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Simply the finest chamber music in the most incredible surroundings. Tickets now available for our 2026 Season, Music Unearthed!

August 4th - August 16th in Midcoast Maine.

08/16/2026

Our final event is today! Grammy-winner Jennifer Koh will perform J.S. Bach’s complete works for solo violin. Coffee and donuts will be provided during the two intermissions.

Bach Marathon with Jennifer Koh
Sunday, August 16th, 2-5pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001
Partita No. 1 in B minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1002
Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1003
Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004
Sonata No. 3 in C major for Solo Violin, BWV 1005
Partita No. 3 in E major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006

📸: Juergen Frank

08/14/2026

Tonight is our fourth and final festival concert!

Festival Concert 4
Friday, August 14th, 7:30pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME

SMETANA: String Quartet No. 1, “From My Life”
MARAIS: Les Voix Humaines
LEMBIT BEECHER: Kitchen Tables Conversations, No. 1, 2, 3
ASHOT: Sari Sirun Yar
KAREN OUZOUNIAN: Songs of the Sap (includes No. 3 world premiere)
LEMBIT BEECHER: Music for the Passing of Days No. 8
ANATOLIAN TRAD. Eghin Havasi
SATYAN: Mardigi Yerke
CHAKER: Before Bloom
LEMBIT BEECHER: Green Line

Sean Lee (violin)
Gabriela Díaz (violin)
Maiya Papach (viola)
Karen Ouzounian (cello)
Shawn Conley (bass)
Issam Rafea (oud)
Lembit Beecher (electronics)

08/13/2026

Join us today at 3pm at Central Lincoln County YMCA for our Kids & Family Concert! This event is a favorite for all ages, and it introduces children and adults to great chamber music in fun and engaging ways. Come sing, clap, and enjoy a musical afternoon with our wonderful musicians. Hosted by Mark Mandarano.

Open to the public and free of charge

📸: Jim Dugan

08/11/2026

We’re back at the Lincoln Theatre tonight! Grammy-nominated composer Andy Akiho continues his critically acclaimed collaboration with Sandbox Percussion. You can also see them perform tomorrow (Wednesday) night at Minsky Recital Hall at 7pm.

Festival Concert 3
Tuesday, August 11th, 7:30pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME

All works by ANDY AKIHO:
Portal
“Pillar III” from Seven Pillars
“Pillar V” from Seven Pillars
Karakurenai (“Crimson”)
Aka (“Red”)
Go
Locken
Pentalateral I (world premiere)

Sandbox Percussion
Andy Akiho (steel pan)

📸: Alex Lee & Da Ping Luo

08/10/2026

Come to Keyes Woods Preserve today at 2pm to hear Harvesting the Sounds of Nature, a Maine listening adventure featuring naturalist Sarah Gladu and cellist Wilhelmina Smith.

Harvesting the Sounds of Nature
Monday, August 10th, 2pm
Keyes Woods Preserve

This event is open to the public and free of charge.

08/09/2026

One of our favorite traditions is here! Violinist Aaron Boyd will give a free and informal concert today at the home of Adrianne Zahner & Kyle Burchesky in Newcastle, which overlooks the Damariscotta River.

Music on the River with Aaron Boyd, violin
Sunday, August 9, 4pm
Riverside, 39 Glidden St in Newcastle, ME

Limited chairs are provided for this one-hour event, but you are welcome to bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. Audience seating is on a sloped grassy lawn.

08/08/2026

The first of three SBC @ the Gardens concerts is today! SBC musicians will create a “musical installation” on the grounds of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

SBC @ the Gardens 1
Saturday, August 8, 4pm

SBC @ the Gardens 2
Sunday, August 9, 4pm

SBC @ the Gardens 3
Saturday, August 15, 4pm

All three events are open to the public and free of charge. Free access to the Gardens for concertgoers one hour prior to events.

08/07/2026

Tonight is our second festival concert!

Festival Concert 2
Tuesday, August 7th, 7:30 pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME

HAYDN: Allegro from String Quartet Op. 64, No. 5, “The Lark”
HAWK HENRIES: Earth and Sky • Song for the Birds • Song for the Earth
MESSIAEN: “Abîme des oiseaux”
BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet

Hawk Henries (Eastern Woodlands flute)
Romie de Guise-Langlois (clarinet)
Susie Park (violin)
Aaron Boyd (violin)
Maiya Papach (viola)
Wilhelmina Smith (cello)

08/04/2026

Tonight is our first festival concert! You can buy tickets at the link in our bio.

Festival Concert 1
Tuesday, August 4th, 7:30 pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME

MOZART: Horn Quintet
GINA GILLE: Pale Blue Dot
BRUCKNER: String Quintet

David Byrd-Marrow (horn)
Aaron Boyd (violin)
Susie Park (violin)
Maiya Papach (viola)
Natalie Loughran (viola)
Wilhelmina Smith (cello)

Address

Post Office Box 1738
Rockland, ME
04841

Telephone

+12075223749

Website

https://saltbaychamberfest.org/

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