SOUTH PARIS — The Celebration Barn Theater will present Mike Miclon’s The Early Evening Show, featuring special guest, singer-songwriter Ceili Spaulding, along with regulars like Fritz Grobe and the Early Evening Show Orchestra, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 7. A small town girl from Maine, Spaulding has been living in Boston while attending Berklee College of […]
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Bates College Orchestra to showcase student soloists
LEWISTON — Bates College Orchestra, Led by Hiroya Miura, will showcase winners of this year’s Bates Orchestra Concerto Competition, Christine Cho, Elliot Chun and Nick White. The performance, featuring music by von Weber, Bach and Dvorak, will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The event is free, […]
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Youth Orchestra of Lewiston/Auburn plans season
The Youth Orchestra of Lewiston/Auburn will begin its 2018 season on Jan. 16. Middle and high school string players with at least two years’ experience are welcome to join YOLA for an unforgettable ensemble experience. Directed by Linda Vaillancourt, YOLA’s 2018 season will run Jan. 16 through March 24, and include a pre-concert performance at […]
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River Views: Going all out to make servicemen feel at home
It was mid-July in 1944. The war news from Europe was encouraging, but American servicemen had been fighting on battlefields around the world for nearly three years. For war-weary servicemen on leave in New England, it’s possible that they were among many who enjoyed good company and a taste of home on Park Street in […]
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‘Pirates and Mermaids, Ahoy!’ concert to feature ballet, orchestra in Portland Jan. 11
This afternoon exploring the seas will include favorites from the popular films “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Little Mermaid.” Audiences will also visit the European coast with the classical work “The Hebrides Overture” by Mendelssohn and experience the ocean’s perilous side with John Williams’ “Theme from Jaws.” Get the whole family excited for the […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra presents 35th year of Magic of Christmas Dec. 12-21
PORTLAND — Magic of Christmas returns to Merrill Auditorium this year as the Portland Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 35th anniversary of its annual holiday concert. Audiences will be surrounded by the sounds of the season at the performance, conducted by PSO Music Director Robert Moody and Assistant Conductor Norman Huynh. This year’s Magic of Christmas […]
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Youth orchestra ensembles to perform in Portland on Nov. 13
The concert will include: the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Lehmann, USM professor of music and director of string studies and orchestral activities; the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, conducted by Peter Martin, USM professor of music; the Portland Young People’s String Consort, conducted by Deborah Dabczynski; and the Portland Youth Junior Orchestra, conducted […]
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Orchestra, gypsy jazz trio joint concert in Farmington on Nov. 9
FARMINGTON — Waltzes, jazz, rags and other toe-tapping delights fill the bill when the University of Maine at Farmington Community Orchestra performs at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in Nordica Auditorium in UMF’s Merrill Hall. The orchestra’s special guests are the gypsy jazz group Mes Amis, featuring Steve Lynnworth and Harry Richter on guitars, and […]
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Orchestra to open 25th season with Viva la Musique! in Lewiston on Oct. 25
In just a few years, through her international concert appearances and her award-winning Naïve recordings, 26 year-old de la Salle has established a reputation as one of today’s most exciting young artists, and as a musician of uncommon sensibility and maturity. The members of the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will accompany de la Salle in the […]