School of Performing Arts

Silvers to perform at Ukrainian-American Archives Museum

Noreen and Phillip Silver, faculty in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, will perform a concert entitled “The Music of Resistance” at the Ukrainian-American Archives Museum in Hamtramck, Michigan, on Saturday, March 18, at 6 p.m. This recital presents works by Jewish and Ukrainian composers, including James Simon, Leone Sinigaglia, Paul Ben-Haim, Mykola […]

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Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee calls for 2023 proposals

The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series (CA/DLS) Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine to enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of the campus of the University of Maine and to support speaking engagements or lectures at the University of Maine at Machias. Grants support up to 50% of expenses associated with cultural […]

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Maine Public reports on UMaine forest modeling study

Maine Public reported on a forest modeling study conducted by researchers from the University of Maine, the New England Forestry Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service. The study shows that Maine’s commercial forest landowners could increase annual carbon storage by at least 20% over the next 60 years while maintaining timber harvest levels. The findings […]

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BDN shares UMaine Singers and Alumni Spring Concert

The Bangor Daily News reported that over 170 University of Maine Singers alumni, families and friends from across the U.S., Europe and Canada will join current University of Maine Singers in their Spring 2023 concert celebrating longtime director emeritus Dennis Cox on Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts […]

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BDN promotes Concert for a Cause

The Bangor Daily News promoted the upcoming Concert for a Cause, to be performed by the University of Maine Concert Band in partnership with Leonard Middle School and Reeds Brook Middle School to benefit a local charity. This year’s beneficiary will be the Bangor Humane Society. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. March […]

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Zenith Ensemble performing at UMaine Feb. 4

The Zenith Ensemble, a chamber music group that holds concerts throughout Northern New England, will perform at 3 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Minsky Recital Hall is in the Class of 1944 Hall. The event, hosted by the Collins Center for the Arts, will feature eight singers from the ensemble, including co-founder and co-artistic director […]

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BDN boosts one-woman show performance at UMaine

The Bangor Daily News shared information about the performance of a one-woman show by Vicki Summers, a Portland actress who turned her maternal grandmother’s life story into a one-woman play, “Bella, an Immigrant’s Tale.” It will be performed for free at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Minsky Recital Hall. Derek Michaud, UMaine’s coordinator of religious […]

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