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Benefit Concert with Sean Lee

July 12, 2026
Sunday
5:00 pm
Wanderwood

Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Single Tickets: $175

Join us for our annual benefit concert featuring virtuoso violinist Sean Lee performing solo works by Ysaÿe and Paganini. The 30-minute performance will be paired with hors d’oeuvres, oysters, and wine in Wanderwood’s picturesque barn. Proceeds benefit SBC’s many programs.

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Festival Concert 1
Unearthed: Found

August 4, 2026
Tuesday
7:30 pm – Festival Concert
6:30 pm – Pre-Concert Lecture
Lincoln Theater

Tickets available in advance or at the door.
Single Tickets: $45 (general) • $30 for first-time attendees • Free for students

To generations of European immigrants, the deep cultural connections of classical music from their homelands provided connection and renewal in America. Probing one region of this artistic heritage, SBC’s opening concert will unearth underperformed European chamber music masterworks, alongside a modern work about Planet Earth for horn and fixed media.

PROGRAM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K. 407

              David Byrd-Marrow, horn; Aaron Boyd, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Natalie Loughran, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello

Gina Gillie Pale Blue Dot

              David Byrd-Marrow, horn

Anton Bruckner String Quintet in F major, WAB 112

              Aaron Boyd, violin; Susie Park, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Natalie Loughran, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello

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Festival Concert 1
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Sculptures of Sound

August 5, 2026
Wednesday
7:00 pm – Festival Concert
Center for Maine Contemporary Art

Tickets available in advance or at the door.
Single Tickets: $35 (general) • Free for students

Taking place at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, this “Sculptures of Sound” performance will be paired in conjunction with an exhibition featuring a Maine sculpture.

To generations of European immigrants, the deep cultural connections of classical music from their homelands provided connection and renewal in America. Probing one region of this artistic heritage, SBC’s opening concert will unearth underperformed European chamber music masterworks, alongside a modern work about Planet Earth for horn.

PROGRAM

David Byrd-Marrow Meditations

              David Byrd-Marrow, horn

Anton Bruckner String Quintet in F major, WAB 112

              Aaron Boyd, violin; Susie Park, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Natalie Loughran, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello

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Wabanaki & SBC Collaboration

August 6, 2026
Thursday at 12:00 pm
Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness

This event is free to the public.

Join us at Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness in their airy space in Downtown Bangor for a free concert of music celebrating nature and culture, with Wabanaki and SBC musicians together. This performance will feature Nipmuck flutist Hawk Henries and Passamaquoddy singer Lauren Stevens.

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Festival Concert 2
Unearthed: Earth & Sky

August 7, 2026
Friday
7:30 pm – Festival Concert
6:30 pm – Pre-Concert Lecture
Lincoln Theater

Tickets available in advance or at the door.
Single Tickets: $45 (general) • $30 for first-time attendees • Free for students

SBC honors Maine’s Wabanaki “People of the Dawn” with a concert of works that look skyward, featuring birdsong. This performance features special guest composer and Nipmuck flutist Hawk Henries, whose music is paired with Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet.

PROGRAM

Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5, “The Lark”

              Susie Park, violin; Aaron Boyd, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello

Hawk Henries Earth and Sky
Hawk Henries Song for the Birds
Hawk Henries Song for the Earth

              Hawk Henries, Eastern Woodlands flute

Olivier Messiaen “Abîme des oiseaux” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps

              Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet

Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

              Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Susie Park, violin; Aaron Boyd, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello

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SBC @ the Gardens 1
Birdsong with Birds

August 8, 2026
Saturday at 4:00 pm
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

This event is free to the public. Free access to the Gardens for concertgoers one hour prior to events.

Using themes of the festival, SBC musicians create a “musical installation” on the grounds of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, pairing music to gardens.

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SBC @ the Gardens 2
Heartbeat of Nature

August 9, 2026
Sunday at 4:00 pm
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

This event is free to the public. Free access to the Gardens for concertgoers one hour prior to events.

Using themes of the festival, SBC musicians create a “musical installation” on the grounds of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, pairing music to gardens.

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Music on the River with Aaron Boyd, violin

August 9, 2026
Sunday at 4:00 pm
Home of Adrianne Zahner & Kyle Burchesky

This event is free to the public.

A free and informal outdoors concert featuring violinist Aaron Boyd playing solo works, overlooking the Damariscotta River.

Limited chairs are provided for this one-hour event, but you are welcome to bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. Audience seating is on a sloped grassy lawn.

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Harvesting the Sounds of Nature

August 10, 2026
Monday at 2:00 pm
Keyes Woods Preserve

This event is free to the public.

A Maine listening adventure with naturalist Sarah Gladu and cellist Wilhelmina Smith.

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Lecture/Demo with Andy Akiho, steel pan

August 11, 2026
Tuesday at 3:00 pm
Skidompha Public Library

This event is free to the public.

A free and informal talk with musical demonstration featuring composer and steel pannist Andy Akiho.

