Rehearsals
The orchestra meets weekly on Tuesday evenings, working on both modern and the great orchestral works, readying for audiences all over the Penobscot Bay region.
Twice a year, we hold open rehearsals, inviting those who might like to join us to come and read from works that we plan to perform. Open rehearsal for the start of our Summer Session was Tuesday, June 16, from 6 to 8 pm. The season will culminate with concerts August 15 and 18. Music is available.
Contact us if you have questions, or would like to jon in.
Performances
Our Summer 2026 Concerts dates are Saturday, August 15 at 4:00 pm in Belfast, and Tuesday, August 18 at 7:00 pm in Camden. Our program is “Summer at the Movies,” a collection of well-known and not so well-known scores.
The Penobscot Bay Orchestra is in its 5th season, following an impressive start in 2021. The orchestra has been using the arts to stimulate and advance compassionate involvement in significant social issues, and has given over $5,000 in audience donations to the United Midcoast Charities, The Landing Place - Knox County Homeless Coalition, Healthy Lincoln County, the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry., Interfaith Fuel Fund, Habitat for Humanity, and Waldo County Bounty. We are now turning our attention to creating musical opportunities for our rural youth.
The orchestra's December concerts included music of Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Dohnanyi and a special flute concerto by our youth scholarship winner Miles Ortiz-Curtis.. The Camden concert was sponsored in part by First National Bank. For a list of the repertoire we have performed., click on the Repertoire link. You can also visit our youtube channel to hear a few samples of our music.
Photo courtesy. Rockland Public Library, Jessie Blanchard