Featuring Laura Artesani and Jack Burt.

Presented by faculty from the Division of Music in the UMaine School of Performing Arts.

Faculty recital featuring Dan Barrett and Laura Artesani.

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

Minsky Recital Hall Friday, April 10th at 7:30pm Free Admission.

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

For the health and wellness of the community, the University of Maine is transitioning to online and remote learning effective March 23. With a heavy heart, the School of Performing Arts is following university, state, and federal guidelines and cancelling its spring 2020 events season, while rescheduling as many shows as possible for later dates, in summer or during the coming academic year. The scheduled Spring 2020 events calendar will remain available as a record of this moment in time—and…

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Division of Music presents a live performance by Silver Duo (Phillip and Noreen Silver) with special guest Elizabeth Downing on September 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall, presenting works by Ludwig Spohr, Louise Farrenc, and Johannes Brahms. Admission is free. Click here to view the event flyer.

Featuring performances by faculty of the School of Performing Arts Saturday, October 2, 2021 7:30 p.m. Minsky Recital Hall This event is free and open to the public.

The UMaine School of Performing Arts Division of Music presents an evening of chamber music in Minsky Recital Hall on the campus of the University of Maine. Tuesday, November 9 at 7:30 pm Admission is free and open to the public.  

Jazz Night Concert Wednesday, October 27 at 7:30 pm Minsky Recital Hall   This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dan Barrett at dan.barrett@maine.edu.

Orchestra Concert Friday, October 29 at 7:30 pm Minsky Recital Hall This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Anatole Wieck at anatole.wieck@maine.edu.

The UMaine School of Performing Arts Division of Music presents a Jazz Night, lead by directors Dan Barrett and Ross Gallagher, on Thursday, November 4 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall This event is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed via the Jazz Studies at UMaine Facebook page. For more information, contact Dan Barrett at dan.barrett@maine.edu.

The UMaine School of Performing Arts Division of Music presents its Fall 2021 Chamber Music concert. Tuesday, November 9 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall. Contact noreen.silver@maine.edu for more information.

The UMaine Jazz Ensemble will present a program of jazz standards and modern jazz compositions for big band. Program will include music from the bands of Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Thad Jones, and others. Thursday, November 18 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall. Tickets are $10, including fees.

The UMaine School of Performing Arts Division of Music presents Jazz Night,  Wednesday, December 1, 2021, featuring the UMaine Jazz Band and two jazz combos. 7:30 pm in Minsky Hall, free admission.

Guerilla Opera will be on the UMaine campus March 4-5, preparing for a Boston premiere of Beth Wiemann's work I Give You My Home in June. This residency is a collaboration between Guerilla Opera, UMaine's School of Performing Arts and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies units, and the Nichols House Museum of Boston. The opera is based on the life of suffragette and peace activist Rose Standish Nichols. This residency includes a presentation by Artistic Director Aliana De La Guardia on contemporary opera (March 4, 1:00 pm), a vocal…

Renowned Ukrainian violinist Solomia Soroka will perform in a free public concert at 7:30 p.m. March 26 in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. Soroka’s performance, hosted by the UMaine School of Performing Arts, will feature music faculty members Phillip Silver, professor of piano and musicology, and Noreen Silver, instructor of cello and chamber music. The program will include works by Ukrainian composers Mykola Lysenko, Yevhen Stankovych and Vasyl Barvinsky as a tribute to the nation of Soroka’s…

The UMaine School of Performing Arts presents a Jazz Night Concert on Monday, April 11 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, featuring performances by the UMaine Jazz Band and Jazz Combos. This event is free and open to the public. The University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias follow civil and University of Maine System COVID-19 health and safety guidance. Everyone is required to wear face coverings indoors at university facilities at all times, regardless of vaccination status.…

The UMaine School of Performing Arts Division of Music presents its Faculty Jazz Ensemble with guest artist Nadje Noordhuis live in Minsky Recital Hall Wednesday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. Described as "one of the most compelling voices to emerge on her instrument in recent years" (Dan Bilawksy, All about Jazz), Australian-born New York based trumpeter/composer Nadje Noordhuis possesses one of the most unforgettably lyrical voices in modern music. Her deeply-felt, clarion tone and evocative compositional gift meld classical rigor,…

On Friday, April 15 and Saturday April 16 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, the University of Maine Opera Workshop presents two one-act operas, “An Embarrassing Position” by Dan Shore and “The Impresario” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This event is free and open to the public.

The UMaine School of Performing Arts Division of Music presents the University of Maine Orchestra, conducted by Anatole Wieck,  live in Minsky Recital Hall on Saturday, April 16 at 3:00 pm. Tickets are $10, available from the Collins Center for the Arts box office. The University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias follow civil and University of Maine System COVID-19 health and safety guidance. Everyone is required to wear face coverings indoors at university facilities at all times,…

On Friday, April 15 and Saturday April 16 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, the University of Maine Opera Workshop presents two one-act operas, “An Embarrassing Position” by Dan Shore and “The Impresario” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This event is free and open to the public.

University of Maine alumnus and percussion professor Scott Horey and his graduate percussion ensemble from the University of Science and Arts of Chiapas, Mexico, will be at his alma mater April 19–20 for a live performance, master class and international cultural exchange trip at the School of Performing Arts. April 19 at 3 p.m., Horey and his graduate students will lead a master class and conversation about arts, international cultural exchange and musical camaraderie in Class of 1944 Hall, room…