the season is coming right up, and we are pleased to continue our educational series with a very special interview before the Sunday matinee performance in Topsham. Before the concert, MSO principal second violin and former journalist Caroline Cornish will speak to piano soloist Annie Antonacos about the middle school experience that made her think she might want to make piano her career, what motivates her now and the program she co-founded to provide musical opportunities to kids regardless of income. Antonacos also will give insight into some ..read more