Students Talk About Upcoming School of Performing Arts Benefit Concert on WABI
University of Maine students Ben McNaboe and Tori Mason spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about the upcoming student-run benefit concert “150 Years of American Song: A Celebration of the University of Maine.” The Jan. 23 event at the Collins Center for the Arts will celebrate UMaine’s 150th anniversary and serve as a School of Performing Arts fundraiser. More than 75 students will bring to the stage selections from the Great American Songbook through performances by a full big band, string orchestra and singing groups. “It really showcases the dynamic nature of our students because not all of these students are majoring in music or even theatre or performing arts,” Mason said. “We’re all equally involved in the arts and really engaged.” UMaine alumnus and Broadway performer Merritt David Janes will perform during the concert and teach a free master class on musical theater on Jan. 22. WCSH (Channel 6) in Portland also aired a segment on the concert.