Women Composers Concert to Feature Excerpts of Opera Created by Faculty

Excerpts from “Until the War is Over,” an opera created by University of Maine music professor Beth Wiemann and English professor Jennifer Moxley, will be performed during the School of Performing Arts’ 17th annual Women Composers concert 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 in Minsky Recital Hall in Class of 1944 Hall. The concert will also include works by Madeleine Dring, Isabella Colbran, Amy Quate, Kay Swift and Linda Steen Spevacek. The Athena Consort, a UMaine women’s choir, will perform with faculty and students from the School of Performing Arts. Tickets are $9 or free with a student MaineCard. For advance tickets or disability accommodations, call the Collins Center for the Arts, 207.581.1755. Tickets are also available at the door.