Maine
June 16 – 23, 2026

Tuesday, June 16 at 7:30 pm
Celebrate Summer with Bach

University of Southern Maine Crewe Center for the Arts
111 Bedford Street
Portland, ME 04103

Concerto for Three Violins in D Major, BWV 1064

Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God)

Emily Donato, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, alto
Matthew Newhouse, tenor
Paul Max Tipton, bass
Bach Virtuosi Festival Chamber Orchestra 
Lewis Kaplan, conductor

Thursday, June 18 at 7:30 pm
The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, J.S. Bach

Performed by harpsichordist Arthur Haas

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME  04101

Monday, June 22 at 6 pm and 8 pm
Bach by Candlelight

St. Luke’s Cathedral, Emmanuel Chapel
143 State Street
Portland, ME

Sonata in A Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1015

Renée Jolles, violin
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (selection)

Nathan Whittaker, cello

Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (selection)

Ariadne Daskalakis, violin

“Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen”

Tuesday, June 23 at 7:30 pm
Bach’s Coffee Cantata: Good to the Last Note

University of Southern Maine Crewe Center for the Arts
111 Bedford Street
Portland, ME 04103

Trio Sonata in G Major, Op. 5, No. 4, George Frideric Handel

Ariadne Daskalakis, Renèe Jolles, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Sinfonia No. 7 in G minor for Flute and Strings, Alessandro Scarlatti

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048, J.S. Bach

Ariadne Daskalakis, Renèe Jolles, Leerone Hakami, violin
Sebastian Gottschick, William Hakim, Weikuan Wang, viola
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Pablo Kennedy, bass
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211, J.S. Bach