University Singers to Perform Spring Tour Around State

The University of Maine’s University Singers will perform several free concerts around central and northern Maine in March as part of the choir’s annual spring tour.

Under the direction of Francis Vogt, a School of Performing Arts faculty member, the group of about 60 singers will perform evening shows at middle and high schools and a church before ending the tour with two performances on campus.

The tour kicks off at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at Stearns High School in Millinocket. Other free concerts are 7 p.m. March 10 at Presque Isle Middle School, 7 p.m. March 11 at Madawaska Middle-High School, 7:30 p.m. March 13 at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris, and 7 p.m. March 14 at South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta.

The choir ends the tour with two performances at Minsky Recital Hall on the UMaine campus in Orono at 7:30 p.m. March 21 and 2 p.m. March 22. Tickets for the Orono shows are $9, or free with a valid student MaineCard. Tickets are available at the Collins Center box office by calling 581.1755.

The University Singers is an advanced concert choir with members from a variety of disciplines across campus. Every four years, the Singers perform abroad; in 2012, the group sang in Switzerland, Italy and Austria. Auditions are held each fall.

A complete tour schedule is online. For more information, or to request a disability accommodation, call 581.1755 or visit the group’s Facebook page.