UMaine News

The University of Maine Chamber Jazz Ensemble will present a program of jazz standards and contemporary works in an April 2 performance on campus. The 12-member student ensemble is directed by Associate Professor of Music Karel Lidral. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. Admission is $9; free with a student MaineCard. […]

University of Maine’s Reader’s Theatre will perform the play “Seven” on March 27 as part of the Women’s History Celebration on campus. The documentary play features seven monologues illuminating women’s inspiring journeys as leaders from around the world. The free public performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall as part of the Reader’s […]

Selections from several of Christopher Durang’s finest one-act comedies will be featured in a University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of  “Beyond Therapy: An Evening with Christopher Durang,” March 27–29. The performances by an 11-member student cast, directed by UMaine Professor of Theatre Sandra Hardy, begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Cyrus Pavilion […]

Instructor of music Ginger Yang Hwalek was named a 2013 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Foundation Fellow at the national conference in Anaheim, Calif., March 11. Now in its 14th year, the MTNA Foundation Fund Fellow Program honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the music world and the music teaching profession. Hwalek, a […]

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present the Silver Duo in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, in Minsky Recital Hall on campus. The Silver Duo — UMaine faculty members pianist Phillip and cellist Noreen Silver — will perform with special guest violinist Lydia Forbes. The program will include works for […]