Music

Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School

The Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School's new date for the free Odeon Winter Concert is Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rockport Opera House. Music students in all three ensembles, Odeon…

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Hardy and Sferra

Savory Maine of Damariscotta is beginning its December music series featuring local musicians. Every Thursday and Saturday, from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast will entertain and…

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St. Cecilia Chamber Choir

Got holiday spirit?

Above the din of salesmen Santas and yuletide elevator music, consider an invitation to hear hauntingly beautiful music reflecting the joy and beauty of this Christmas…

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The Sheepscot Valley Chorus performs their Christmas concert Saturday, Dec. 7 at 3:30 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor. The chorus is under the direction of Linda Blanchard and…

Several significant musical events involving the Wiscasset Primary and Middle schools will take place over the next few weeks.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Thousands of lights, dozens of trees, wreaths and greenery galore and music and merriment fill the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor throughout the month of…

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The DaPonte String Quartet (DSQ) (violinists Dino Liva and Lydia Forbes, cellist Myles Jordan and Kirsten Monke on viola) announces concert dates and its program for the Christmas season.

MIMI BORNSTEIN, founder and artistic director of the Midcoast Community Chorus.

Community Sing! is a new monthly opportunity for all Midcoast singers to gather with friends and neighbors for the sheer joy of singing together.

No preparation, practice or training is…

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Barbara Bowers, MCC's second executive director steps up

Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC), a nonprofit arts organization, announces the appointment of Barbara Bowers, of Walpole, to the position of executive director. Bowers spent the last four years as…

JOHN D. ADAMS is a highly acclaimed singer on both coasts. His repertoire ranges from cantatas to premieres of new works.   Courtesy of Oratorio Chorale

The Oratorio Chorale begins their 40th season with “Musical Fireworks,” a program that includes music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Monteverdi, Schutz, and J.S. Bach’s aria “Jauchzet,” featuring soprano…

Bath

For years, March through September, Bath has come alive on the third Friday of the month with art galleries uniformly open to the public. Now that the weather has turned cooler, the tradition…

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PERFORMING November 7, as part of the month's music series at Savory Maine, are Sylvia Tavares and Tom Arter. Courtesy of Savory Maine

Savory Maine of Damariscotta announces its November music series featuring local musicians. Every Thursday and Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast will entertain…

Damariscotta
A scene from Shostakovich's “The Nose” being screened Oct. 26 at 1 p.m.  Courtesy of Lincoln Theater

This is one of those amazing week’s at Lincoln Theater – art, movies, live music, opera and theater broadcasts – something, hopefully, for everybody.

Exhibition – “Munch 150”: In 2013, all…

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The Peter Alexander band performs in a benefit for the Chocolate Church Arts Center on October 18. Courtesy of Chocolate Church

The third Friday Performance Arts Concert Series series begins with the Peter Alexander Band performing a concert of original rock and roll on the main stage of the famous Chocolate Church Arts…

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The DaPonte String Quartet: Lydia Forbes, violin; Kirsten Monke, viola; back, left, Ferdinand “Dino” Liva, violin; and Myles Jordan, cellist. Pierce Studio photo

The DaPonte String Quartet launches its 22nd season in Maine with a couple of firsts (Beethoven’s and Prokofiev’s first quartets) and an overlooked gem by William Walton. The concert will be…

Bay Chamber Music School in Rockport announces a new Suzuki violin program, led by our newest faculty member, Suzuki violin instructor Sarah Glenn. The Suzuki philosophy, developed by Dr. Shinichi…

Wiscasset
Leela Koilpillai

The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset is pleased to introduce Leela Koilpillai as our music director.

Koilpillai was born in India and came to the United States at the age of six. She…

Boothbay Railway Village
The Spaceheaters will take to the stage twice on Sunday, Oct. 13 at the Boothbay Railway Village. File photo

This year’s Fall Foliage Festival stage is going to rock, roll, swing and hop.

Entertainment Coordinator Mellissa Thornton has finalized the schedule for the…

Courtesy of Nor’easters Barbershop Quartet

Two chapters of the Barbershop Harmony Society, The Nor’easters of Brunswick and The Windjammers of Camden, will perform a “Barbershop Bonanza” on Saturday, October 12th at Watts Hall in Thomaston…

Southport Methodist Church

To bring in the new service time of 9 a.m., the Southport United Methodist Church Choir has put together a foot stomping service of Gospel music on October 6. Gems…

At the Opera House
THE BODEANS rocks a packed Opera House this past Friday night. Kurt Neumann, founder and frontman, is the second from the left.     GARY DOW/Boothbay Register

Friday night.

Lights on.

A familiar face appears on the stage.

An introduction, as many other nights have started at the Opera House, by Cathy…

Sue Hunt, a member of Tapestry Singers, was last year’s scholarship recipient. Courtesy of the Tapestry Singers

The Tapestry Singers have started rehearsing for this year’s holiday concerts that will take place on Saturday, Dec. 21, and Sunday, Dec. 22.

The featured work will be the Magnificat by J.S…

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Antje Duvekot returns to the Opera House after six years Columbus Day weekend.  Courtesy of the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Singer-songwriter and Grammy-nominee Seth Glier knows the challenges of emerging into adulthood all too well. Over the course of just a few short years, Glier has gone from opening act to…

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An exciting new rehearsal season for the Seacoast Community Orchestras starts Tuesday, Sept. 24. The musicians will be directed by Ferdinand Liva of the DaPonte String Quartet.

