Grammy-nominated and internationally recognized mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato will celebrate Maine composers in a Sept. 23 concert at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts. Taking the Minsky Recital Hall stage with Fortunato for the 7:30 p.m., “Mostly Maine Composers” concert will be Peter H. Bloom, multiple flutes; Thomas Hill, clarinet; and Mary Jane Rupert, […]
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The annual Chamber Music Institute at the University of Maine will feature three public concerts Aug. 6–7 — a performance by New York Philharmonic violinist Jin Suk Yu, and two student performances. Yu, the former concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra, will perform with classical pianist Maxim Pakhamov and the Chamber Music Institute Orchestra. Tickets for […]
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Read transcript Alumna Katie Keaton, ’16, embraced her undergraduate experience as a theatre major with a double minor in dance and business management. For Keaton, immersing herself in the performing arts at UMaine — both onstage and backstage — made her happy. The Caribou, Maine native was deeply involved in various UMaine clubs and organizations. She was a […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Jack Burt, a professor of music at the University of Maine, will play trumpet during a free concert by the Bar Harbor Brass Week faculty and select alumni in Bar Harbor. The concert will be held at The Criterion Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25 in celebration of Acadia National […]
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The University of Maine is offering a variety of youth camps throughout the summer. Programs are held at both on- and off-campus locations and are available for a variety of ages. Camps focus on topics including music, sports, science, art, writing, engineering and outdoor skills. Information about specific camps is online.
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A performance by pianist Phillip Silver, a professor of music in the School of Performing Arts at the University of Maine, was included in a New York Theatre Guide review of “Hours of Freedom: The Story of the Terezín Composer” in the Czech Center New York Ballroom in New York City. “One of the most […]
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The Ellsworth American published a review of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s season-closing concert and semi-staged performance of Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme.” The four-act opera was performed at the Collins Center for the Arts. In addition to the orchestra, the production featured the University Singers and UMaine’s Oratorio Society, as well as the Bangor Area Children’s […]
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Cary Libkin, director and recently retired chair of musical theatre from Pennsylvania State University, will coach School of Performing Arts students in a master class April 28, from 1–3 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. In the workshop, which is free and open to the public, Libkin will coach five UMaine students in acting the song […]
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The Bangor Daily News and The Weekly previewed the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s season-closing concert and semi-staged performance of Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme.” The four-act opera is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The performance will mark the first time in recent memory that a live opera will […]
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The Maine Edge published a review of the Maine Masque production of Bert V. Royal’s “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.” Maine Masque is the University of Maine’s longtime student-run theater group. The show is viewed as an “unauthorized parody,” a bleak and unsettling reimagining of Charles Schultz’s beloved “Charlie Brown” characters as […]
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