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Portland Bach Experience – June 2024 Festival

Bach is back, June 6-16, 2024! Join us for world-class live music that bridges generations, connects friends, and strengthens communities. Whether you enjoy full orchestral performances, intimate salons in art galleries, public sing-alongs, outdoor parties, or hands-on events for children, there’s something for everyone to love at the Portland Bach Experience.

Events
OLLI Learning Series: Understanding Two Worlds
Jun 6
OLLI Learning Series: Understanding Two Worlds
Choose Your Own Musical Adventure
Jun 7
Choose Your Own Musical Adventure
BachBends Yoga
Jun 8
BachBends Yoga
Cramer Quartet: Still Waters Run Deep – Portland
Jun 8
Cramer Quartet: Still Waters Run Deep – Portland
Cramer Quartet: Still Waters Run Deep – Brunswick
Jun 9
Cramer Quartet: Still Waters Run Deep – Brunswick
Carnival Concert & Community Celebration
Jun 10
Carnival Concert & Community Celebration
Cantata Sing Along
Jun 12
Cantata Sing Along
OLLI Learning Series: Understanding Two Worlds
Jun 13
OLLI Learning Series: Understanding Two Worlds
Eudaimonia: Harmonizing Two Worlds
Jun 13
Eudaimonia: Harmonizing Two Worlds
Bach & Beer
Jun 14
Bach & Beer
Move to the Music
Jun 14
Move to the Music
BachBends Yoga
Jun 15
BachBends Yoga
Bach, Vivaldi, and Frazin – Brunswick
Jun 15
Bach, Vivaldi, and Frazin – Brunswick
Bach, Vivaldi, and Frazin – Portland
Jun 16
Bach, Vivaldi, and Frazin – Portland

2024 Festival Sponsors

 
 
 
 
 

Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

 
 

Our mission

To enliven, strengthen, and connect communities by creating world-class, immersive classical music experiences for everyone.

 

Experience Classical Music Your Way

The Unexpected Experience

These are innovative programs you won’t find elsewhere — ground-breaking interpretations performed in unexpected places.

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The Salon Experience

If you want to mingle with world-class artists and enjoy classical music in a small intimate setting, choose the salon experience.

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Children & Family Experience

Our children and family programs are truly unique, multi-generational events designed to spark your young one’s musical and artistic curiosity.

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The Concert Experience

Enjoy world-class music in a traditional setting featuring GRAMMY-winning artists performing your favorite and soon-to-be favorite pieces.

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Meet our Artistic Director

Emily Isaacson

Dr. Emily Isaacson launched Portland Bach Experience in 2017 to challenge preconceived notions about where and how we experience world-class music by bringing it back into social spaces and people’s everyday lives.

One of only a handful of female conductors in the country, she was recently named the “Maine Artist of the Year” by the Maine Arts Commission and one of “50 Mainers Leading the State” by Maine Magazine.