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Welcome to the
Winter Harbor Music Festival
​and Concert Series


For the 2025 summer opera season, we will be presenting L'Elisir d'Amore and Don Giovanni

Reservations for all Performances

​Located on the spectacular 'Downeast' tip of the Schoodic Peninsula in the northern section
​of Acadia National Park
Where the pounding surf meets the rockbound coast of Maine!

Interested in Donating? Use the QR code or click the link below:
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Artist Faculty
Deiran Manning (Opera Director; Conductor; Piano) - Husson University
Deirdre McArdle (Chamber Music: Flute) - former faculty Manhattan School of Music and Bowdoin College
Wolfgang Brendel (Voice) - former faculty Indiana University

Celine Mogielnicki (Voice) - Catholic University
Joshua Gurwitz (Voice)
Richard Hsu (Violin)
Federico Gad Crema (Piano)
Christopher Grundy (Voice)
Michael C. Haigler (Conductor)
​Luc Xu Cheng (Piano)



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Our two week-long festival
(August 1st-18th 2025)

​Applications due March 1st!

Offers instrumentalists and singers a unique opportunity to study and perform with artist faculty, as solo, chamber and choral musicians.  

Participants work with internationally acclaimed artists and teachers, in ensemble coaching sessions, master classes and choral-orchestral rehearsals. 


Arrangements can be made for private lessons with faculty members during the festival.

Our mission

The mission of the Winter Harbor Music Festival is to incorporate musicians of all ages and skill levels into performances with professional artists, offering year-round Classical Music concerts and Operas in Downeast Maine.
 
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Special Thanks to...
The Ocean Reef Charitable Foundation

Maine Community Foundation
Bar Harbor Bank and Trust
The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Maine
Harbor Market
Winter Harbor Provisions
Prospect Harbor Soap Company
Associated Chamber Music Players
​Schoodic Arts For All
Star 97.7
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Vicki and Alan Goldstein
Veronica & Gordon Ward
​Ken Gleason
David & Jana Kleiser
Jane Shipman
​Gitka Noyes



 
Guest faculty and performers
​Carol Wincenc, Professor of Flute, The Juilliard School
Edward Auer, Professor of Piano, Indiana University
Jeffrey Swann, Professor of Piano, New York University

Junghwa Moon, Professor of Piano, Roosevelt University
Carlos Botero, Assistant Conductor, Houston Symphony

Please contact us with any questions
email: [email protected]
or call: 917-238-0819

This year's festival is proudly sponsored by...

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  • Home
  • Application
  • Events
  • WHMF Community Opera
    • 2025 Opera Season >
      • L'Elisir d'Amore
    • 2024 Opera Season >
      • Don Pasquale
      • Cosi Fan Tutte
    • 2023 Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
    • 2022 Opera: The Barber of Seville >
      • Our Story
      • Synopsis
      • Program Notes
      • Cast
    • 2021 Opera: The Impresario >
      • Cast
      • Program Notes
    • 2020 Opera: La Serva Padrona >
      • Synopsis
      • Program Notes
      • Cast >
        • Cast
      • Our Story
    • 2019 Opera: HMS Pinafore >
      • Synopsis
      • Program Notes
      • Our Story
    • 2018 Opera: The Magic Flute >
      • Our Story
      • Synopsis
      • Program Notes
      • Cast
    • Sign Up for Chorus
    • Italian Help Guide
  • WHMF Chamber Music
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Festival Merchandise
  • Downeast Chamber Orchestra
  • Blog
  • SAFA
  • Support Us
  • L’Elisir d’Amore Cast Portal
  • 2025 Festival Participant Portal