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Festival Concert 1
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August 11, 2026
Tuesday
7:30 pm – Festival Concert
6:30 pm – Pre-Concert Lecture
Lincoln Theater

Tickets available in advance or at the door.
Single Tickets: $45 (general) • $30 for first-time attendees • Free for students

In an SBC co-commissioned world premiere and residency, Grammy-nominated composer and steel pan virtuoso Andy Akiho continues his critically acclaimed collaboration with Sandbox Percussion in an engaging concert with commentary and lively music-making.

PROGRAM

All works by Andy Akiho

Portal

“Pillar III” from Seven Pillars

“Pillar V” from Seven Pillars

Karakurenai (“Crimson”)

Aka (“Red”)

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Locken

Pentalateral I (co-commissioned by SBC)

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Lecture/Demo with Karen Ouzounian, cello

August 12, 2026
Wednesday at 1:00 pm
Rutherford Public Library

This event is free to the public.

A free and informal talk with musical demonstration featuring composer and cellist Karen Ouzounian.

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Festival Concert 3
Unearthed: Created

August 12, 2026
Wednesday
7:00 pm – Festival Concert
Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine

Tickets available in advance or at the door.
Single Tickets: $35 (general) • Free for students

In an SBC co-commissioned world premiere and residency, Grammy-nominated composer and steel pan virtuoso Andy Akiho continues his critically acclaimed collaboration with Sandbox Percussion in an engaging concert with commentary and lively music-making.

PROGRAM

All works by Andy Akiho

Portal

“Pillar III” from Seven Pillars

“Pillar V” from Seven Pillars

Karakurenai (“Crimson”)

Aka (“Red”)

Go

Locken

Pentalateral I (co-commissioned by SBC)

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Kids & Family Concert

August 13, 2026
Thursday at 3:00 pm
Central Lincoln County YMCA

This event is free to the public.

This concert is a favorite for all ages, and introduces children and adults to great chamber music in engaging and entertaining ways. Come sing, clap and enjoy a musical afternoon with our wonderful musicians. Hosted by Mark Mandarano.

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Festival Concert 4
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August 14, 2026
Friday
7:30 pm – Festival Concert
6:30 pm – Pre-Concert Lecture
Lincoln Theater

Tickets available in advance or at the door.
Single Tickets: $45 (general) • $30 for first-time attendees • Free for students

Composer and cellist Karen Ouzounian explores her family’s Anatolian-Armenian and Lebanese roots and the significance of old music in a new world. Alongside her own compositions, French Baroque music is interwoven with original arrangements of Armenian folk music and the recorded voices of Karen’s mother and grandmother in this meditation on inheritance and the passage of time.

PROGRAM

Work to be announced

              Karen Ouzounian, cello; Issam Rafea, oud

Bedřich Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, “From My Life”
              Sean Lee, violin; Gabriela Díaz, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Karen Ouzounian, cello

Marin Marais Les Voix Humaines

              Karen Ouzounian, cello

Gusan Ashot Sari Sirun Yar

              Sean Lee, violin; Gabriela Díaz, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Karen Ouzounian, cello; Shawn Conley, bass; Issam Rafea, oud; Lembit Beecher, electronics

Anatolian Traditional Eghin Havasi

Karen Ouzounian Songs of the Sap (No. 3 commissioned by SBC)

              Sean Lee, violin; Gabriela Díaz, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Karen Ouzounian, cello; Shawn Conley, bass; Issam Rafea, oud; Lembit Beecher, electronics

Ashot Satyan Mardigi Yerke

              Karen Ouzounian, cello

Lembit Beecher Green Line
Lembit Beecher Music for the Passing of Days No. 8

              Karen Ouzounian, cello; Lembit Beecher, electronics

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Masterclass with Sean Lee, violin

August 15, 2026
Saturday at 3:00 pm
Skidompha Public Library

This event is free to the public.

Get an insider’s sneak peek into how professional musicians approach training the next generation of gifted artists. Watch and listen to talented young Maine violinists perform for and be coached by master violinist Sean Lee in a one-on-one masterclass.

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SBC @ the Gardens 3
Old Music in a New World

August 9, 2026
Sunday at 4:00 pm
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

This event is free to the public. Free access to the Gardens for concertgoers one hour prior to events.

Using themes of the festival, SBC musicians create a “musical installation” on the grounds of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, pairing music to gardens.

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Violinist Jennifer Koh — Special Event

August 16, 2026
Sunday
2:00 pm
Lincoln Theater

Tickets available in advance or at the door.
Single Tickets: $45 (general) • Free for students

Join us for this tour de force event when Grammy winner and SBC favorite Jennifer Koh performs all of J.S. Bach’s complete works for solo violin in one afternoon.

Coffee and donuts will be provided during two intermissions.

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach

Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001

Partita No. 1 in B minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1002

Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1003

Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004

Sonata No. 3 in C major for Solo Violin, BWV 1005

Partita No. 3 in E major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006

(Order subject to change)

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