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SUMMARY:Sheepscot Chorus sings Chilcott's "A Little Jazz Mass" and Folk Songs Through the Ages on April 12 and 13 in Damariscotta
DESCRIPTION:Sheepscot Chorus invites you to their annual spring concerts on April 12 and 13\, both at 3:00 PM. On the program will be Bob Chilcott’s “A Little Jazz Mass\,” and Folk Songs Through the Ages: folk songs from the 1200s to the present. Professional tenor soloist David Myers-Wakeman and a jazz combo will join the chorus for this popular event. “We are pleased to perform this exciting concert for the community\,” says director Linda Blanchard. As a special treat\, the winners of this year’s Sheepscot Chorus Student Music Award will perform. \n“A Little Jazz Mass” is an innovative choral work that blends traditional liturgical text with the rhythmic and harmonic flavors of jazz. It is one of Chilcott’s most celebrated and popular choral works\, and has received many performances across the world\, including at St. Paul’s Cathedral\, London. \nSheepscot Valley Chorus is delighted to announce the winners of our 2025 Student Music Awards\, given annually to one student from 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. This year’s Student Music Award winners are Hannah Hills from Boothbay Region High School\, Jayden Brown from Lincoln Academy\, and Olivia Whittaker from Wiscasset Middle High School. \nFolk Songs Through the Ages will include one song for each century\, from the 13th century’s “Sumer is icumen in\,” through the 17th century’s “Barbara Allen\,” to the popular hit “Wellerman.” “The Agincourt Carol\,” “Who’s the Fool Now\,” and more will be included. \nDavid Myers-Wakeman is always a must-hear\, and he won’t disappoint this time\, with solo renditions of “Shenandoah” and “Cry Me A River.” \nGo to https://sheepscotvalleychorus.org/tickets to buy tickets. Tickets are $20 (free for children and students) and are also available at Sherman’s Book Store in Damariscotta and Boothbay Harbor. For more information\, please email info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org\, or visit facebook.com/sheepscotchorus and sheepscotvalleychorus.org.
URL:https://www.seanfleming.org/event/sheepscot-chorus-sings-chilcotts-a-little-jazz-mass-and-folk-songs-through-the-ages-on-april-12-and-13-in-damariscotta
LOCATION:Damariscotta Baptist Church\, 4 Bristol Rd\, Damariscotta\, ME\, 04543\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Sheepscot Chorus sings Chilcott's "A Little Jazz Mass" and Folk Songs Through the Ages on April 12 and 13 in Damariscotta
DESCRIPTION:Sheepscot Chorus invites you to their annual spring concerts on April 12 and 13\, both at 3:00 PM. On the program will be Bob Chilcott’s “A Little Jazz Mass\,” and Folk Songs Through the Ages: folk songs from the 1200s to the present. Professional tenor soloist David Myers-Wakeman and a jazz combo will join the chorus for this popular event. “We are pleased to perform this exciting concert for the community\,” says director Linda Blanchard. As a special treat\, the winners of this year’s Sheepscot Chorus Student Music Award will perform. \n“A Little Jazz Mass” is an innovative choral work that blends traditional liturgical text with the rhythmic and harmonic flavors of jazz. It is one of Chilcott’s most celebrated and popular choral works\, and has received many performances across the world\, including at St. Paul’s Cathedral\, London. \nSheepscot Valley Chorus is delighted to announce the winners of our 2025 Student Music Awards\, given annually to one student from 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. This year’s Student Music Award winners are Hannah Hills from Boothbay Region High School\, Jayden Brown from Lincoln Academy\, and Olivia Whittaker from Wiscasset Middle High School. \nFolk Songs Through the Ages will include one song for each century\, from the 13th century’s “Sumer is icumen in\,” through the 17th century’s “Barbara Allen\,” to the popular hit “Wellerman.” “The Agincourt Carol\,” “Who’s the Fool Now\,” and more will be included. \nDavid Myers-Wakeman is always a must-hear\, and he won’t disappoint this time\, with solo renditions of “Shenandoah” and “Cry Me A River.” \nGo to https://sheepscotvalleychorus.org/tickets to buy tickets. Tickets are $20 (free for children and students) and are also available at Sherman’s Book Store in Damariscotta and Boothbay Harbor. For more information\, please email info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org\, or visit facebook.com/sheepscotchorus and sheepscotvalleychorus.org.
