Lobster, Coastal Maine, and Blue Hill Bach
by Anne E. Johnson
Published July 1, 2025
At the Blue Hill Bach Festival, in coastal, idyllic Maine, ‘every concert is in a different location. A farm one day, or on somebody’s porch. Or in a couple of very different churches. You might be playing the St. Matthew Passion, or you might be doing a silly scene from Purcell.’
New director for Blue Hill Bach
Published March 6, 2025
BLUE HILL—The board of directors of Blue Hill Bach welcomes Rosie van Reesema as the organization’s new executive director. Van Reesema, a native of Orland, has served as Blue Hill Bach’s operations manager for the past year, according to a press release, returning to her home state after working for nearly a decade in nonprofit administration and music in New York City. Beginning June 1, she will follow founder Marcia Gronewold Sly as executive director, working alongside artistic director Stephen Hammer and the board to continue a 15-year tradition of performances and educational events.