Sean Fleming’s Musical Performances

Sean Fleming in Boothbay Harbor on 08/18/23

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 08/18/23
  • Time: 7:30pm
  • Venue: Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor
  • City: Boothbay Harbor
  • Address: 125 Townsend Ave Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538-1844
  • Venue phone: 207-633-4757
  • Country: United States
  • Admission: $25
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
  • Box office: 207-633-3913
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  • Notes: A favorite of audiences and performers alike, the “Coronation Mass” will be performed with professional soloists and an orchestra on Friday, Aug. 18 and Sunday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor. For more information, contact Lincoln Arts Festival at 207-633-3913 or lincolnartsfestivalbbh@gmail.com. The Mass in C Major “Coronation Mass,” composed in 1779, is one of the most popular of Mozart’s 17 settings of the Latin mass texts. It most likely premiered on Easter Sunday in 1779 in Salzburg Cathedral. The soloists for this marvelous work will be soprano Mary Sullivan, mezzo-soprano Jenna Guiggey, tenor David Myers-Wakeman, and bass-baritone John David Adams. As a special treat, David Myers-Wakeman will sing two arrangements of hits from The Platters, including “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” and “The Great Pretender.” Several shorter pieces will also be featured on the program, including arrangements of “Blue Skies,” “In The Still Of The Night,” “It Don’t Mean A Thing,” “Mister Sandman,” “Over the Rainbow,” and more. Tickets are $25 and are available online at lincolnartsfestival.org or at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Boothbay Harbor. They may also be purchased at the door starting 30 minutes prior to each performance.

Sean Fleming in Searsport on 08/13/23

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 08/13/23
  • Time: 3:00pm
  • Venue: Searsport First Congregational Church
  • City: Searsport , Maine
  • Address: 8 Church St, Searsport, ME 04974
  • Venue phone: 207-548-0327
  • Country: United States
  • Admission: Admission is by donation at the door, with proceeds to go to the church and community music programs, and to help defray the cost of the concert series.
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
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  • Notes: Back by popular demand, Maine Friends of Music, a professional chamber ensemble composed of renowned soprano Mary Sullivan, flutist Linda Brunner, bassoonist David DeBolt, and keyboardist Sean Fleming, will perform at the Searsport First Congregational Church on Sunday, August 13, at 3:00 PM. The program will feature music by Donizetti, Dvořák, Handel, Rossini, Mozart, Cherubini, Puccini, and more. As a special treat, the humorous “Stay With Me” will be performed from P.D.Q. Bach’s opera parody “The Abduction of Figaro.” Plan to come early to guarantee your seating; admission is by donation at the door, with proceeds to go to the church and community music programs, and to help defray the cost of the concert series. All are welcome! For more information, please call David DeBolt at 207-644-0066, or visit www.mainefriendsofmusic.com or www.facebook.com/mainefriendsofmusic. Maine Friends of Music specializes in quick-paced programs that create interesting listening experiences, with a variety of tone, colors, and styles. Much of the ensemble’s repertoire features a mixture of classic eighteenth-century Baroque selections, including works by Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, as well as twentieth century composers such as Debussy, Hindemith, Vaughan-Williams, and Koechlin. New music written for the Maine Friends of Music concerts by crossover classical/jazz composer Bill Douglas, as well as material composed by Bernard Garfield, David DeBolt, and Sean Fleming expands the ensemble’s repertoire further. “Imagination and adaptation are twin themes that inspire the annual concerts by the Maine Friends of Music, one of the state’s most unusual performing ensembles. I’ve attended for the past two years, and I’ve been thoroughly delighted by the repertoire that’s presented with enthusiasm and flair.” (Scott Andrews, Times Record, Brunswick, ME).

