FARMINGTON — Pianists Bridget Convey, Amy Maier, Steven Pane and Sam Sytsma, who all teach at University of Maine at Farmington, will perform a program of solo piano literature as part of “Sonitus: A Sound Studies University Forum.” The performance is free and open to the public and will be at 7:30 tonight in the Performance Space at the Emery Community Arts Center on the UMF campus.

Bridget Convey has been a featured musician at several National and International Festivals, with a strong focus on music by living composers. Convey has been heard at venues throughout Maine, as well as the Ojai Music Festival, Fechin Institute Chamber Concert Series, Maybeck Performing Arts Studio, among many others.

Amy Maier studied at UMaine Orono, at the Royal Scottish Academy in Glasgow Scotland, and at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Maier is President of the Maine Music Teachers Association and an active performer and accompanist throughout Maine.

Steven Pane, professor of music at UMF, has performed internationally as a pianist, chamber musician and conductor. Pane recently performed American premieres of piano works by Romanian composers, Iancu Dumitrescu and Ana-Maria Avram, who explore elements of acoustical sounds in their music.

Originally from Farmington, Sam Sytsma has enjoyed a varied career performing as both a vocalist and keyboard musician. Sytsma studied music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Royal Conservatoire, and at The Hague in The Netherlands. He performs regularly with the St. Mary’s Schola and in the Portland Early Music Festival.

For more information, email Bridget Convey at [email protected], or Steven Pane at [email protected].