String…

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Les Petits Chanteurs perform in concert. Courtesy of the Second Congregational Church/Newcastle

Les Petits Chanteurs (The Little Singers), the renowned boys’ choir from the Holy Trinity Music School of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, will perform at the Second Congregational Church in Newcastle on…

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The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will host the East Wind Gospel Singers this Sunday, Sept. 22 at the 11 a.m. worship…

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Bob Bittner

Whoop de do! Rarely do radio listeners hear elsewhere many of the reminiscent relics Bob Bittner spins from his West Bath Station, WJTO, a.k.a. “The…

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The DRA’s Round Top Coffee House welcomes Putnam Smith on Friday, Sept. 13 as its featured artist. This will be our last concert in the beautiful Darrows barn for…

Adult Education

If you love music, whether making it or dancing to it Central Lincoln County Adult Education has a class for you.

Learn how to play the ukulele in Ukulele for You, starting Wednesday, Sept.…

For a Good Cause

Jay and Doug Moore shared a love for music.

In honor of the late brothers, the Moore family of Boothbay has started the Moore Music Legacy Foundation to bring music into the lives of…

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THE NOR'EASTERS Barbershop Chorus will perform with other Barbershop Society groups on September 28 in Brunswick.

The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus will hold their 47th Annual Show on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Methodist Church on Church Road, Brunswick at 7 p.m.

This year’s theme, “Those Were the Days…

At the Opera House
The Downeast Brass Quintet will perform in a free concert at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on September 21. Courtesy of the Opera House

As part of its 10th anniversary year celebration, throughout 2013 the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor has brought in a number of nationally known, Grammy winning acts in addition to local and…

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The Dixieland-style, Moose Mountain Jazz Band will perform a benefit concert to celebrate the 175th year of the Historic Head Tide Church in Alna, September 7, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $…

Cecilia Chamber Choir will hold auditions for all voice parts September 6 through 18. The choir sings a variety of challenging repertoire from the medieval period to new compositions. Rehearsals…

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Savory Maine's September music series featuring local musicians will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Musicians from around the midcoast will entertain and charm diners at…

The Oratorio Chorale looks forward to its 2013-2014 season, beginning with two days of auditions in early September with newly appointed director Emily Isaacson.

Openings are available in…

Pemaquid Oyster Festival

The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 29 from noon to dusk. The…

Alive on the River
Georgetown's Ken Hoffman and his three adopted huskies, from left, Xena, from the Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick, and Bandit and Maximum, both from the Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb, take in a Pan Fried Steel concert on the Wiscasset common August 22. Sometimes, the dogs sing along at concerts, Hoffman said. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper

Another good-sized crowd turned out for a concert in the “Alive on the River” series. The concert took place on the Wiscasset common on August 22.

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The Moose Mountain Jazz Band will perform at the Head Tide Church in Alna September 7.

Come celebrate with us! Alna's Historic Head Tide church will celebrate its 175th year with a benefit concert by the Moose Mountain Jazz Band, a seven-piece band that specializes in Dixieland Jazz…

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The DaPonte String Quartet’s new season begins October 24 and includes everything from Gesualdo’s 16th century Madrigals to George Crumb’s 20th century masterpiece “Black Angels.”

The 2013-…

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Courtesy of Robert Mitchell

Grammy-winning Nashville musician Kathy Mattea filled the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on August 16. The crowd savored an evening of musical hits by the country music star and enjoyed her…

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Kathy Mattea. Courtesy of James Minchin

Kathy Mattea's strong, slighty raspy voice takes you deep into the heart of each and every song. Mattea's sound is a mix of country, folk, traditional Celtic and traditional Appalachian, and a…

St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will hold auditions for all voice parts for the coming season on Friday, Sept. 6, and Saturday, Sept. 7. The choir sings a variety of challenging repertoire…

Wiscasset Middle School
Participants incorporate the limbo into their dance repertoire. Courtesy of Judy Flanagan

Wiscasset Middle School teacher Warren Cossette was the DJ for the I Dig Rock’n Roll Music Sock Hop, which took place at Wiscasset High School.

This event was a joint effort between the…

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Kathy Mattea

Kathy Mattea, touring in support of her most recent “Calling Me Home” album, arrives in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, August 16 to perform at 8 p.m. at the historic Opera…

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For more information about the Salt Bay Chamberfest or concert dates visit www.saltbaychamberfest.org …

Emily Isaacson selected as Oratorio Chorale Director. Courtesy of GarnickMoorePhotographers

Emily Isaacson, 31, a native of Brunswick, has been chosen as Music Director for the Oratorio Chorale. Isaacson succeeds Peter Frewen, who retired after 27 years with the chorale.

Isaacson…

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The Darrows Barn is the venue for the 7th Annual Damariscotta Blues Festival on Saturday, August 3. Photo from festival website.

Blues fans take notice! Damariscotta is tuning up for its seventh annual Blues Festival this Saturday, August 3 from 1 to 10:30 p.m. Pack up your lawn chairs and head for Darrows Barn, venue for…

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Darryl Purpose will perform songs from his new CD at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on September 7.

When Darryl Purpose was 16 years old, his mother put a book called “Beat the Dealer” in his Christmas stocking. He went to Las Vegas as a teenager and began a career as professional card player.…

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Married with Chitlins, Chris and Liz Lannon.

Every Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the midcoast will entertain diners at Savory Maine in Damariscotta. All of the musicians in the following August lineup have…