Sean Fleming in Damariscotta on 05/07/23

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 05/07/23
  • Time: 3:00pm
  • Venue: Damariscotta Baptist Church
  • City: Damariscotta , Maine
  • Address: 4 Bristol Rd, Damariscotta, ME 04543
  • Venue phone: 207-563-3587
  • Country: United States
  • Admission: $15 for adults and free for students
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
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  • Notes: St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will present a concert of “Musical Potpourri” on Saturday, May 6 at 3:00, and Sunday, May 7 at 3:00 p.m., at Damariscotta Baptist Church. Linda Blanchard is St. Cecilia’s artistic director and conductor, assisted by organist and pianist Sean Fleming. These concerts will feature Bach’s famous motet “Lobet den Herrn.” Advance tickets are strongly encouraged for the concerts. The first half of the program traces choral music from the Medieval through Baroque eras, beginning with a soaring, ethereal chant by Medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen sung by Marybeth McCaffrey, Mary Benner, and Cally Aldrich. John Dowland’s charming and humorously maudlin “Come Again, Sweet Love” features soloists Maya Bailey, Marybeth McCaffrey, Betsey de Groff, and Mary Benner. Josquin des Prez’s tongue-in-cheek “El Grillo” sings the praises of a cricket. The half culminates with J.S. Bach’s joyful virtuosic motet, “Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden.” The program’s second half explores the variety of 20th century choral music, opening with the soaring cathedral classic “Evening Hymn” by Harry Balfour Gardiner, which highlights Sean Fleming at the organ. Other second half selections will include Gabriel Fauré’s “Tantum Ergo,” Morten Lauridsen’s “Sure on This Shining Night,” Frank Tichelli’s “Earth Song,” several folk songs of the British Isles, and Sam Pottle’s humorous setting of “Jabberwocky.” Tickets are $15 for adults, free for students. Purchase them at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta and online at ceciliachoir.org. For more information, please email info@ceciliachoir.org, visit facebook.com/stceciliachamberchoir and ceciliachoir.org, or call 207-380-2768.

Sean Fleming in Damariscotta on 05/06/23

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 05/06/23
  • Time: 3:00pm
  • Venue: Damariscotta Baptist Church
  • City: Damariscotta , Maine
  • Address: 4 Bristol Rd, Damariscotta, ME 04543
  • Venue phone: 207-563-3587
  • Country: United States
  • Admission: $15 for adults and free for students
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
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  • Notes: St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will present a concert of “Musical Potpourri” on Saturday, May 6 at 3:00, and Sunday, May 7 at 3:00 p.m., at Damariscotta Baptist Church. Linda Blanchard is St. Cecilia’s artistic director and conductor, assisted by organist and pianist Sean Fleming. These concerts will feature Bach’s famous motet “Lobet den Herrn.” Advance tickets are strongly encouraged for the concerts. The first half of the program traces choral music from the Medieval through Baroque eras, beginning with a soaring, ethereal chant by Medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen sung by Marybeth McCaffrey, Mary Benner, and Cally Aldrich. John Dowland’s charming and humorously maudlin “Come Again, Sweet Love” features soloists Maya Bailey, Marybeth McCaffrey, Betsey de Groff, and Mary Benner. Josquin des Prez’s tongue-in-cheek “El Grillo” sings the praises of a cricket. The half culminates with J.S. Bach’s joyful virtuosic motet, “Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden.” The program’s second half explores the variety of 20th century choral music, opening with the soaring cathedral classic “Evening Hymn” by Harry Balfour Gardiner, which highlights Sean Fleming at the organ. Other second half selections will include Gabriel Fauré’s “Tantum Ergo,” Morten Lauridsen’s “Sure on This Shining Night,” Frank Tichelli’s “Earth Song,” several folk songs of the British Isles, and Sam Pottle’s humorous setting of “Jabberwocky.” Tickets are $15 for adults, free for students. Purchase them at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta and online at ceciliachoir.org. For more information, please email info@ceciliachoir.org, visit facebook.com/stceciliachamberchoir and ceciliachoir.org, or call 207-380-2768.

