Brandon Emerson has always liked the sound of the trumpet. He’s played it since fifth grade, and at the University of Maine he double majored in music education and music performance with a concentration in trumpet. For UMaine’s 2020 Commencement ceremonies in May, Laura Artesani, chair of the Division of Music at UMaine, tapped Emerson […]
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A University of Maine music professor is keeping sharp at home with daily trumpet exercises that he has been sharing each day on YouTube. Since April 5, Jack Burt, professor of trumpet and music history in the School of Performing Arts, has been recording one video a day from home to help him stay focused. […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts and the Maine Masque present a virtual “Quarantine Cabaret” at 6 p.m. Friday, April 17. Join SPA students and faculty for an evening of songs, monologues, comedy, juggling — and whatever else they can manage from the comfort of home. The event will be live online via […]
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WABI (Channel 5) previewed the annual Concert for a Cause at the University of Maine at 7 p.m. March 10. The event is a fundraiser for Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Champion the Cure Challenge to support local cancer research. The performance included the University of Maine Concert Band, the Leonard Middle School Symphonic […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts presents its annual Concert for a Cause at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Collins Center for the Arts. This year, the concert brings together the University of Maine Concert Band, directed by Philip Edelman, with the Leonard Middle School Symphonic Band and the Brewer Community […]
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The Bangor Daily News included shows at the University of Maine in its roundup of local weekend events. The School of Performing Arts production “A Wilder Night: Three One-Act Plays by Thornton Wilder” ran Feb. 28 through March 1 in Hauck Auditorium, with more performances scheduled for March 5–8. Dance show “Flex Ave.” came to […]
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Group music training can enhance cognitive function and personal well-being in older adults, according to a new University of Maine study led by Rebecca MacAulay, an assistant professor of psychology, and Philip Edelman, an assistant professor of music education. Music is associated with reduced stress and improved quality of life and mood, and music training […]
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Several shows at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts were included in a Bangor Daily News roundup of holiday shows in eastern Maine. UMaine’s choral ensembles and student orchestra will perform in the annual Yuletide Celebration at 3 p.m. Dec. 8 in the CCA. A touring show from the Nebraska Theatre Caravan […]
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The Bangor Daily News reviewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which opened Nov. 15 and runs through Nov. 24 in Hauck Auditorium. The play is written by Simon Stephens based on Mark Haddon’s best-selling 2003 novel. The story focuses on Christopher […]
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The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks how to get from the Maine woods to Broadway. In the fourth episode of the first season, host Ron Lisnet speaks with lighting designer Don Holder, UMaine Class of ‘80, about his unique career path. Holder has worked on Broadway, in film, […]
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