Open Rehearsals for Festival Concerts

Listen and watch the faculty at work during these open dress rehearsals. Fridays at 9:00 a.m. 

  • June 30 – Program One
  • July 7 – Program Two
  • July 14 – Program Three
  • July 21 – Program Four
  • July 28 – Program Five
  • August 4 – Program Six
  • August 11 – Program Seven
  • August 18 – Program Eight, Isidore Quartet
  • August 25 – Program Nine, Catalyst Quartet
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Festival Program One

  • Friday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 2 at 4:00 p.m.

Mozart: Sonata for Piano Four Hands in D major, K. 381
Jiang, Coop

Moore: Three Pieces for Violin and Piano
Strauss, Coop

Moore: Dirge and Deliverance for Cello and Piano
G. Krosnick, Jiang

Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Smukler, Bowlin, Lederer, Ramakrishnan, G. Krosnick

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Master Classes

Master Faculty coaching students in open classes give our audiences a glimpse of how the magic happens on stage. 7 p.m.

Free admission, donations welcome.

  • July 5 Wednesday, Qing Jiang
  • July 10 Monday, Joel Krosnick
  • July 12 Wednesday, Ezequiel Viñao
  • July 31 Monday, Natasha Brofsky
  • August 2 Wednesday, Robert McDonald
  • August 7 Monday, Katherine Murdock
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Kneisel Hall Children's Concerts

Interactive educational concerts for children and their families at Blue Hill Public Library. Fridays at 2 p.m.

Free admission, donations welcome.

  • July 7
  • July 14
  • July 28
  • August 4
  • August 11
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Festival Program Two

  • Friday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 9 at 4:00 p.m.

Clarke: Piano Trio
Strauss, Ramakrishnan, Jiang

Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat
Bowlin, Kennedy, Coop

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Kennedy, Smukler, Bowlin, Lederer, G. Krosnick

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Festival Program Three

  • Friday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 16 at 4:00 p.m.

Janáček: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Strauss, Coop

Viñao: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
Smukler, G. Krosnick, Jiang

Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Bowlin, Lederer, Ramakrishnan, Coop

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Gregory C. Carroll Young Artist Concerts

10 spectacular student performances to choose from! Come hear what repertoire our students have prepared during their intense chamber music immersion on the coast of Maine.

Free admission, donations welcome.

  • July 15, Saturday 7:30 p.m.
  • July 17, Monday 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
  • July 18, Tuesday 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
  • August 9, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
  • August 10, Thursday 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
  • August 12, Saturday 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
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Kneisel Hall On Tour

The Young Artists take their performances on the road to area communities. 7 p.m. at various locations.

Free admission, donations welcome.

  • Thursday, July 20 – Burnt Cove Church Community Center, Stonington
  • Monday, July 24 – All Souls Congregational Church, Bangor
  • Tuesday, July 25 – St. John’s Episcopal Church, Southwest Harbor
  • Wednesday, July 26 – Beth Eden Chapel, Brooklin
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Festival Program Four

  • Friday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 23 at 4:00 p.m.

Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, no. 3
Smukler, Ramakrishnan, Coop

Carter: Sonata for Cello and Piano
G. Krosnick, Jiang

Beach: Piano Quintet, Op. 67
Strauss, Bowlin, Lederer, Ramakrishnan, Coop

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Festival Program Five

  • Friday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 30 at 4:00 p.m.

Mozart: Sonata in B-flat major for Violin and Piano, K. 454
Smukler, Jokubaviciute

Enescu: Sonata No. 2 in C major for Cello and Piano, Op. 26
Brofsky, Jokubaviciute

Fauré: Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 115
Bowlin, Copes, Carr, Kouzov, McDonald

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Festival Program Six

  • Friday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 6 at 4:00 p.m.

Roussel: String Trio, Op. 58
Bowlin, Hong, Kouzov

Carter: Epigrams for Piano, Violin, and Cello
Copes, Kouzov, Jokubaviciute

Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26
Smukler, Hong, Brofsky, McDonald

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Festival Program Seven

  • Friday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 13 at 4:00 p.m.

Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K. 304
Copes, Jokubaviciute

Bridge: Lament for Two Violas
Murdock, Carr

Schumann: Fantasiestücke in A minor, Op. 88
Copes, Kouzov, Jokubaviciute

Dvořák: String Sextet in A major, Op. 48
Smukler, Bowlin, Carr, Murdock, Brofsky, Kouzov

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Festival Program Eight

  • Friday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 20 at 4:00 p.m.

Dinuk Wijeratne: The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini

Mozart: String Quartet in C major, K. 465, “Dissonance”

Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 44, no. 3

Isidore Quartet

Adrian Steele, Phoenix Avalon, Devin Moore, Joshua McClendon

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Festival Program Nine

  • Friday, August 25 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 27 at 4:00 p.m.

Ravel: String Quartet in F major

Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1, Hob. III:1

Still: Lyric String Quartet (Musical Portraits of Three Friends)

Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1

Vega String Quartet
Emily Daggett Smith, Jessica Shuang Wu, Yinzi Kong, Guang Wang

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