Blue Hill Concert Association
Chamber music since 1978 at the First Congregational Church in Blue Hill — four to five concerts per winter season, Sunday afternoons at 3pm, with nationally recognized ensembles. One of the longer-running concert series in coastal Maine.
The Blue Hill Concert Association has been running chamber music concerts since 1978, making it one of the more enduring performing arts organizations on the Blue Hill Peninsula. The format is simple: the First Congregational Church in Blue Hill provides the acoustic space, and the Association books professional chamber ensembles for Sunday afternoon concerts spread across the winter season.
The 2026 season runs from January through late March with four concerts: the Claremont Trio (January 25), Telegraph Quartet (February 15), Boyd Meets Girl (March 8), and the Isidore Quartet (March 29). All concerts begin at 3pm. The winter timing is intentional — the series fills a gap when most summer arts activity on the peninsula has closed.
The venue matters. First Congregational Church Blue Hill is a nineteenth-century New England church building with the acoustic properties that chamber music rewards. The intimacy of the space puts audiences close to the performers; this isn't a concert hall experience in the formal sense, but something more direct.
The Association is based at 157 Hinckley Ridge Road in Blue Hill, though programming is centered at the church venue.
Local Tips
- Concerts are Sunday afternoons at 3pm — plan accordingly, especially in winter when daylight and road conditions matter.
- The First Congregational Church is in Blue Hill village center; parking is in the church lot and on surrounding streets.
- The winter series runs January through March; there are typically no summer concerts.
- Check bluehillconcertassociation.org for current season schedule, ticket information, and membership details.
- Membership/subscription support is how the Association funds its bookings — worth knowing if you attend more than one concert.
Connected To
- Blue Hill Public Library — Blue Hill village anchor institution; shares a community with the Concert Association
- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts — the arts community the Concert Association exists alongside; Haystack's summer presence and the BHCA's winter series bookend the peninsula's arts calendar