Bay Chamber Offers Educational Residency

On March 24 and 25, Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School welcomed violin and cello duo ARKAI to the Midcoast for a two-day performance and education residency. Three hundred students from Maine schools attended a free matinee at the Camden Opera House, which welcomed students from Rockland, Thomaston, Camden, Waterville and Waldoboro, in grades second through high school.

“With energetic clapping and an audience sing-along, the morning performance left students smiling, with common reactions like ‘I love this!’ and ‘that was amazing!’” said Bay Chamber, in a news release. 

The following morning, ARKAI led a workshop at Bay Chamber Music School about improvisation and electro-acoustic music for a group of cello students and two members of the Music School faculty.

Bay Chamber is committed to year-round community engagement initiatives and free concert programming that increases access to live music. The annual school matinees are offered at no charge to the participating schools, and have enabled thousands of students to experience the excitement of live performances over the years.

This year’s matinee was made possible in part with support from First National Bank and First National Wealth Management.

To learn more about Bay Chamber, visit baychamber.org.