URL:https://www.seanfleming.org/event/sheepscot-chorus-sings-chilcotts-a-little-jazz-mass-and-folk-songs-through-the-ages-on-april-12-and-13-in-damariscotta-2
LOCATION:Damariscotta Baptist Church\, 4 Bristol Rd\, Damariscotta\, ME\, 04543\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:St. Cecilia Chamber Choir performs Britten\, Kodály\, and Hogan on May 17 and 18 in Damariscotta
DESCRIPTION:St. Cecilia Chamber Choir celebrates 30 years of fine choral music with its “Hope Conquers Fear” concerts on Saturday\, May 17 and Sunday\, May 18\, both at 3:00 p.m. at Damariscotta Baptist Church. The concert includes works by Benjamin Britten\, Zoltán Kodály\, Moses Hogan\, and more. Linda Blanchard is St. Cecilia’s artistic director\, assisted by Sean Fleming on organ. \nBritten’s “Rejoice in the Lamb” was composed in 1943\, and movingly sets the poem “Jubilate Agno\,” by the eighteenth-century poet Christopher Smart\, whose outspoken views saw him wrongly imprisoned in a mental asylum. Britten captures the poem’s eccentric yet deeply spiritual tone\, portraying everything from animals to letters of the alphabet as symbols of worship and praise. The Times praised the work\, saying that “the spirit of the curious\, vivid poem has been caught\,” and calling it “a work not to be placed in any of the usual categories\, but certainly beautiful.” \nKodály’s Missa Brevis was first composed in the early 1940s as an organ mass. According to some accounts\, during the siege of Budapest in the winter of 1944 and 1945\, Kodály and his wife were forced to seek refuge in the cellars of the Budapest Opera House. It was in one of the Opera House cloakrooms that the premiere took place on 11 February 1945\, performed by a choir made up of the Opera company’s soloists\, who were accompanied by a harmonium\, as well as by the distant sound of gunfire. \nThe concerts will close with Moses Hogan’s tour de force “Elijah Rock.” \nPre-concert talks will be given before each concert at 2:30. Choir members will talk about special aspects of “Rejoice in the Lamb” and the Kodály mass\, with featured presenter and Choir member John Ward. Ward has been professor and chair of the Kenyon College English department and has served as Dean of Centre College. \nTickets are $20\, with free admission for students and children. Tickets are available online at ceciliachoir.org\, at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta\, and at the door. For more information\, please email info@ceciliachoir.org\, or visit facebook.com/stceciliachamberchoir and ceciliachoir.org.
URL:https://www.seanfleming.org/event/st-cecilia-chamber-choir-performs-britten-kodaly-and-hogan-on-may-17-and-18-in-damariscotta
LOCATION:Damariscotta Baptist Church\, 4 Bristol Rd\, Damariscotta\, ME\, 04543\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:St. Cecilia Chamber Choir performs Britten\, Kodály\, and Hogan on May 17 and 18 in Damariscotta
DESCRIPTION:St. Cecilia Chamber Choir celebrates 30 years of fine choral music with its “Hope Conquers Fear” concerts on Saturday\, May 17 and Sunday\, May 18\, both at 3:00 p.m. at Damariscotta Baptist Church. The concert includes works by Benjamin Britten\, Zoltán Kodály\, Moses Hogan\, and more. Linda Blanchard is St. Cecilia’s artistic director\, assisted by Sean Fleming on organ. \nBritten’s “Rejoice in the Lamb” was composed in 1943\, and movingly sets the poem “Jubilate Agno\,” by the eighteenth-century poet Christopher Smart\, whose outspoken views saw him wrongly imprisoned in a mental asylum. Britten captures the poem’s eccentric yet deeply spiritual tone\, portraying everything from animals to letters of the alphabet as symbols of worship and praise. The Times praised the work\, saying that “the spirit of the curious\, vivid poem has been caught\,” and calling it “a work not to be placed in any of the usual categories\, but certainly beautiful.” \nKodály’s Missa Brevis was first composed in the early 1940s as an organ mass. According to some accounts\, during the siege of Budapest in the winter of 1944 and 1945\, Kodály and his wife were forced to seek refuge in the cellars of the Budapest Opera House. It was in one of the Opera House cloakrooms that the premiere took place on 11 February 1945\, performed by a choir made up of the Opera company’s soloists\, who were accompanied by a harmonium\, as well as by the distant sound of gunfire. \nThe concerts will close with Moses Hogan’s tour de force “Elijah Rock.” \nPre-concert talks will be given before each concert at 2:30. Choir members will talk about special aspects of “Rejoice in the Lamb” and the Kodály mass\, with featured presenter and Choir member John Ward. Ward has been professor and chair of the Kenyon College English department and has served as Dean of Centre College. \nTickets are $20\, with free admission for students and children. Tickets are available online at ceciliachoir.org\, at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta\, and at the door. For more information\, please email info@ceciliachoir.org\, or visit facebook.com/stceciliachamberchoir and ceciliachoir.org.
