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Last concert of summer series in Poland Monday
POLAND — Bill House and Kathy Haley will appear in concert at Poland Spring All Souls Chapel at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31. The concert is the last of the Poland Spring Preservation Society annual summer concert series. The cost is $7.50 per ticket at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Member seating will […]
Andover outdoor concert set for Friday
ANDOVER — The second Andover Summer Concert Series will continue at 6 p.m. Friday, June 26, at the Town Common. The series began last year after resident and business owner Pete Coolidge realized the monthly jam session between him and his friends could entertain the community. “I’ve done a couple of benefits for people over […]
L-A youth orchestra to perform Sunday at Foss Mansion
AUBURN — This year’s Youth Orchestra of Lewiston-Auburn fall concert will spotlight selections from some of the best-known and most-loved operas and stage musicals. “We are most certainly going with a dramatic, and in some cases fantastical, theme,” said Linda Vaillancourt, director of YOLA. “This summer, I had a couple of students ask about show […]
PSO principal players featured in Symphonie fantastique concert in Portland on Nov. 11
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its musicians with the Symphonie Fantastique concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Merrill Auditorium. The concert, conducted by PSO Music Director Robert Moody, will feature solos from eight of PSO’s principal players. The concert will open with Bartok’s Rumanian Folk Dances for String Orchestra followed […]
Tinpanic Steel Band to play in Lewiston on Oct. 24
The will perform a free public concert as part of the Run Like Hell 5K Fun Run event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, outside the Franco Center on Lincoln St. in Lewiston. Tinpanic is an eleven-piece steel drum orchestra known for its big band sound and a repertoire ranging from traditional calypso favorites to […]
Countertenor Andreas Scholl to open Bates College concert season on Sept. 26
An increasing presence in American music, a countertenor is a male vocalist who sings in the pitch range more typically associated with the alto. The style emerged in the 1600s, fell from favor during the 19th century and has enjoyed a powerful resurgence since the mid-20th century. Accompanied by keyboardist Tamar Halperin, Scholl will perform […]
Piano concert in Farmington to open new series on Oct. 5
FARMINGTON — The Arts Institute of Western Maine will debut a new concept in presenting concerts entitled “Listen Local.” This series formalizes a once popular “brown bag series” with plans to feature four local performers a year. AIWM will introduce this series with a piano recital by Kathryn Sytsma at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, […]
Ed Gabrielsen concert canceled in January, rescheduled for Sept. 27 at Franco Center in Lewiston
LEWISTON — ‘s concert at the Franco Center, canceled in January, has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. “The hall has exquisite acoustics. Every note, even the softest pianissimos, can be heard,” said Gabrielsen in a statement released about his first concert in the Franco Center. He has had several opportunities to rehearse […]