UMaine School of Performing Arts Announces Semester Schedule
Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756
ORONO – The University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ new winter and spring calendar offers a comprehensive lineup of music, theater, dance January through April, all showcasing the talent of students and faculty members. Ticket information is available by calling the Maine Center for the Arts Box Office at 581-1755.
The schedule follows:
MUSIC
Faculty Recital Series
Jan.17 – 7:30 p.m.
Cadenzato – Faculty Ensemble
An inaugural celebration for the School of Performing Arts’ new Steinway piano.
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
Jan. 24 – 7:30 p.m.
The Silver Duo – Noreen Silver, cello; Phillip Silver, piano
In this recital of cello-piano music, two exquisite miniatures, by Louis Spohr and Anton Dvorak, balance out two of the greatest sonatas written for this combination, the A major Op.69 by Beethoven and the F major Op.99 by Brahms.
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
Feb. 1 – 2 p.m.
Thwarted Voices – Phillip Silver, piano
An annual event honoring music and musicians suppressed by the Third Reich. This year’s program will feature works for solo piano by Paul Ben-Haim, Georg Tintner and Viktor Ullmann, and works for cello and piano by Mendelssohn and James Simon, a German-Jewish composer murdered in Auschwitz. Also performing: Noreen Silver, cello.
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
Feb. 7 – 7:30 p.m.
Elizabeth Downing, flute & Phillip Silver, piano
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
Feb. 8 – 2 p.m.
Massenet Recital
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
Feb. 14 – 7:30 p.m.
Stuart Marrs, percussion
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
Feb. 15 – 7:30 p.m.
Winterreise – Ludlow Hallman, baritone & Phillip Silver, piano
The recital will include one of Franz Schubert’s major song cycles and a late work on poems by Wilhelm Mueller.
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
Ensemble Series
Feb. 8 – 2 p.m.
Massenet Recital
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
March 21 – 2 p.m.
University Singers
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
March 30 – 7:30 p.m.
Three Bands Concert
Maine Center for the Arts , Admission $6
April 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Chamber Music
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
April 10 – 7:30 p.m.
Orchestra Concert
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
April 13 – 7:30 p.m.
Symphonic Band & Concert Band
Maine Center for the Arts, Admission $6
April 18 – 3:00 p.m.
Classical Concert – Oratorio Society & University Singers join Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Maine Center for the Arts, Admission $6
April 20 – 7:30 p.m.
Percussion Ensemble
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
April 22 – 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Combo
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
April 24 – 7:30 p.m.
Opera Workshop
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
April 25 – 2:00 p.m.
Athena Consort & Black Bear Men’s Chorus
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
April 25 – 7:30 p.m.
Collegiate Chorale
Minsky Recital Hall, Admission $6
THEATER
Much Ado About Nothing
An impending marriage leads to a battle of the sexes in this timeless tale. A sharp-tongued war of words sets the stage in this romantic comedy featuring fiery wits, confused identities, and relentless plots. A series of complications that only Shakespeare could imagine ensues