LEWISTON — The Rev. Nehru Stephen Savayaria, HGN, has been appointed by Bishop Robert Deeley as temporary parochial vicar of Prince of Peace Parish (Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Holy Cross Church and Holy Family Church, all in Lewiston), Holy Trinity Parish in Lisbon Falls, and Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Sabattus […]
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Organist Elena Udras makes U.S. debut at Basilica
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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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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‘Blue Mass’ honors public safety workers
LEWISTON — Hundreds of police officers, firefighters, emergency personnel and parishioners honored first responders during the annual “Blue Mass” on Sunday at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The Blue Mass tradition was revived in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland after the terror attacks Sept. 11, 2001, according to the church. The Blue […]
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Walking 130 miles to college, for charity
LEWISTON — Forty college students from New Hampshire will be in Lewiston on Saturday, but not for long. At 8 a.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, the Saint Anselm College students will begin a 130-mile walk from Lewiston to their college in Manchester, New Hampshire, to raise money for charity. In addition […]
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Ray Cornils to perform final noontime Basilica concert
LEWISTON — Ray Cornils, who recently retired after almost 30 years as Portland’s municipal organist, will perform the final summer noonday concert at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8. His performance will include a piece by Cesar Franck, Elliott’s improvisation on “Shall We Gather at the River,” and […]
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Trumpeter Jack Burt to perform Monday evening at the Basilica
LEWISTON — Trumpeter Jack Burt, accompanied on organ by Scott Vaillancourt, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Dr. Burt is professor of trumpet at the University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts. A graduate of the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music, the University […]
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Greg Boardman and Friends to perform at the Basilica
LEWISTON — Musician Greg Boardman will perform at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. He will be accompanied by “friends” Jessie Boardman and Linda and Madeleine Vaillancourt. They will perform as a string quartet and play pieces by Purcell and Richter. A familiar face in local music circles, […]
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Concert at the Basilica Wednesday
LEWISTON — Organists Mark Thallander and Andrew McKeon will perform today at 12:15 p.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Their program will feature both solo and duet performances in anticipation of their upcoming performance at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday, July 29. They will perform original works by Thallander […]