WVII advances inaugural ‘Concert for a Cause’
WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Concert Band will hold its inaugural “Concert for a Cause” on March 29 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The band, directed by Philip Edelman, will headline an evening of music, fundraising and storytelling beginning at 7 p.m. The Orono High School band and Old Town’s Leonard Middle School band also will perform. This year, the group has partnered with EMMC Champion the Cure Challenge to raise funds for local cancer research. Performer Smith Fenner told WVII he finds it outstanding that the musicians are able to use their talent to support cancer research.