Winter Harbor Music Festival

03/02/2025

Can't join in person? Here is the stream!

Sunday February 28th, 11am @ Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, ME

02/12/2025

Throwback to our August 2021 outdoor performance of Mozart’s comic singspiel, The Impressario, at the Surry Arts Barn!

L to R:
me.patrick as Eiler

as Madame Herz

Alex Grant as Buff

as Skrupel

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02/02/2025

Brunch concert today at 11 am at Hammond Hall. Food available by donation. Can't join us in person? Check out the stream below.
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Sunday, February 2nd 11am @ Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, MEJoin the Winter Harbor Music Festival on the second of their pioneer Winter Sunday Brunch series. ...

01/31/2025

This weekend, join us at Hammond Hall on February 2nd at 11 am to enjoy the second concert in our Winter Sunday Brunch series. This performance features Schubert’s famous Winterreise song cycle, sung by Gilbert and Sullivan veteran, Rogan Winch () with Deiran Manning () on piano.

Brunch food and beverages will be available by donation.

📍Hammond Hall, 427 Main St., Winter Harbor, ME

01/27/2025

On January 27, 1756 Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. His operas, symphonies, chamber music, and concertos live on today and are celebrated the world over for their beauty, charm, and wit.

Photo from our August 2024 performance of Cosi Fan Tutte. Principals: .rose.moman Chorus: Roland, Jane, Carl, and Kris.

Join us in August 2025 for Mozart’s Don Giovanni!

01/24/2025

Figaro () and Count Almviva () sneak into Don Bartolo’s house to rescue Rosina in our summer 2022 opera production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.

Join us summer 2025 to see Donizetti’s Elixir of Love (July) and Mozart’s Don Giovani (August)!

01/05/2025

Can't make it in person? Check out our livestream at 11 am. Unfortunately brunch will not be available for streaming. Donations appreciated via: https://www.powr.io/checkout_screen?unique_label=6032e429_1460652597

Sunday January 5th, 11am @ Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, MEJoin the Winter Harbor Music Festival as they pioneer their Winter Sunday Brunch series. The first ...

01/03/2025

Join us as we pioneer our Winter Sunday Brunch series at Hammond Hall on the first Sundays of January, February, and March! Brunch food and drinks will be available by donation.

- The first performance on Sunday, January 5 at 11 am will be a solo recital given by WHMF executive director, Deiran Manning, and is a preview of his upcoming recital in Iceland. The program features works by Bach, Beethoven, and Ravel.

- Our second concert on Sunday, February 2 at 11 am features Gilbert and Sullivan veteran, Rogan Winch, performing Schubert’s famous Winterreise song cycle.

- The third of our brunch concerts on Sunday, March 2 at 11 am features a selection of chamber music performed by artistic director and flutist Deirdre McArdle, executive director and pianist Deiran Manning, and guest clarinetist Cliff Guthrie.

📍Hammond Hall, 427 Main St., Winter Harbor, ME

Note for purchases: We are having issues with our ticket platform, please note we do not anticipate sold out events at this point in the season

12/31/2024

Make sure to join our stream if you can't be here in person!

Tuesday, December 31st 6pm @ Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, MEJoin the Winter Harbor Music Festival for our Annual New Year's Eve gala and potluck!

12/30/2024

Time’s ticking down for 2024! 🕰 Come out and join us at Hammond Hall for our annual New Year’s Eve celebration and potluck! 🎉

Festivities begin at 7pm and this year we’ll be raffling off two $50 gift cards from local businesses. Special thanks to and !

Bring the family and a dish to pass!

Hammond Hall, 427 Main St. Winter Harbor | 7:00 PM Tuesday, December 31st

Photo features Celine Mogielnicki, soprano and Joshua Gurwitz, tenor

12/23/2024

WHMF New Year’s Eve Celebration + Potluck

Bring a dish to pass and ring in the New Year with the Winter Harbor Music Festival! There’s an evening of music, fun, and food in store for the whole family.

Hammond Hall, 427 Main St. Winter Harbor | 7:00 PM Tuesday, December 31st

12/15/2024

Can't join us in person? Make sure to catch the stream at 2 pm.

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12/14/2024

Join us this Sunday, 2 pm at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor for Bach’s Christmas Oratorio! 🎄🎶

📸 Check out these photos to get a glimpse of the behind the scenes rehearsal process

12/10/2024

Come out to Hancock’s Bon Vent Cider this Friday 6-8 pm for a night of classical music with the Winter Harbor Music Festival! Locally crafted ciders and an evening of music will leave you feeling merry and bright. There’s hot mulled cider available too!

📍684 US-1 Suite 1, Hancock, ME 04640
🕰 Friday, December 13 from 6-8pm

12/09/2024

Join Winter Harbor Music Festival at Hammond Hall on Sunday afternoon at 2 on December 15 for Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with community chorus and orchestra.

Hammond Hall, 427 Main St. Winter Harbor | 2:00 PM Sunday, December 15th

12/03/2024

The melodies of the holiday season are already sounding in Hammond Hall with rehearsals for Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. This Giving Tuesday we invite you to join us in spreading the gift of music in Downeast Maine.

Music has the incredible power to inspire, heal, and unite communities. Here at Winter Harbor Music Festival at Hammond Hall, we are committed to making this power accessible to all, especially to those who need it most. Whether through our two-week summer music intensive, year-round First Friday concert series, the Opera Program, Community Sing, or the annual New Year’s Eve celebration, we are bringing people together and making a difference,

But we can’t do it without you.

Your generous donation can:

- Provide scholarship for young artists to attend our summer festival
- Support the First Friday Concert Series
- Provide support for our orchestra, the Downeast Chamber Orchestra
- Fund opera productions
- Support performers, faculty, and staff

This Giving Tuesday, we hope you’ll consider donating to the Winter Harbor Music Festival. No contribution is too small, and every dollar helps us amplify the impact of our programs. We are a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization, so any gifts are fully tax deductible.

Donations can be made through our webpage via the link in our bio, the link below, or mailed to WHMF, PO Box 510, Winter Harbor, ME 04693

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11/28/2024

As the season draws to a close, we want to express our gratitude to our performers, audience members, and supporters. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Winter Harbor Music Festival!