Heath Kennedy, a double major in tuba performance and music education at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, placed second in a mock orchestra audition during the Northeast Regional Tuba & Euphonium Conference (NERTEC). Held May 24 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, the prestigious competition recognized Kennedy’s eight years of commitment […]
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An episode of “Maine Calling,” a show produced by Maine Public, featured Kevin Birch, a part time professor specialist in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts teaching organ and harpsichord, to talk on the history and mechanics of pipe organs and organ music. Birch is also the director of music at St. John’s […]
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Mary Jean Sedlock, a senior lecturer in theatre at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, gave the Bangor Daily News insight into performances and appearances she has planned for the Orono Arts Fest. Sedlock was chosen by the Orono Town Council in May to organize the performing arts festival, which was previously named […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that MJ Sedlock, a University of Maine senior lecturer in theatre, will host the town of Orono’s annual performing arts festival this summer. Previously, the festival was named Artspalooza and was held by Stillwater Community Arts, a nonprofit that is disbanding. Sedlock, who works as a production manager and technical […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts is presenting a new show from the Division of Theatre and Dance throughout the remainder of February and in early March. “A Pirate’s Life for She,” written by Amie Root and directed by D. Granke, will feature six shows at Hauck Auditorium that are scheduled for 7:30 […]
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Miami’s sassiest seniors are coming to Orono for one night only in “Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue” on Tuesday, April 23 at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. This tribute stage show allows audiences to relive the heartfelt hilarity of the four ladies who never stopped being best friends. Sophia is out […]
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The Division of Theatre and Dance in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present a new English translation of a world theater classic, “The Post Office,” Nov. 10-19 at the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre. Written in 1912 by Rabindranath Tagore, “The Post Office” follows the story of Amal, an ill and isolated child […]
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In an article about the performances of “Dirty Deeds Downeast” by the Penobscot Theatre Company, the Bangor Daily News promoted the production “Rabbit Hole” by the University of Maine School of Performing Arts.
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Division of Theatre and Dance is bringing one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed plays to the Hauck Auditorium. “Rabbit Hole,” by David Lindsay-Abaire, will be running from Oct 19-22, with performances at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, 20 and 21, and at 2 p.m. Oct. 21 […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the Collins Center for the Arts will host a free public lecture with Grammy, Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur “Genius” grant winner Rhiannon Giddens and conversation with trumpet professor Jack Burt at 1 p.m. on Sept. 23 in the […]
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