Performances

Musical Theatre Dance Workshop with Raymond Marc Dumont AEA/SDC

Join Ray and fellow Orono community members in this upbeat and informative Musical Theatre Dance Workshop with director and choreographer Raymond Marc Dumont AEA/SDC. Ray will teach combinations and numbers from A Chorus Line and Chicago. Ray has directed and choreographed musical theatre productions all over Southern and Central Maine.  As a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, […]

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Meet Nicolette and Brogan!

Godspell is just around the corner and these cast members can’t wait for opening night, which is only 10 day’s away! Meet Nicolette Smith and Brogan Kelley! Nicolette is a junior theatre major at UMaine! She comes from the town of Lincoln, but will soon be transferring to the University of West Florida to be closer […]

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We made a mistake!

The most recently published School of Performing Arts E-Newsletter had a pretty big mistake. Oops! Thanks for letting us know. What would we do without you?      Here’s the truth. The Maine Steiners is the male al cappella group that consists of auditioned University Singer’s members, not the Black Bear Men’s Chorus. However both are great and have upcoming performance dates! […]

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CANCELED: Ginger Hwalek and Liz Downing Faculty Recital

    DUE TO THIS WEEKEND’S WEATHER PREDICTIONS,  THIS RECITAL HAS BEEN CANCELED. An alternate date has not yet been determined.   Longtime friends and fellow music colleagues, Liz Downing, flute, and Ginger Yang Hwalek, piano will present a recital of favorite pieces on Sunday, February 15 at 2:00 in Minsky Recital Hall.  The program will include […]

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Jack Burt and Laura Artesani with Orchestra Faculty Recital

In an out of the ordinary faculty recital, Dr. Jack Burt, Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Maine, will perform 3 trumpet concertos with orchestra on February 26th at 7:30 PM in Minsky Recital Hall. Local professional musicians, fellow UMaine faculty members and students will form the orchestra and accompany Dr. Burt. The […]

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Cadenzato Faculty Chamber Music Recital

LAURA ARTESANI • DAN BARRETT • KEVIN BIRCH • JACK BURT • LIZ DOWNING • NOREEN SILVER • PHILLIP SILVER • ANATOLE WIECK • BETH WIEMANN Nine school of Performing Arts faculty members will perform a program featuring a mix of Baroque and contemporary chamber music with compositions by Castérède, Castella, Gordon Jacob and James […]

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Emerging Dance Series

Every couple of months, UMaine dance students have the opportunity to publicly showcase their current works-in-progress. This showcase is known as Emerging Dance and takes place twice a semester.  It’s a casual event and is student hosted and organized. Performances will include collaborations, student projects and original choreographs. Emerging Dance is an awesome opportunity for prospective students to […]

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Master class with Merritt David Janes

Yesterday, touring Broadway performer, Merritt David Janes, hosted a master class with select community high school and college students. Students were coached in musical techniques after singing for DJ. The master class was open to the public and roughly 60 students and community members were in attendance. Originally from Colchester Vermont, Janes is a graduate of the […]

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UMaine Jazz Ensemble Concert

The UMaine Jazz Ensemble is a 20 piece band directed by Dr. Jack Burt. Jazz Ensemble performs several times each semester, both on campus and throughout the state of Maine. Additionally, for the last 12 years the Jazz Ensemble has performed a live 2 hour radio broadcast from the studios of Maine Public Radio, which […]

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Oratorio Society Concert

Oratorio Society is a mixed choral ensemble comprised of members from the community and university students. The ensemble performs large choral-orchestral masterworks.    Minsky Recital Hall Nov 16 • 7:30PM Tickets: $9 • Free with Student MaineCard Box office: 207.581.1755  

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