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Richard Nickerson conducts the Maine Music Society Chorale during its final rehearsal Thursday before concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the Franco Center in Lewiston. For more information and tickets, visit mainemusicsociety.org. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Concert details: The Maine Music Society Chorale presents A Season of Celebration

Richard Nickerson, center foreground, conducts the Maine Music Society Chorale during its final rehearsal Thursday before concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the Franco Center in Lewiston. For more information and tickets, visit mainemusicsociety.org. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Maine Music Society collaborative pianist Morgan Lee plays during a final rehearsal Thursday before concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the Franco Center in Lewiston. For more information and tickets, visit mainemusicsociety.org. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Maine Music Society collaborative pianist Morgan Lee plays during a final rehearsal Thursday before concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the Franco Center in Lewiston. For more information and tickets, visit mainemusicsociety.org. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
The shadow of Richard Nickerson is seen Thursday as he conducts the Maine Music Society Chorale during a final rehearsal ahead of concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the Franco Center in Lewiston. For more information and tickets, visit mainemusicsociety.org. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Jane Mitchell, center, and other members of the Maine Music Society Chorale rehearse Thursday before concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the Franco Center in Lewiston. For more information and tickets, visit mainemusicsociety.org. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Richard Nickerson, center foreground, conducts the Maine Music Society Chorale during its final rehearsal Thursday before concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the Franco Center in Lewiston. For more information and tickets, visit mainemusicsociety.org. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...