The Ellsworth American reported the Ellsworth Community Music Institute will present the Silver Duo — cellist Noreen Silver and pianist Phillip Silver — in a free concert from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 7 at the General Bryant E. Moore Community Center theater. The husband-and-wife Silver Duo was founded when the musicians were […]
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Registration is open for the 2016 Maine Sea Grant Research Symposium: Research in a Time of Rapid Change. The event will be held from 1–5 p.m. Thursday, April 14 in Buchanan Alumni House on the University of Maine campus. The biennial event serves as a forum for new and seasoned Maine Sea Grant investigators and […]
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The annual spring tour of the University of Maine Symphonic Band April 6–9 will feature 10 free public performances, including school assemblies and community concerts. The Symphonic Band, directed by Christopher White, is an auditioned group of 45 woodwind, brass and percussion performers with a repertoire that spans nearly 250 years. The band will feature […]
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The Suffolk Times mentioned the outstanding performance of the University of Maine Singers in Orient, New York. During spring break, the 66-member group performed free concerts in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York.
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The Ellsworth American published a performance review written by Ginger Yang Hwalek, a music instructor at the University of Maine. Hwalek reviewed a recent Bangor Symphony Orchestra performance at the Collins Center for the Arts, which featured the music of Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with members of the University of Maine’s University Singers, as well as the group’s conductor, Francis Vogt, ahead of their annual spring tour. The 66-member choral group will perform at high schools, churches and a community college in four states from March 7–12. “We really use it as way to get […]
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The annual spring tour of the 66-member University Singers from the University of Maine will include performances at high schools, churches and a community college in four states, March 7–12. Free public concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at the following locations: March 7, Winnisquam Regional High School, Tilton, New Hampshire; March 8, James and Betty […]
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The Maine Edge and Bangor Daily News published reviews of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of the award-winning Broadway hit “Urinetown, The Musical.” The satirical comedy by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis is the story of a bureaucracy run amok when a water shortage after a 20-year drought results in a […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) previewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of the award-winning Broadway hit “Urinetown, The Musical.” Performances are scheduled Feb. 19–28 in Hauck Auditorium. The satirical comedy by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis is the story of a bureaucracy run amok when a water shortage after […]
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The University of Maine will hold the 2016 International Dance Festival (IDF) on Feb. 20 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Two performances, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. The 12th annual event will showcase an array of traditional music, dance and clothes from […]
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