Sitarist David Pontbriand will perform from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, at the Oasis of Music at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. American sitarist David Pontbriand began his journey with the sitar in 1973. His story is an exception to the rule, in that he is entirely self-taught. Pontbriand’s Music […]
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Oasis of Music features pianist
Pianist Thad Gunther will perform at the Oasis of Music from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Gunther is a senior at Bates College. Originally from Farmington, Gunther studied classical piano with Bruce McInnes with a focus on Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms. He also studied […]
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John Gawler to perform at Oasis of Music
John Gawler will perform at the Oasis of Music from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Gawler is well-known to Maine audiences as an elder of the Gawler Family, singers and players of traditional and contemporary music, who perform internationally and have recorded several CDs. […]
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Guitarist Jordan Berube to play at Oasis of Music
Jordan Berube will perform on guitar at the Oasis of Music from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Lewiston native Jordan Berube has been an active musician for over 10 years in the Maine music community. He is a composer of original ambient finger-style soundscapes. […]
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Oasis of Music to feature songs from 17th century
The music of John Dowland, an English Renaissance composer, will be performed at the Oasis of Music from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Greg Boardman on violin, Scott Vaillancourt on organ, and Terrence Karn on hand and small mallet percussion will perform their arrangements […]
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Darlin’ Corey brings Americana to Oasis of Music
The folk country duo Darlin’ Corey will perform a program of instrumental music at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10, at Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. As a duo, Matt Shipman and Erica Brown feature a delightful blend of vocal harmonies accompanied by fiddle, banjo, mandolin […]
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Couple brings Celtic music to Oasis of Music
Chris Stevens, playing concertina and accordion, will be joined by his spouse, Amanda Gale, on piano with a program of Celtic music as the the Oasis of Music resumes its weekly schedule at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. One of the foremost exponents of […]
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Twelfth Noon at the Oasis of Music
Fiddler Greg Boardman will perform at the Oasis of Music from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The date falls on the twelfth day of Christmas, when the Feast of the Epiphany is traditionally celebrated. Boardman has selected a variety of traditional pieces as his […]
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Advent hymns featured at Oasis of Music
Greg Boardman, viola, and Scott Vaillancourt, organ, will perform from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the Oasis of Music, held at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The duo will play music from the Advent hymn repertory. Boardman studied viola with Julia Adams and teaches elementary orchestra in Lewiston schools. […]
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Organist to perform at Oasis of Music
Organist Scott Vaillancourt will perform at the Oasis of Music from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Vaillancourt is the music director at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul where he directs and oversees an active music program. He has taught for the University […]