The Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music is busywith its tasks to install itself at Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor, for the summer. Staff isdelivering the piano and selling tickets. Musicians are rehearsing, traveling, and looking for agreat restaurant on the...
UPDATE:: July 17 Subscriptions reach 91 seats, 100 percent of goal
UPDATE:: We reach 91 subscriptions. Half our seats sold for all five concerts. Thank you Mount Desert! July 17, 2026 Our five concerts from July 21 to August 18, Musical Tuesdays are special for subscribers, who sit preferentially, receive unique invitations, and can...
Tickets on sale now…
Buy your tickets now. Our new ticket window is up and you may purchase individual tickets. See our schedule, then head to the buy tickets page We have been at this awhile, look in 2015 we had the same dates! But the concerts were at 8:15, and I updated that here to...
2026 Advertising goes on sale
It's a terrific way to reach your audience for goods and services for those living on the island, advertise in our printed program and online. Our guests receive your ad with their eyeballs in the concert hall for five concerts and online. Support the music that adds...

Single Tickets go on sale June 1
Single tickets available to all guests will go on sale, online here at the website June 1. All are welcome to enjoy our concerts. Did you know almost half attendees at our Festival concerts are subscribers? Our seating at Neighborhood House accommodates about...
Festival joins MDI Historical Society in 2027 Chebacco magazine
The Mount Desert Island Historical Society https://mdihistory.org/ annually asks authors to provide historical articles for its Chebacco magazine. Chebacco is a summer island tradition that chooses themes each year; the 2027 magazine will focus on music. The Society...

Brentano quartet opens the 2026 season July 21
Our First Festival concert arriving July 21! Subscriptions available! Our concert season begins with the Brentano Quartet, finishing their 2025-26 International tour with us in Northeast Harbor. The Brentano first appeared at the Festival in 1997, the Mount Desert...
