Blue Hill Concert Association

03/26/2026

Reminder! Join us for our final concert of the 2026 season with the exciting Isidore Quartet from New York City, this Sunday, March 29, at 3pm at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. For tickets and information: https://www.bluehillconcertassociation.org/isidore-string-quartet/

03/14/2026

Please join us for our final concert of the 2026 season with the electrifying Isidore Quartet on Sunday, March 29, at 3pm, First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. For more information and tickets: https://www.bluehillconcertassociation.org/isidore-string-quartet/

02/27/2026

Reminder! Our 3rd concert of the 2026 season is coming up next weekend with the fabulous duo Boyd Meets Girl. For more information about Rupert Boyd (guitar) and Laura Metcalf (cello), please visit their website https://www.boydmeetsgirlduo.com. Ticket link: https://www.bluehillconcertassociation.org/boyd-meets-girl/ We look forward to seeing you there - March 8, at 3pm at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill.

Boyd Meets Girl A musical match made in Heaven March 8, 3:00 pm Jaime Zenamon Reflexões No. 6: III. Vivissimo Radamés Gnattali Allegretto comodo Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 Johann Sebastian Bach Two-Part Inventions Claude Debussy Arabesque No. 1 Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen Shine Yo...

02/20/2026

Please join us for the 3rd concert of our 2026 season with the exceptional Boyd Meets Girl, on Sunday, March 8 at 3pm, First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. Tickets can be purchased here:

Boyd Meets Girl A musical match made in Heaven March 8, 3:00 pm Jaime Zenamon Reflexões No. 6: III. Vivissimo Radamés Gnattali Allegretto comodo Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 Johann Sebastian Bach Two-Part Inventions Claude Debussy Arabesque No. 1 Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen Shine Yo...

02/04/2026

Please join us for the 2nd concert of our 2026 season with the luminous Telegraph Quartet! We are excited to welcome them back to Blue Hill on February 15 at 3pm at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. Tickets may be purchased at the door or via the link below:

Telegraph Quartet February 15, 3:00 pm Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59, No. 1 George Rochberg String Quartet No. 3 BUY TICKETS “Full of elegance and pinpoint control” –The New York Times “The vibrancy of the Telegraphs’ connections with contemporary composers i...

01/02/2026

Please join us for the opening concert of our 2026 season with the brilliant Claremont Trio on Sunday, January 25, 3pm at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or through following link: https://www.bluehillconcertassociation.org/claremont-trio/

11/16/2025

Welcome to our 48th season of chamber music! We are excited to invite you to four splendid Sunday afternoons of amazing music, in the depths of winter, where music enlightens our spirit, fills our souls, and replenishes so much that we need in our challenging times. Tickets are on sale now for the 2026 season, celebrating the superb talents of the Claremont Trio, the Aris Quartett, Boyd Meets Girl, and the Isidore Quartet. Your subscriptions and donations provide essential operating funds, support programming, and make possible our ambitious community engagement programs, including free admission for young people (21 & under) and area music teachers.
Please visit our website for tickets and more information, and in the comments section is a paper copy of our form, should you want this option. We look forward to seeing you!

2026 Season Preview 2026 Season Preview Claremont TrioJanuary 25, 2026 3:00 pm • First Congregational Church of Blue HillAris QuartettFebruary 15, 2026 3:00 pm • First Congregational Church of Blue HillBoyd Meets GirlMarch 8, 2026 3:00 pm • First Congregational Church of Blue HillIsidore Quart...

04/20/2025

Piano Duo Concert: Michael Coonrod & Danny Holt

Sunday, April 27th • 2-4pm
At the Deer Isle home of Beau Buck & Jennifer Piette



Come and enjoy a relaxed and informal house concert (family-friendly!)

Light refreshments will be served

Tickets: $25 general / $10 students

RSVP to [email protected] to reserve your seats

You’ll receive a confirmation email with the address, information about how to purchase tickets, & other details



Pianists Michael Coonrod and Danny Holt team up for beloved classics for piano duo by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, and more. Coonrod recently retired from almost five decades of teaching at Interlochen Arts Academy, where he shaped generations of young pianists. Holt recently relocated from Southern California to Downeast Maine, and was Coonrod's student more than 25 years ago.



ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Based in East Machias, concert pianist Danny Holt performs around the globe in concert halls (Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood Bowl), clubs (Joe’s Pub, The Blue Whale, Copenhagen Jazzhouse) art galleries (MASS MoCA, Hammer Museum), churches, living rooms, and wherever else he can find a piano and someone to listen. He is thrilled to welcome his former teacher to Maine (all the way from Michigan!) for this concert. Dr. Michael Coonrod is a retired piano faculty member from the Interlochen Center for the Arts where he tutored classical piano students for 46 years. He has had an extensive performing and teaching career throughout the U.S. and internationally, including Poland, Italy, and China.

03/20/2025

Happy First Day of Spring! Celebrate sunshine and daffodils with us on Sunday, March 23 at 3 pm…First Congregational Church of Blue Hill…to enjoy the Fauré Quartett! Tickets available at the door or online at www.bluehillconcertassociation.org.

03/17/2025

We are excited to invite you to the final concert of our 2025 season featuring the Fauré Quartett, one of the world's leading piano quartets. Founded thirty years ago, the quartet still is composed of the four original members playing together with remarkable chemistry:

“The communication between the four performers was as beautiful to watch as their music was satisfying to hear. This quartet thinks and breathes as one, focused on a singular, clear vision for their music making.” (Toronto Star)

Fauré Quartett
Sunday, March 23, 3:00 pm
First Congregational Church of Blue Hill

Tickets are still available. You may get yours by going to our website, www.bluehillconcertassociation.org or by purchasing tickets at the door. As always, young people aged 21 and under, are offered complimentary admission! We look forward to seeing you on Sunday for an afternoon of great music.

03/15/2025

Last in music news (though hardly least), we, Blue Hill Concert Association, will present the Fauré Quartett (no, the two ts are not a typo) on Sunday, March 23 at 3 pm. Performing a concert of Romantic greats Gustav Mahler, Gabriel Fauré, and Johannes Brahms, the quartet consists of violinist Erika Geldsetzer, violist Sascha Frömbling, cellist Konstantin Heidrich, and pianist Dirk Mommertz.

In addition, during intermission the audience is invited to enjoy artistic works by students of the Deer Isle-Stonington High School art department and learn about our featured cultural institution, Opera House Arts of Stonington.

Tickets are $35 and are available at the door or at www.bluehillconcertassociation.org
As always, young people age 21 and under are offered complimentary admission.

This will be our final concert of the 2025 concert season. Please join us!