GRAMMY-winner Lucas Richman Celebrates 60th Birthday with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra All-Richman program highlights the power of music to heal BANGOR, ME April 3, 2024 | by Brian Horner Composer and GRAMMY Award-winning conductor Lucas Richman celebrates his 60th birthday with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra in a series of events showcasing his music as a ..read more

At St. Joseph Healthcare, we’ve often witnessed the transformative nature of music. Jamie Eldridge was a 58-year-old man with Down syndrome who was suffering from advanced dementia. Near the end of his life, he experienced true joy after hearing a well-known melody he had always held dear. Jamie was a Special Olympian, a McDonald’s employee ..read more

By Judy Harrison. Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor is a marathon for any orchestra. It takes 68 minutes to play its five movements, nearly twice as long as it takes an orchestra to play Ludwig van Beethoven’s fifth symphony. The piece, performed Sunday by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra at the Collins Center for ..read more

Bangor Symphony Orchestra Conductor and Music Director Lucas Richman combined music written in the 18th, 19th and 21st centuries for  a stunning concert Jan. 28 at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono. Entitled, “Past, Present, Future: Bach and Beyond,” the performance of a new work by Nathan Shields and the performance by guest piano soloist Awadagin ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2024 Bangor Symphony Orchestra Announces Mitchell Newman as New Concertmaster Bangor, Maine – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) proudly announces the appointment of Mitchell Newman as its permanent Concertmaster. This significant appointment follows Newman’s impactful tenure as Interim Concertmaster, a period marked by exemplary leadership and artistic contributions. Lucas Richman ..read more

Rockland, ME – The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation is pleased to award Keith Fitch from Cleveland Heights, OH its annual $50,000 Composer Award.  With the Award, Fitch will create a new work to be performed during the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 season. Fitch was selected through a juried national competition and chosen from over 304 applicants. “I ..read more

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Michal Novak Bangor Daily News, November 20, 2023 by Judy Harrison Doomed lovers were the focus of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s extraordinarily fine concert Sunday at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono. The program, titled “Star-Crossed: Romeo and Juliet,” included “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” by Claude Debussy ..read more

Bangor Daily News, October 4, 2023 by Judy Harrison Bangor, ME – Guest pianist Margarita Shevchenko blew the roof off the Collins Center for the Arts on Sunday in a stunningly beautiful performance of Edvard Grieg’s iconic Piano Concerto in A minor with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Shevchenko captivated the audience as the symphony kicked ..read more

The Bangor Symphony Orchestra is delighted to announce the appointment of Renia Shterenberg as its new Executive Director, effective September 1, 2023. Ms. Shterenberg brings a wealth of experience in arts administration and, as a former violinist, has a deep-rooted passion for classical music. In her role with the BSO, she will provide leadership and ..read more

Bangor, ME — Following a triumphant, sold-out season finale on Sunday, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra announced plans for its 2023-2024 season, the organization’s 128th. Leaning into the themes of discovery and connection, Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman has programmed concerts that continue the organization’s commitment to new music and underrepresented composers, while bringing audience favorites to light ..read more