More with Midcoast
More with Midcoast is MSO's series of education and community engagement programs, each offering a way to learn about our instruments, music and musicians. All of these events are offered free of charge.
More with Midcoast is sponsored by the Maine Trust for Local News and supported with a grant from the Nathaniel Davis Fund.
Pre-Concert Events
MSO’s pre-concert events offer audience members a chance to go behind the scenes and interact with the instruments while learning more about the music and the musicians who will perform. The programs take place in the performance hall (unless otherwise noted) an hour before each concert, so you can be sure to have a great seat for the concert following the event.
Following are the pre-concert programs scheduled before MSO's 2024-2025 concerts (read more about the concerts):
Interview with Kimberly and Robert Lehmann, guest artists
October 26 at 6pm - Franco Center
October 27 at 1:30pm - Orion Performing Arts Center
Join Mary Hunter, Professor Emeritus of Music Bowdoin College, as she explores the fascinating careers of our talented husband and wife duo
Meet the Instruments
January 18 at 6pm - Franco Center Heritage Hall (below the concert hall)
January 19 at 1:30pm - Mt. Ararat Middle School gym (use same entrance as Orion Performing Arts Center)
A popular family event in which MSO musicians will be on hand to give people of all ages a chance to play and learn about the instruments in the orchestra.
A Conversation with Hiroya Miura
March 22 at 6pm - Franco Center
March 23 at 1:30pm - Orion Performing Arts Center
Get to know our guest conductor as he chats with Caroline Cornish, former television news anchor and reporter, about his career and the pieces he chose for our March concert.
Open Rehearsal with the MSO’s Music Director
May 17 at 6pm - Franco Center
May 18 at 1:30pm - Orion Performing Arts Center
Join Rohan Smith and the orchestra on stage as he rehearses a selection of music from our May concert. Seating is limited so be sure to arrive early.
Youth Performances
We are pleased to showcase some of the area’s best up and coming talents in the Heritage Hall at the Franco Center during intermission of our Saturday evening concerts as well as in the lobby at selected Sunday afternoon concerts.
Judith Elser Concerto Competition
This biennial competition for Maine college students honors the memory of Judith Elser (1940 - 2015), a long-time music teacher who played cello in the MSO for many years (see more.)
Joshua Zhang, winner of the 2023-24 competition, will perform a trombone concerto with the MSO as part of the January 2025 concert (read about Joshua.)
Free Concerts in the Park
Keep your eyes on our website in the spring for details about our plans to perform classical music in the great outdoors in the summer of 2025.
For more info see our Facebook page, call (207) 315-1712, or email info@midcoastsymphony.org
