AUGUSTA — The “Concerts at Jewett” Series sponsored by University of Maine at Augusta College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Senior College will feature on the violin accompanied by pianist Wenham Anderson in a “Hungarian Rhapsody” concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at Jewett Hall Auditorium. The concert will include works by Beethoven, […]
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PSO principal players featured in Symphonie fantastique concert in Portland on Nov. 11
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its musicians with the Symphonie Fantastique concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Merrill Auditorium. The concert, conducted by PSO Music Director Robert Moody, will feature solos from eight of PSO’s principal players. The concert will open with Bartok’s Rumanian Folk Dances for String Orchestra followed […]
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Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano at UMF on Nov. 2
will perform the Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in Nordica Auditorium on the second floor of Merrill Hall on the campus of University of Maine, Farmington. Admission is $12 at the door. All AIWM events are free for anyone 18 years old and younger and students with ID.
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Pianist/composer/arranger Laurence Hobgood and trio to perform on Fryeburg stage Nov. 14
Hobgood has 20 years of arranging for and collaborating with renowned vocalist Kurt Elling, the multiple Grammy-nominee and Grammy award-winner has also written vocal arrangements for a number of other prominent musicians such as Jackie Allen, Alicia Miles, and Regina Carter. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for seniors, $10 for students, and $50 for […]
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North of Nashville coming to Bath on Nov. 7
BATH — The talented duo of Jay Basiner and Andrew Martelle, nominated this year for a New England Music Award, are coming to the Chocolate Church Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, for an evening of authentic heartland music. North of Nashville’s blend of fiddle, mandolin, guitar and harmonica brings music lovers a […]
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Aztec Two-Step to perform on Portland stage on Nov. 21
Performing their own Aztec Two-Step classics plus songs of Simon & Garfunkel and The Everly Brothers PORTLAND — Renowned folk-rock duo Aztec Two-Step will perform their own “fan favorites” as well as pay tribute to the iconic Simon & Garfunkel and The Everly Brothers, at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at One Longfellow Square. Bursting on […]
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Battle of the Blends XXI in Lewiston on Nov. 1
LEWISTON — The Battle of the Blends XXI will be open at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Franco Center. Seven a cappella groups will kick off the 2014-2015 season: Good-Time Sound, The Colbyettes, The Merimanders, None of the Above, The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus, Vocal Solution and The Power to Entertain. Perennial favorites and […]
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Melissa Manchester to perform in Bath on Nov. 8
BATH — The soulful sounds of songs like “Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “Midnight Blue” will fill the air at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 8, when Melissa Manchester comes to Maine for an evening of American classics and new songs from her latest album, “When I Look Down That Road.” “It […]
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Portland Symphony Orchestra to present first KinderKonzerts of the season
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra will kick off its KinderKonzerts this season with a series of Woodwind KinderKonzerts. To celebrate the PSO’s 90th anniversary and the launch of a three-year Beethoven Symphony Cycle, the woodwind, brass, and strings KinderKonzerts planned for 2014-2015 season will focus on the music and life of Ludwig von Beethoven. […]
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Jessie and Greg Boardman to play at Wayne’s Ladd Center on Oct. 25
Greg Boardman has been a legendary fiddle player and teacher for over three decades. Joined by his wife Jessie, the Boardmans use voice, fiddles, guitars and cello to perform distinctively New England folk music, with new and original songs, airs and dance tunes mixed in with traditional Scots-Irish and French-Canadian songs. Doors will open at […]