Music
“Bowie 101: A Video Introduction to David Bowie”
Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at FarmingtonAre you new to the music and visual artistry of David Bowie? Then this event is for you! Dr. Stephen Grandchamp (Assistant Professor of Literature and Digital Humanities at UMF) will screen and discuss four critical music videos from the career of David Bowie (including “Life on Mars?”) in order to initiate the New Commons Project’s exploration of his life and art.
“Mission: Imagination” Electric Violin Concert and Discussion
Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at FarmingtonElectro-acoustic violist and David Bowie collaborator Martha Mooke explores and interprets David Bowie’s “search for unconscious intelligence.” This event's discussion and concert are inspired by Bowie's creative process of combining disassociated ideas to spark creativity.
An Evening of Poetry by outgoing and incoming Maine Poets Laureate
Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at FarmingtonAn Evening of Poetry Reading by outgoing and incoming Maine poets laureate Stuart Kestenbaum and Julia Bouwsma. This event is presented by ArtsFarmington in collaboration with the UMF English Department. Fee is $10, free under 18 and for UMF students. Masks and vaccination are required. Tickets on our website, artsfarmington.org ,with limited availability of tickets at the door.
Coig Christmas Concert Fuel Assistance Fund Benefit
Old South First Congregational Church, UCC 235 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesMark your calendar! We've done it! Internationally acclaimed, award winning celtic band, Coig returns to Old South First Congregational Church, UCC on Wednesday, December 15th for the annual Christmas Benefit Concert! Our beloved Cape Breton, NS based band will bring holiday cheer as we raise money for the FAEM Ecumenial Heating Fund that will help our neighbors in Franklin County heat their homes this winter during their 2021 Maine/New England Christmas concert tour. Guest musician, Thierry Clouette (guitar and foot percussion) will be joining Chrissy Crowley (fiddle), Rachel Davis (fiddle, and Darren McMullen (multi-instrumentalist) for the Christmas tour. Owen Kennedy,
Candlelit Choral Evensong
Church of the Good Shepherd, Rangeley 2614 Main Street, Rangeley, ME, United StatesOn Fridays, February 4 and February 18 at 4:00 pm, the Church of the Good Shepherd, 2614 Main Street, Rangeley, will offer candlelit Choral Evensong, one of the most beloved services in the Anglican tradition. Many find Evensong, which only lasts a little over a half hour, to be a service of mystical beauty as the day comes to an end. Evensong at Good Shepherd is an especially lovely service, as the ancient prayers and chants combine with the candlelight inside and the gradual coming of evening viewed through the lakeside windows. It is called “choral” evensong because many parts
UPDATE: ArtsFarmington Presents: Hope Chernesky Performance
Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesHope Chernesky Concert to be Live-streamed Due to the recent spread of the Omicron virus in Franklin County, the ArtsFarmington’s concert on Feb.6, featuring Hope Chernesky, will be live-streamed only. To learn more about the concert, and how to access the live streaming, visit artsfarmington.org. The live streaming will be free.
Trio Con Brio, concert
Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesConcert by renown group from Denmark
ArtsFarmington Presents: Trio Con Brio Concert
Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesArtsFarmington will present Trio Con Brio – Copenhagen on March 8th, 7:30, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, University of Maine in Farmington. The trio, playing piano, violin, and cello, will bring alive the music of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert. For tickets and more information consult our website, artsfarmington.org. Use of masks and proof of full vaccination is required.
(Updated) Artsfarmington Presents: Trio Con Brio Concert
Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesArtsFarmington will present Trio Con Brio – Copenhagen on March 8th, 7:30, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, University of Maine in Farmington. The trio, playing piano, violin, and cello, will bring alive the music of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert. For tickets and more information consult our website, artsfarmington.org. Use of masks and proof of full vaccination is required. The event will be Live Streamed for those unable or insecure about attending in person. A recording, when available, will be "on demand" for one week. Purchase of a ticket is necessary to receive the link to see the Live Stream performance and/or
Trio Con Brio Concert Livestream
Online event at: www.artsfarmington.orgArtsFarmington's Trio Con Brio – Copenhagen's concert is now available on demand as a recording from their concert on March 8th. The trio, playing piano, violin, and cello, brings alive the music of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert. The recording of their concert will be available through March 16th. To purchase a ticket visit artsfarmington.org. The ticket is good for a household.
*Updated* Maine Mountain Chamber to Perform at UMF
Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesArtsFarmington is excited to announce the return of Maine Mountain Chamber Music to Nordica Auditorium on Sunday April 24th at 3:00 PM. MMCM founders Yuri Funahashi, piano, and Laurie Kennedy, viola, will be joined by violinist Charles Dimmick and cellist Leo Eguchi. The program consists of Zoltan Kodaly’s Duo for Violin and Cello and Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quartet in C minor. Adult tickets are $15, those 18 and under are free as are UMF students with ID. Nordica Auditorium is in Merrill Hall (224 Main Street) at the University of Maine at Farmington. Visit www.artsfarmington.org for more information and to
ArtsFarmington Presents: Palaver Strings Concert
Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF 224 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United StatesArtsFarmington will present Palaver Strings’ Welcome Here on Friday, May 6th, 7:00 PM, at Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, 224 Main Street, University of Maine in Farmington. Welcome Here, a touring production, celebrates Maine’s cultural diversity, resilience, and stewardship. For tickets and more information consult our website, artsfarmington.org. Use of masks and proof of full vaccination are required.