Sean Fleming in Newcastle on 04/29/23

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 04/29/23
  • Time: 3:00pm
  • Venue: Second Congregational Church
  • City: Newcastle
  • Address: 51 Main Street, Newcastle, Maine 04553
  • Venue phone: (207) 563-3379
  • Country: United States
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
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  • Notes: Sheepscot Chorus invites you to a concert featuring “Requiem for the Living,” on Saturday, April 29 at 3:00 PM, and Sunday, April 30 at 3:00 PM, at the Second Congregational Church, 51 Main St, Newcastle. A chorister said this when we last performed the “Requiem”: “It was such an incredible joy to be a part of yesterday’s extraordinary concert. My family members were stunned by the beauty of the “Requiem” which has left most of us profoundly moved.” “Requiem for the Living” by Dan Forrest, composed in 2013, is scored for mixed choir and orchestra with solos for soprano and tenor. Combining both liturgical and non-liturgical texts, this powerful five-movement work projects a wide range of meaningful expression, from a biting essay on the vanity and pain of mankind to a plea for mercy, and finally a celebration of eternal light. The work has received more than a hundred performances world-wide within a year of its composition, including performances in Canada, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and multiple performances at Carnegie Hall. Pieces based on the beautiful poetry of the Song of Solomon, and Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In will round out the second half of the program. Tickets are $15 for adults and free for students, and may be purchased at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta, at the door, and at sheepscotvalleychorus.org. For more information, please visit facebook.com/sheepscotchorus, sheepscotvalleychorus.org, email info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org, or call 207-380-2768. Sheepscot Valley Chorus is also delighted to announce the winners of our 2023 Student Music Awards, given annually to one student from each of the three local high schools. The students are selected by their high school music teachers, chosen for their commitment to and leadership in music. Award winners receive a stipend from the chorus and perform at the spring concerts. The 2023 Student Music Award winners are Grace Campbell from Boothbay Region High School, Matthew Long from Lincoln Academy, and Elizabeth Chase from Wiscasset High School.

Sean Fleming in Newcastle on 04/30/23

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 04/30/23
  • Time: 3:00pm
  • Venue: Second Congregational Church
  • City: Newcastle
  • Address: 51 Main Street, Newcastle, Maine 04553
  • Venue phone: (207) 563-3379
  • Country: United States
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
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  • Notes: Sheepscot Chorus invites you to a concert featuring “Requiem for the Living,” on Saturday, April 29 at 3:00 PM, and Sunday, April 30 at 3:00 PM, at the Second Congregational Church, 51 Main St, Newcastle. A chorister said this when we last performed the “Requiem”: “It was such an incredible joy to be a part of yesterday’s extraordinary concert. My family members were stunned by the beauty of the “Requiem” which has left most of us profoundly moved.” “Requiem for the Living” by Dan Forrest, composed in 2013, is scored for mixed choir and orchestra with solos for soprano and tenor. Combining both liturgical and non-liturgical texts, this powerful five-movement work projects a wide range of meaningful expression, from a biting essay on the vanity and pain of mankind to a plea for mercy, and finally a celebration of eternal light. The work has received more than a hundred performances world-wide within a year of its composition, including performances in Canada, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and multiple performances at Carnegie Hall. Pieces based on the beautiful poetry of the Song of Solomon, and Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In will round out the second half of the program. Tickets are $15 for adults and free for students, and may be purchased at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta, at the door, and at sheepscotvalleychorus.org. For more information, please visit facebook.com/sheepscotchorus, sheepscotvalleychorus.org, email info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org, or call 207-380-2768. Sheepscot Valley Chorus is also delighted to announce the winners of our 2023 Student Music Awards, given annually to one student from each of the three local high schools. The students are selected by their high school music teachers, chosen for their commitment to and leadership in music. Award winners receive a stipend from the chorus and perform at the spring concerts. The 2023 Student Music Award winners are Grace Campbell from Boothbay Region High School, Matthew Long from Lincoln Academy, and Elizabeth Chase from Wiscasset High School.

Sean Fleming in South Bristol on 09/18/22

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 09/18/22
  • Time: 3:00pm
  • Venue: South Bristol Union Church, United Church of Christ
  • City: South Bristol , Maine
  • Address: State Route 29, Middle Road
  • Venue phone: 207-644-8242
  • Country: United States
  • Admission: free, with donations accepted
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
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  • Notes: Join Sean Fleming and his eight-piece Dam Rag Scotta Orchestra for the “Real Ragtime Concert,” a collection of classic, early 20th century Rag tunes, on Sunday, September 18 at 3:00 PM at the Union Church of South Bristol. The concert will feature compositions by Confrey, Hayden, Joplin, Lamb, Morton, Scott, and Shepherd. Included will be several works from the “Red Back Book,” a collection of Ragtime orchestral arrangements published in the early 1900s. Upbeat favorites such as Joplin’s “The Entertainer,” “Maple Leaf Rag,” and “The Easy Winners” will be mixed with slower pieces such as Lamb’s “Ragtime Nightingale” and Joplin’s “Solace.” The piano solo “Jelly Roll Blues,” an early jazz piece, will be played, as well as the novelty piano piece “Dizzy Fingers,” which is played as fast as its title would indicate. This concert is sure to be a favorite for people of all ages! The Dam’ Rag Scotta Orchestra includes the very talented musicians Linda Brunner, flute, Mitch Kihn, clarinet, Peter Stuart, trumpet, Allen Millett, drums, Carol Preston and Helen Newell, violins, Richard Francis, cello, and Doug Kennedy, bass. Come and help usher in the start of the fall season in the charming Union Church, nestled on beautiful Rutherford Island and found at 2178 ME-129, South Bristol, ME 04568. The concert will be free, with donations accepted to pay for repairs to the Union Church. Refreshments will be served after the concert in the parish hall opposite the church. For more information, please call Linda Brunner at 207-446-5437.

