FARMINGTON — The Nordica Memorial Association has announced the winners of this year’s Nordica scholarship. It is awarded to a student of singing in Maine who aspires to a career in singing. This year’s contest resulted in a tie, with Kaleigh Hunter of Saco and Emma Jones of South Portland as winners. In “normal times” […]
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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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Instrumental Ensembles at UMF to present program
FARMINGTON — The UMF Instrumental Ensembles, under the direction of conductor Eric Thomas, will present a program featuring performances by four quartets at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, in Nordica Auditorium in Merrill Hall on the University of Maine at Farmington campus The program will begin with a string quartet performing the music of Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Haydn, […]
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ArtsFarmington to present Maine Balkan Choir
FARMINGTON — Join the Maine Balkan Choir with special guest Elitsa Stoyneva for a festive afternoon of old world village singing and dancing at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. The choir will be joined by soloist and seven time gold medalist, Elitsa Stoyneva of Turgovishte, Bulgaria. The concert will be held at Nordica Auditorium […]
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ArtsFarmington! to present Maine Squeeze
FARMINGTON — On Saturday, Oct. 21, ArtsFarmington! (previously Arts Institute of Western Maine) will present the accordion ensemble Maine Squeeze. They will present “Celebrating OktoberFest” — a variety of foot-stomping polkas, waltzes, sing-a-longs and music not typically associated with the accordion. The audience will also be invited to participate in some simple dances. Maine Squeeze […]
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Chamber group salutes Schubert
The Arts Institute of Western Maine is sponsoring a Maine Mountain Chamber Music concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, in Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. Pianists Yuri Funahashi, left, and Stephen Pane, right, are among the peformers. Others include violinist Keiko Tokunaga, bassist Carolyn Davis Fryer, cellist Elisabeth Anderson and […]
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Concerto Incognito at AIWM
FARMINGTON — The Arts Institute of Western Maine is presenting Boston-based early music ensemble Concerto Incognito in “A Taste of the Italian Baroque,” a special concert of Baroque music for violin, cello, voice and harpsichord, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29. Performers include Christien Beeuwkes, soprano and cello, Dana Maiben, violin, and Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord. The concert will be […]