PORTLAND — Out of the ashes, music rises. The future of classical music is here, and it’s in Portland, Maine. In a moment when arts organizations across the globe are struggling, Emily Isaacson, 2018 Maine Artist of the Year, is using the pandemic to radically rethink live performance, classical music, and community arts. The result, […]
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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra announces online events, cancels performances
The MSO has cancelled concerts through May because of Covid-19, but will offer online events.
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Locals remember Janis Joplin’s 1969 visit to Waterville, The Chez
Joplin visited The Chez after performing at the Waterville Armory, and several locals recall that memorable night.
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Wayne DeLano Duo prepare for Jan. 29 concert
A Wayne DeLano livestream concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, via the Camden Opera House Facebook page (facebook.com/camdenoperahouse). The Camden Opera House SoundCheck series continues with a streaming performance by acclaimed saxophonist, pianist, arranger and composer accompanied by David Clarke on guitar and bass. Those who attend can hear a whole […]
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Boardman to perform Jan. 6 at the Oasis of Music
Fiddler Greg Boardman will perform at the Oasis of Music at 12:30 p.m. 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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For shop clerks and DJs, it’s the most wonderful time for their ears
Incessant Christmas music started earlier than usual this year, but even people who have to listen to it nonstop don’t mind.
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2021 Grammy Awards: List of nominees in top categories
In the top categories at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé leads all nominees with nine.
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Amy Calder: Remembering an old friend
Peg, who died last year at 95, was an unusual woman who lived in an old house passed down through the family, still used a rotary phone and never owned a television, Amy Calder writes.
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J&H Music bringing tunes to Oakland with strings attached
Jeffery Rowe is keeping the area music store scene alive as he fills a space in Oakland after his father-in-law closes Down Home Music in Fairfield.
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Maine Voices: I stutter, but it doesn’t limit who I am or what I can do
Joe Biden’s stutter has brought the condition into the open. What helps people overcome it? For a Maine legislator, music was the key.