Welcome to Machias Bay Chamber Concerts

Each summer, we sponsor six exciting concerts featuring internationally known artists. All concerts are held on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 PM in the Centre Street Congregational Church, in Machias. Tickets for 2010 are $15.00 for adults and $8.00 for students. Children under 12 are free. Season tickets are available. Following each concert, a reception is in the church vestry where concert goers will have the opportunity to meet the performers and view works by many local artists.

Centre Street Church is fully handicapped accessible.

2012 Concerts

Celebrating our 43rd season of world-class music on the Maine coast! Please join us next summer for another fabulous slate of world-class musicians and local artists.

July 3, 2012

Trond Saeverud, violin and Gregory Biss, Piano

A concert from our local virtuosos.

July 10, 2012

Frederick Moyer and Emily Martin

Piano and vocal duo.

The New York Times describes Moyer’s piano playing as “First-class ... clean, unmannered and full of ideas and intelligence.” Joined by the soaring voice of lyric soprano Emily Martin.

July 17, 2012

The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra

The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is the world’s only year-round, professional ensemble re-creating “America’s Original Music” – the syncopated sounds of early musical theater, silent cinema, and vintage dance.

July 24, 2012

Great Beethovan Sonatas:

Elissa Lee Kojonen, violin; Max Levinson, piano.

July 31, 2012

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet

An exciting jazz group featuring two members of one of America’s most accomplished musical families.

August 7, 2012

Baroque Treasures

Paolo Bordignon joins members of the popular St. Lawrence String Quartet for a concert of baroque masterpieces. Geoff Nutall and Livia Sohns, violins; Christopher Costanza, 'cello; and Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord.

2009 performer collage

Machias Bay Chamber Concerts was established in 1970 with the help of Bay Chamber Concerts of Rockport, founded by Thomas and Andrew Wolf. The organization's purpose, in addition to presenting summer concerts, is to encourage the appreciation of quality music, support young peoples' studies and performance of music. The organization sets aside $1,000 annually which is available to local schools to bring two or three music programs to the schools or to take students to the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Machias Bay Chamber Concerts also presents funds annually to six area high school students who have improved in their music studies during the current year. During their first season, the Machias Bay Chamber Concerts presented three concerts; today they offer six concerts in July and August at 7:30 p.m. at the Centre Street Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Machias, Maine.