A University of Maine Symphonic Band performance, a UMaine Opera Workshop and the return of the annual Yuletide Concert highlight a busy week of live performances in the School of Performing Arts Division of Music. After a year of virtual performances shared via YouTube, the UMaine Opera Workshop returns to Minsky Recital Hall for free […]
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The University of Maine Arts Initiative (UMAI) brings together faculty, administrators, staff and students committed to the principle that the arts play an integral role in public research institutions. The primary purpose of the new initiative is to increase resources and support for the arts, reinforce their significance, and enhance visibility on campus and beyond […]
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The Maine Edge reviewed “Anon(ymous)” a multinational, multimedia production from the University of Maine School of Performing Arts in partnership with Presidency College in Kolkata, India. Tickets for the shows tonight, Friday, Saturday and Sunday are available for purchase online.
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The University of Maine community and the theatre community are mourning the loss of UMaine associate professor emerita of theatre Marcia Joy Douglas, who passed away Oct.11 after a short illness. She was 75. Douglas, born in California and raised in Colorado, was a theatre educator for over 40 years at universities in the Midwest and […]
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News Center Maine published a follow-up story after interviewing Jack Burt, a University of Maine School of Performing Arts professor of trumpet, for “207.” Burt started a YouTube series “An Etude a Day Keeps the Covid Away,” in the first days of lockdown in March 2020 and has continued posting videos for 16 months. His videos […]
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Centralmaine.com, the Bangor Daily News, The Irregular, The Maine Edge and the Advertiser Democrat promoted the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ production of “Twelfth Night,” which will be available for streaming on-demand through May 9. Information about viewing the production is online.
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present an on-demand virtual production of its final spring 2021 show, William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” filmed in the Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden on the UMaine campus and streaming online from April 28 to May 9. “Twelfth Night,” one of Shakespeare’s best-known romantic comedies, centers […]
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WABI (Channel 5) talked with Christopher White, University of Maine director of bands and Jack Burt, director of the UMaine Jazz Ensemble, to promote the virtual spring concert series that will be shared on the School of Performing Arts YouTube page on April 7, 12 and 14. The virtual concerts by the University Singers, the […]
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The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts Division of Music will livestream three free concerts at 8:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. on April 7, 12 and 14 as part of their annual spring tour. These virtual events will replace the annual live tour to local schools. The University Symphonic Band on April 7, the University Singers perform on April […]
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Like many students attending college during the pandemic, University of Maine senior Pooja Rawat has spent the last year in lock-down mode. Thinking about academic pursuits and professional goals in a time where nothing is guaranteed has been tough says Rawat. Luckily, the Dean’s List student from Mumbai, India, says she has always felt at […]
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