Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, often called the "cradle of chamber music teaching in America" in the coastal village of Blue Hill, Maine, is a chamber music school, a concert series and chamber music advocate. Please join us on our picturesque campus on Blue Hill Mountain for a concert by the faculty of internationally acclaimed chamber musicians or the 50 exceedingly-talented young artists.

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The Chamber Music Festival

is a ten-week (June 25 - August 29, 2010) series of public concerts presented by our world-renowned faculty and guest artists Friday evenings at 7:30 and Sunday afternoons at 4:00 in the historic Franz Kneisel Concert Hall. CLICK HERE to see Concert Schedule.

The Chamber Music School (CMS)

is a rigorous seven-week ( June 27 - Aug. 15 ) chamber music program for fifty international pre-professional young artists (20 violinists, 9 violists, 14 cellists and 7 pianists).
The summer is divided in two sessions. Each session concludes with a series of public Young Artist Concerts - this season July 17, 19 and 20 and August 11, 12,14 2010.
CLICK HERE for more information about the Chamber Music School.

The Adult Chamber Music Institute (ACMI)

is unique program of chamber music making for adult amateur musicians. Located on the picturesque Kneisel Hall campus in Blue Hill, Maine, the players are coached by our distinguished Kneisel Hall faculty and Kneisel Hall Young Artist mentors. Each program includes rehearsals, coachings, master classes, discussions, concerts and performance.
To accommodate your schedule, we offer a choice of 3 programs:

  • 7 days (August 15-22)
  • 11 days (August 15 -26)
  • 4 days (August 22 -26)

CLICK HERE for more information about ACMI and an application

The Program for Maine Students

is a chamber music program for Maine advanced intermediate and advanced string and piano students which includes a master class (master teacher violist Scott Woolweaver) of chamber ensembles, Saturday April 17 at Husson College and a late spring week (June 21 - 26) on the Kneisel Hall campus for study with Kneisel Hall young artist mentors and faculty. CLICK HERE for more.


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