People have not lived musically until they have heard “The Great Gate of Kiev,” from Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition,” played on a world-class pipe organ. It immerses one in a sea of sound surpassing that of a full orchestra. Such was the case Thursday night at Lewiston’s Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul as […]
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Organist Elena Eudras performs final concert of season at the Basilica
LEWISTON — Elena Eudras will perform the final organ concert of the 2018 season at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. Her performance will include Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Mussorgsky’s “The Great Gate of Kiev.” Eudras will also perform one of her own original works, “Song of a […]
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Chamber Singers, Winds Quintet in concert
WATERFORD — The music series Sharps on the Flat will present its second concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Waterford Congregational Church on Plummer Hill Road in Waterford Flat village. The 18-member Chamber Singers, a division of the Maine Music Society Chorale of Lewiston-Auburn, will perform. The a cappella group that formed […]
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Jonathan Edwards to perform at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Singer Jonathan Edwards will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center on Water Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $28 for all seats in advance and $33 the night of the show. They are available at Johnson Hall’s box office Tuesday through Friday from noon […]
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Oxford church announces concert with Jeff Steinberg
OXFORD — Hosanna Church will host Jeff Steinberg, the 4-foot-6-inch “Tiny Giant,” in concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Steinberg is a singer, storyteller, comedian, artist and author. Although he was born with no arms and with malformed legs, 2018 marks 50 years that he has been traveling in ministry. He has performed on […]
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Gail Archer to perform season's organ concert at the Basilica
LEWISTON — International concert organist Gail Archer will perform the penultimate organ concert of the 2018 season at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23. Her performance will Bach, Buxtehude and Schumann, as well as contemporary composers Mary Howe and Judith Shatin. Archer founded Musforum, an international network to […]
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ArtsFarmington presents Maine Mountain Chamber Music in concert
FARMINGTON — Starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Maine Mountain Chamber Music will perform Anton Dvo?ák’s String Quintet in G Major, Op 77, and Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 1 in E Minor, Op 11, with string accompaniment. The concert, sponsored by ArtsFarmington, will take place in Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine […]
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Hot Damn closes Turner gazebo concert series
TURNER — “Music for Mavis,” Tuesdays at the gazebo, closes the season at 6 p.m. Sept. 11, with Deb and Dan Pelletier, musically named Hot Damn, a duo act, husband and wife team, with the sound of a full band. Dan plays a smoking lead guitar and Debbie plays a zeta upright bass. Both are […]
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Quebec choir to perform concert at Franco Center
LEWISTON — The Gendron Franco Center will host Choeur en Supplement’Air, a 50-voice choir from Quebec, in concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17. This year they will present five concerts in northern New England. In addition to their annual concert in Canada, some 50 of the 400 choristers of the Choeur en Supplement’Air (also […]
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Rick Charette to play at Maine Wildlife Park
GRAY — The Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26, presents popular Maine kids’ singer, Rick Charette, from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 8. Over 1,000 children and their families have come out each year to hear Charette and see the show under the pines of the park picnic area. This year, Rick will sign autographs […]