The sympathetic strings of the Indian sitar will ring at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. David Pontbriand, a musician and artist from Portland, has developed an intuitive and emotive approach that is deeply personal, while classical in style. His original and spontaneous compositions for sitar are freely interpretive and […]
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Oasis of Music continues this week with the Good Enough Band
LEWISTON — The Oasis of Music continues this Wednesday, Oct. 24, with the Good Enough Band, performing from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. This concert will be presented by clients and staff of the Wooster Hill day program for adults with disabilities in Rome. Their mission is to help create a […]
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The Oasis of Music hosts Stan Davis on Wednesday
LEWISTON — The Oasis of Music will host singer-songwriter Stan Davis in a free concert from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. Davis plays and sings a mix of traditional and original songs, from the blues to lyrical hymns about modern country life, from songs about reincarnation to love songs. He […]
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Oasis of Music presents fiddler Owen Kennedy
LEWISTON — The Oasis of Music is proud to present the return of fiddler Owen Kennedy of Winthrop from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday. This program will include Maritime and Celtic fiddle music, all played with expertise and youthful energy. Owen Kennedy is a powerful 13-year old violinist and fiddler with an engaging style and […]
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Making music at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lewiston
Fiddler Greg Boardman kicks off the Oasis of Music season Wednesday at Trinity Episcopal Church at 247 Bates St. in Lewiston. The free, half-hour concerts feature local artists in a range of musical styles, and are held from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesdays from September through May. Musicians interested in performing can contact Boardman through […]
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Greg Boardman kicks off new 'Oasis of Music' season
LEWISTON — Fiddler Greg Boardman will kick off the new “Oasis of Music” season with a performance this coming Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St., beginning at 12:30 p.m. Boardman will play a set of tunes he learned from the concerts and recorded performances of Dave Swarbrick (1940-2015), the English fiddler who […]
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Oasis of Music to feature music for rebec
LEWISTON — Music for the rebec is scheduled for this week’s Oasis of Music, at Trinity Church, 247 Bates Street, on Wednesday April 18 for a half-hour program beginning at 12:30. The rebec, to be played by Greg Boardman, is a three-stringed ancestor of the ever-popular violin. This instrument, possibly inspired by the rebab as […]
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Celtic harpist Penny Admundson at Oasis of Music
LEWISTON — The Oasis of Music will host the return of Celtic harpist Penny Admundson from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday March 14, for a presentation at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. Admundson’s music is a blend of traditional Celtic and classic rock, with some jazzier tunes thrown in for fun. She studied with Maine […]
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Pianist, Lewiston native performing at Oasis of Music
LEWISTON — The piano artistry of Brian Meldrum will be featured at this week’s Oasis of Music. The performance will be from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. Lewiston native and Brunswick resident Brian Meldrum has made a lifetime of study of the classic piano repertoire, of which […]
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Pianists at Oasis of Music
LEWISTON — The grand piano at Trinity Church will be put to use in the two coming weeks as the Oasis of Music presents two local pianists. On Wednesday Feb. 28, George Morrissette will perform two fantasia pieces from different eras, one being the classical Fantasia Number One by Mozart, and the other a three-movement […]