School of Performing Arts

Maine Edge Previews Oratorio Society Concert Dedicated to Sandy Hook Victims

The Maine Edge advanced the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ presentation of “Ein deutsches Requiem” by Johannes Brahms on Dec. 15 in Hampden. The Oratorio Society, along with the University Orchestra, are dedicating the performance to the memory of victims of the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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Oratorio Society Concert Dedicated to Memory of Sandy Hook Victims

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ presentation of “Ein deutsches Requiem” by Johannes Brahms on Dec. 15, conducted by retiring Professor Ludlow Hallman, is dedicated to the memory of those killed during the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The Oratorio Society Concert will be presented with the […]

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UMaine, Community Celebrate with Songs of Season

Six University of Maine choral groups will ring in the holiday season at the Yuletide Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Collins Center for the Arts. The University Singers, Collegiate Chorale, Oratorio Society, Athena Consort, Black Bear Men’s Chorus and Euphony will all take part in the UMaine School of Performing Arts’ […]

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Percussion Ensemble Incorporates Fire Engine Siren, Car Brake Drums

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts presents the fall Percussion Ensemble concert Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. Under the direction of Thomas Martin Wubbenhorst, the ensemble will perform compositions that incorporate unique sounds, including those of an antique fire engine siren and a theremin — an old electronic […]

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UMaine Singers to Entertain at Margaret Chase Smith Event

Renaissance, a University of Maine female a cappella group, will sing at the Margaret Chase Smith Library Annual Community Appreciation Day 2–4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at 56 Norridgewock Ave., Skowhegan. There will be cake and refreshments at the celebration, which will also honor what would have been Smith’s 116th birthday. The former U.S. Senator […]

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The Edge, Fill The Steins Review Metamorphoses

The Maine Edge and Fill The Steins reviewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ production of Metamorphoses, which runs through Nov. 24 in Hauck Auditorium. Metamorphoses, directed by UMaine Associate Professor of Theatre Marcia Joy Douglas, takes place in an 18-inch-deep, 30-foot-wide-by-14-foot-long pool filled with 8,500 gallons of water. “Metamorphoses is not your […]

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Athena Consort, Black Bear Men’s Chorus in Concert Together

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts presents a concert Sunday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall that includes both Athena Consort, under the direction of Heidi Corliss, as well as the Black Bear Men’s Chorus, under the direction of Daniel Williams. The Athena Consort is a select women’s choir and […]

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Jazz Ensemble to Pay Tribute to Former Student

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts presents the fall Jazz Ensemble concert Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. Under the direction of Jack Burt, the ensemble will perform jazz standards by John Coltrane, Miles Davis and others. In addition, it will perform “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” by Charles Mingus […]

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WVII Previews UMaine Play to be Performed in Pool

WVII (Channel 7) reported on the upcoming performance of “Metamorphoses” by the University of Maine School of Performing Arts. The play explores transformations and takes place in an 18-inch-deep, 30-foot-wide-by-14-foot-long pool filled with 8,500 gallons of water. Marcia Joy Douglas, an associate professor of theatre at UMaine, is the director of the play which opens […]

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Collegiate Chorale Concert to Feature Premiere of Alumnus Composer Andrew Hirst

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present the fall Collegiate Chorale concert Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. Under the direction of Christian Giddings, a music education graduate student from Unity, the chorale will premiere “Birds at Winter Nightfall” by alumnus Andrew Hirst, as well as perform a […]

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