Free opportunities for all ages
Bay Chamber is excited to present several free offerings this summer to spread the joy and wondrous sounds of music to everyone in Midcoast Maine. I attended the Music on the Water event last year and it was a blast. Got a boat? Grab it and join me on Megunticook Lake in Camden!Tuesday 25 July – 9:30AM – Zoot Coffee
CHRISTOPHER COSTANZA, cello
Much-loved musician Christopher Costanza performs in this bustling and inviting café on Elm Street – FREE!
Saturday 5 August – 6PM – Megunticook Lake
A follow up to our hugely successful lake concert last year; join us for a musical happening featuring New York City band BROWN RICE FAMILY on Megunticook Lake – FREE!
Wednesday 9 August – 5PM – Union Hall
ENVISION FACULTY PERFORMANCE – MUSICAL TAPAS
Josie and Sophie Davis, Anna and Maya French, Nate Martin and Colin Wheatley present an intimate evening of music for strings. The program includes seldom performed duos and trios Dvorak and Gliére, and a group performance of traditional Celtic music. Come relish in this FREE, pre-dinner concert.
Wednesday 16 August – 11AM – Union Hall
YOGA CLASS WITH PALAVER STRINGS
Palaver Strings will present a family-friendly yoga class, complete with live music. Yoga teachers, Missy Hatch and Rachel Nixon will choreograph the movements to the music. All welcome!
Friday 11 August – 4PM – Union Hall
Envision is an intense, weeklong workshop, offering young musicians the opportunity to study chamber music under the direction of professional musicians. Students will receive coaching from Sophieand Josie Davis, Maya French, Nate Martin, Christina Spurling and Colin Wheatley, with additional art activities and workshops.
Please join us to hear the musicians of tomorrow in this FREEculminating performance of Bay Chamber’s Envision program, supporting youth-focused music making and studies.
Sunday 13 August – 5:00PM – Rockport Marine Park
A FREE outdoor jazz performance on picturesque Rockport Harbor. A prestigious ensemble of artists from around the world come together to play for the Creative Ensemble Collective, a nonprofit organization fostering exceptional and diverse music. The concert this year will explore the development of jazz in the 20th century. This unique musical journey will reveal the music’s unwavering loyalty to its roots in blues and dance, as well as its restless spirit of innovation and change.
Thursday 17 August – 1PM – Camden Village Green
SIXTH FLOOR TRIO PLAYS ON THE GREEN
This adventurous trio plays a free concert on the Camden Village Green. Bring a picnic and join these exceptional musicians for a fun interactive outdoor concert.
Friday 18 August – 1PM – Camden Village Green
PALAVER STRINGS PLAY ON THE GREEN
Our much loved resident string ensemble plays outdoors on the Camden Village Green; join us for a free lunchtime concert.
Programs and artists may be subject to change
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