Maine is home to an incredible array of world-class festivals, orchestras, chamber ensembles and solo artists – all right here on our doorstep.

Maine Public Classical invites you to hear the latest performances from across the Pine Tree State on Maine Stage, every Wednesday evening at 8:00 pm.

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UPCOMING BROADCASTS

Wednesday July 2
ChoralART
Recorded March 23, 2025

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Credomesse in C Major K. 257
Travis M. Ramsey: FIRE! (Inspired by the Great Fire of Portland - World Premiere)

ChoralART
Dr. Robert Russell (music director)

Wednesday July 9
Portland Chamber Music Festival
Selected recordings from the 2019 and 2022 seasons

Bohuslav Martinu: Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola, H. 313
Nick Kendall (violin) and Melissa Reardon (viola)

Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor
Alfred Schnittke: Piano Quintet in A minor
Charles Yang (violin), Melissa Reardon (viola), David Requiro (cello), Peter Dugan (piano)

Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major “Trout”
Tai Murray (violin), Jessica Thompson (viola), Raman Ramakrishnan (cello), Nathan Farrington, (bass), Benjamin Hochmann (piano)

Wednesday July 16
Monteux School and Music Festival
Recorded on July 10, 2024

Anton Reicha: Wind Quintet Op.88 No. 2 in E-flat major
Phil Snedecor: Low Etude VIII
Alexander Borodin: String Trio in G minor
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13 – First movement
Jacques Castérède: Flutes on Holiday
Caleb Hudson: White Rose Elegy
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in F minor Op. 2 – First movement

Performances by students of the 2024 Monteux School and Music Festival

Wednesday July 23
Seal Bay Festival of American Chamber Music
Highlights from the 2018, 2019 and 2021 seasons

Shirish Korde: "Ananda" from 3 Rasas for String Quartet
Cassatt String Quartet and Amit Kavthekar, tabla

Rory Schafer: Variation on Variations (World Premiere)
Ursula Oppens, piano

Ljova: Culai
Cassatt String Quartet

Gerald Cohen: Voyagers
Cassatt String Quartet and Vasko Dukovski, clarinets

Wednesday July 30
Salt Bay Chamberfest
Recorded August 9, 2024

Franz Schubert: Die Forelle 
Anne-Marie McDermott (piano)

Gregg August: Your Only Child
Xavier Foley: Key West
Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major D. 667 “Trout”
Geneva Lewis (violin), Maiya Papach (viola), Yessun Kim (cello), Gregg August (bass), Anne-Marie McDermott (piano)