Classical Uprising and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute host a free public lecture—The Voices of Women in Ancient Literature—providing historical and literary context for the upcoming Portland Bach Experience performance of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope.
Delve into the historical and literary context of the evening’s program, Penelope, and Homer’s Odyssey, focusing on women’s perspectives, agency, and storytelling in classical texts.
Inspired by Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope is a meditation on memory, identity, and what it means to come home.
"We'll Händel the Children" brings the world of the Odyssey to life for young adventurers — monsters and mazes, heroes and homecomings, all through music, movement, and hands-on storytelling.
Delve into the historical and literary context of the evening’s program, Penelope, and Homer’s Odyssey, focusing on women’s perspectives, agency, and storytelling in classical texts.
Inspired by Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope is a meditation on memory, identity, and what it means to come home.
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An open rehearsal for the weekend's concert featuring the rapturous Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Cantata 182 - as part of the Portland Bach Experience.
Join Artistic Director Emily Isaacson and Portland Bach Experience musicians at Rising Tide Brewing Co. for an adventure in sound!
Beer and Bach have always belonged together. We revive the tradition of combining good drink, good friends, and great classical music at Rising Tide Brewery in Portland.
Find out why Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos are considered “as energizing as any techno dance music, as driving and thrilling as any punk or heavy metal” (All Things Considered).
Celebrate the beginning of summer with J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.
While you indulge in Bach’s Brandenburg’s, our youngest artists can immerse themselves in music with certified childcare professionals.
Find out why Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos are considered “as energizing as any techno dance music, as driving and thrilling as any punk or heavy metal” (All Things Considered).
Celebrate the beginning of summer with J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.
Hear Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, Wedding Cantata, and Harpsichord Concerto BWV1054, as well as Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerto in D. Major.
Hear Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, Wedding Cantata, and Harpsichord Concerto BWV1054, as well as Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerto in D. Major.
This morning’s BachBends yoga has been canceled
We revive the tradition of combining good drink, good friends, and great classical music at Rising Tide Brewing Co.
Join us to create a human orchestra!
An open rehearsal for the weekend's concert featuring Bach’s Brandenburg 4 and Harpsichord Concerto - as part of the Portland Bach Experience.
Come sing with us!
Explore the mystical sounds and images of Hildegard von Bingen in this multimedia concert, highlighting her most famous visions and spiritual concepts. Featuring music by The Pandora Consort and projected images of medieval artwork animated by Cate Duckwall.
Complete your Saturday afternoon with an hour of gentle yoga accompanied by Bach’s cello suites. Yogis and observers welcome, please bring your own yoga mat.
Join Portland Bach Experience as we take over the town of Bath for a day!
Celebrate the arrival of summer with arts, crafts, food, and music by your friends at Reiche Community School!
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Explore the mystical sounds and images of Hildegard von Bingen in this multimedia concert, highlighting her most famous visions and spiritual concepts. Featuring music by The Pandora Consort and projected images of medieval artwork animated by Cate Duckwall.
Join conductor and musicologist Dr. Emily Isaacson, and the musicians of Pandora Consort, for “Hildegard Understood,” a deep dive into the life and works of this trailblazing composer and theologian.
Join us for all the annual festival events — from yoga in the park to intimate salons and grand concerts June 5-15, 2025! More details, and tickets, will be available soon so bookmark this page.
Come sing with us!
Join us to create a human orchestra!
We revive the tradition of combining good drink, good friends, and great classical music at Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick.
Short musical interludes paired with Allagash Brewing beer in Flight of the BumbleBeer.
Only a third of Mozart’s Requiem, his famous choral-orchestral work, was written by the composer before he died. Uncover the truth behind the secrets and lies shrouding this masterpiece.
Hear Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Gloria, and the premiere of Peace Cantata.
Hear Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Gloria, and the premiere of Peace Cantata.
What could be better than starting your day with gentle yoga accompanied by Bach’s cello suites?
We revive the tradition of combining good drink, good friends, and great classical music at Orange Bike Brewing Co.
Join us to create a human orchestra!
Right to left or left to right? Code-switch between cultures, classes, and languages with the music of the Italian Renaissance’s favorite Jewish composer, Salomone Rossi.
Learn how the arts promoted understanding and appreciation between segregated cultures during the Italian Renaissance.
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Celebrate the arrival of summer with arts, crafts, food, and the PBE orchestra!
Float through time as Caroline Shaw’s modern works frame the emotional depths and ingenuity of early Classical music.
Float through time as Caroline Shaw’s modern works frame the emotional depths and ingenuity of early Classical music.
