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 Fall Session is Tuesday, September 15, from 6 to 8 pm. The season will culminate with concerts December 12 and 15. Music is available.
Contact us if you have questions, or would like to jon in.
Performances
Our Fall/Winter 2026 Concerts dates are Saturday, December 12 at 4:00 pm in Belfast, and Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00 pm in Camden. Our program iwill include two movements from the beautiful Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5.
The Penobscot Bay Orchestra begins its 6th 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