Sean Fleming in Boothbay Harbor on 12/05/21

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 12/05/21
  • Time: 3:00pm
  • Venue: Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor
  • City: Boothbay Harbor
  • Address: 125 Townsend Ave Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538-1844
  • Venue phone: 207-633-4757
  • Country: United States
  • Admission: $15, students free
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
  • Notes: Sheepscot Valley Chorus celebrates its 41st season with a “Christmas Pops!” concert on Sunday, December 5, at 3:00 p.m., at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church. Led by artistic director Linda Blanchard and accompanist Sean Fleming, the concert will feature uplifting holiday music. The concert will include several jazzy arrangements of hit Christmas tunes. A jazz combo will accompany the chorus on several numbers. Tickets are $15 for adults and free for students, and may be purchased at Sherman’s Bookstore in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta, Treats in Wiscasset, and at the door. For more information, please visit facebook.com/sheepscotchorus and sheepscotvalleychorus.org.

Sean Fleming in Damariscotta on 08/19/21

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 08/19/21
  • Time: 2:00pm
  • Venue: Schooner Cove
  • City: Damariscotta
  • Address: 35 Schooner Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543
  • Venue phone: (207) 563-5523
  • Country: United States
  • Admission: free
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
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  • Notes: Sean Fleming will present a free piano concert in the library at Schooner Cove in Damariscotta on Thursday, August 19 at 2:00 PM. A varied program of light classical and popular music will be featured, including several selections requested by residents of Schooner Cove. This is a private event due to pandemic restrictions. Schooner Cove is located at 35 Schooner St, Damariscotta, Maine.

Sean Fleming in Thomaston on 07/22/21

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  • Artist: Sean Fleming
  • Date: 07/22/21
  • Time: 6:00pm
  • Venue: Montpelier The General Henry Knox Museum
  • City: Thomaston
  • Address: Thomaston, ME 04861
  • Venue phone: 207-354-0858
  • Country: United States
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
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  • Notes: Back by popular demand, Maine Friends of Music, a professional chamber ensemble composed of renowned soprano Mary Sullivan, flutist Linda Brunner, bassoonist David DeBolt, and keyboardist Sean Fleming, will perform at OceanView in Falmouth on Friday, July 16 at 2:30 PM, the Union Church of South Bristol on Sunday, July 18, at 4:00 PM, and Knox Museum in Thomaston on Thursday, July 22, at 6:00 PM. For more information, please call David DeBolt at (207) 644-8579 or visit http://www.mainefriendsofmusic.com/. The program will feature music by Handel, Beethoven, Barber, Poulenc, Delibes, and more, including four of Beethoven’s beautiful Scottish songs. As a special treat, several new works will be performed, including the Maine premiere of David DeBolt’s “The Wisdom of Dorothy Parker.” Maine Friends of Music specializes in quick-paced programs that create interesting listening experiences, with a variety of tone, colors, and styles. Much of the ensemble’s repertoire features a mixture of classic eighteenth-century Baroque selections, including works by Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, as well as twentieth century composers such as Debussy, Hindemith, Vaughan-Williams and Koechlin. New music written for the Maine Friends of Music concerts by crossover classic/jazz composer Bill Douglas, as well as material composed by Bernard Garfield, Sean Fleming, and David DeBolt expands the ensemble’s repertoire further. “Imagination and adaptation are twin themes that inspire the annual concerts by the Maine Friends of Music, one of the state’s most unusual performing ensembles. I’ve attended for the past two years, and I’ve been thoroughly delighted by the repertoire that’s presented with enthusiasm and flair.” (Scott Andrews, Times Record, Brunswick, ME).