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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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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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 (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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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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Actors and directors at the University of Maine are embracing change as they rehearse for Metamorphoses, a play that explores transformations. Many of their adjustments are because the play takes place in an 18-inch-deep, 30-foot-wide-by-14-foot-long pool filled with 8,500 gallons of water. UMaine Associate Professor of Theatre Marcia Joy Douglas directs the production, in which […]
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The University of Maine University Singers will perform during two concerts, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 in Minsky Recital Hall on campus. Under the direction of Dennis Cox, the group will sing pieces by a variety of composers, including Leonard Bernstein and Beth Wiemann, UMaine music division chair and […]
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The University of Maine Chamber Jazz Ensemble will perform Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall on campus. Under the direction of Karel Lidral, the ensemble will play a variety of jazz literature by composers Theodore Walter “Sonny” Rollins, William “Red” Garland and others. The 12 highly skilled UMaine musicians, who have […]
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A Girl Scout conference will be held at the University of Maine on Saturday, Nov. 2. The event, titled “Transforming Leadership,” will host more than 80 Girl Scouts ranging from grades 6–12 in the cadets, seniors and ambassador levels. More than 40 adult participants also are expected to attend. The activities will begin at 10 […]
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The University of Maine Orchestra will perform Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall on campus. Under the direction of Dan Barrett, the UMaine Orchestra will play pieces by Hector Berlioz, Wilhelm Richard Wagner, Franz Peter Schubert, Frederick Delius and Jean Sibelius. The auditioned group of 45 musicians annually performs three concerts […]
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