Bay Chamber’s Odeon Winter Concert Free!

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Bay Chamber’s Odeon Winter Concert set for January 22
Free concert will feature talented local musicians of all ages!

For a wonderful evening of entertainment, come enjoy Bay Chamber’s Odeon Winter Concert on Tuesday, January 22nd at 6:30pm at the Rockport Opera House.  The concert is free and all are welcome to attend.   Odeon Allegro, Symphony and Adult Orchestras, conducted by Deirdre McClure assisted by Gilda Joffe, will perform. The concert is sponsored by Camden National Bank.

The Winter Concert will feature work by Beethoven, Handel and the familiar Scarboro Fair of Simon and Garfunkel fame.  In additional chamber music will be presented by small groups of students who are also members of the Odeon ensembles. Refreshments of cookies and cider will be offered at the intermission. These concerts are a way for the community to honor and celebrate the student musicians from Bay Chamber Music School who have worked all semester to present this repertoire.


Bay Chamber Music School invites local musicians of all ages and abilities to audition for the spring term of the Odeon Orchestra program.  Auditions will be held on Tuesday, January 29th between 3:30 and 5pm at 18 Central Street, in downtown Rockport.  The Odeon program is open to all instruments: strings, winds, brass and percussion. Auditions are for placement only, all musicians will be placed in an ensemble appropriate to their abilities.  Adults interested in joining the Odeon Adult Orchestra do not need to audition.  For students taking lessons at the music school, membership in Odeon is free of charge. Rehearsals for all groups begin on Tuesday, February 5th  and scholarships are available.

The mission of the Odeon Orchestras is to offer musicians the opportunity to play in a variety of ensemble settings, to develop the musical skills necessary for ensemble play, and to perform orchestral and other works in concert settings that are open to the public.

The Odeon Orchestra program is conducted by Deirdre McClure with coaching by Bay Chamber Music School, Head of Faculty, Gilda Joffe. For further information, please call Shaunna Brown at 236-2823 or email shaunna@baychamberconcerts.org.

Based in Rockport, Maine, Bay Chamber is a 501 (c)(3) registered nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming lives through high-quality concert programs, music education and community engagement.  Bay Chamber acknowledges the importance of all musical languages and encourages people of all ages and abilities to explore them both in concerts and in the classroom.

Bay Chamber Concerts presents music year-round at a variety of venues in Midcoast Maine.  The annual Summer Music Festival in July and August and Performing Arts Series from October to June both showcase a variety of classical, jazz, world music, dance and film events.

A 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization for over 50 years, Bay Chamber’s Music School, located in downtown Rockport, offers private instruction, group classes, orchestral opportunities and other music education to local musicians and community members of all ages and abilities.