URL:https://www.seanfleming.org/event/st-cecilia-chamber-choir-performs-britten-kodaly-and-hogan-on-may-17-and-18-in-damariscotta-2
LOCATION:Damariscotta Baptist Church\, 4 Bristol Rd\, Damariscotta\, ME\, 04543\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T193000
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SUMMARY:Lincoln Festival Chorus Performs the Vivaldi Gloria and "Frostiana" on August 10
DESCRIPTION:A favorite of audiences and performers alike\, the joyful Vivaldi Gloria will be conducted by artistic director Linda Blanchard\, and performed with professional soloists and orchestra\, on Sunday\, Aug. 10 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. \nFor two centuries after Vivaldi’s death\, the Gloria lay undiscovered until the late 1920s\, when it was found buried among a pile of forgotten Vivaldi manuscripts. It was not performed until September 1939\, and found instant popularity. Vivaldi’s accessible Gloria has since been performed in thousands of performances worldwide. \nAs a special treat\, tenor soloist David Myers-Wakeman will sing The Skyliners hit “Since I Don’t Have You\,” arranged by accompanist Sean Fleming. Also featured will be several numbers from the Randall Thompson setting of Robert Frost’s poems\, “Frostiana.” With the perennial favorite the Delibes “Flower Duet\,” sung by soprano Mary Sullivan and mezzo-soprano Joëlle Morris\, jazz sung by Joëlle Morris\, and a William Dawson spiritual setting\, this concert is sure to be a favorite of audiences! \nTickets are $20 and are available online at lincolnartsfestival.org/tickets 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.
URL:https://www.seanfleming.org/event/lincoln-festival-chorus-performs-the-vivaldi-gloria-and-frostiana-on-august-10
LOCATION:Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor\, 125 Townsend Ave\, Boothbay Harbor\, ME\, 04538\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
ORGANIZER;CN="Lincoln Arts Festival":MAILTO:lincolnartsfestivalbbh@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Sean Fleming and his Red Hot Peppers Plays in Westport Island on September 1
DESCRIPTION:MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1\, 2023\n\n\nWESTPORT ISLAND LABOR DAY PICNIC\n\n\n\nRagtime and New Orleans Style band music\nWestport Island Maine\n\n\nAnnual Westport Island Labor Day Picnic\nWith musical guest Sean Fleming and His Red Hot Peppers\nat the “Old Town Hall” lawn on Westport Island\n\n\nMonday\, September 1 from 2-4 pm\n\n\n\n\nThe Westport Island Democrats are again hosting their traditional Labor Day picnic\, this year with special musical guest Sean Fleming and his Red Hot Peppers band. Expect ragtime and New Orleans style jazz. Bring you dancing shoes to tap to the beat or get up and dance!\n\n\n\nGrilled hot dogs\, chips and ice cream bars will be provided. Attendees are encouraged to bring a pot luck side dish if they wish. Bring a folding chair for comfort.\n\n\n\nSpecial guest will be Representative Holly Stover of state district 48.\n\n\n\nThe performance will include pieces originally played by “Jelly Roll” Morton\, Louis Armstrong\, Scott Joplin\, the New Orleans Rhythm Kings\, and more\, and some early Dixieland-style hits as “The Chant\,” “Black Bottom Stomp\,” “Tiger Rag\,” and more! In fact\, the Red Hot Peppers band for this concert will include the same instrumental configuration that “Jelly Roll” Morton used in his trend-setting Red Hot Peppers in the 1920s; with Sean Fleming on piano\, Phil Clement on banjo and guitar\, Mitch Kihn on clarinet\, Doug Kennedy on drums\, Sebastian Jerosch on trombone\, Peter Stuart on trumpet\, and Anne-Marie D’Amico on tuba. This concert is sure to be a favorite for people of all ages.\n\n\n\nCome for the fun! Everyone is welcome. As stated by Barbara Cray\, chair of the Westport Island Democratic Committee\, this evert is for all to come and enjoy\, and the Westport Democrats are happy to be sponsoring a fun and lively event for everyone.”
URL:https://www.seanfleming.org/event/sean-fleming-and-his-red-hot-peppers-plays-in-westport-island-on-september-1
LOCATION:Westport Island Town Hall\, 1217 Main Rd\, Westport Island\, ME\, 04578\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T150000
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SUMMARY:Amethyst Chamber Ensemble presents  Of Beatitudes and Fire
DESCRIPTION:Join the Amethyst Chamber Soloists\, the Amethyst Project\, organist Sean Fleming and cellist Ben Noyes for an inspired and transcendent afternoon of sacred music\, featuring masterworks that span centuries of spiritual expression. \nAt the heart of the program is Arvo Pärt’s serene and luminous The Beatitudes\, alongside the haunting beauty of Allegri’s Miserere\, a choral masterpiece steeped in Renaissance tradition. \nThe ladies of Amethyst will take center stage in Francis Poulenc’s Litanies à la Vierge Noire\, a fervent and mystical invocation for women’s choir and organ. \nComplementing these works are the chants of Hildegard von Bingen \n—including vibrant\, rhythmically charged selections such as Sed Diabolus— \nand contemporary echoes from Janika Vandervelde\, weaving ancient and modern threads of devotion and energy. \nRounding out the concert will be musical selections by Maurice Duruflé\, Morten Lauridsen and Pablo Casals. \nThis is a concert that moves between stillness and fire—celebrating the sacred with music both contemplative and boldly alive.
URL:https://www.seanfleming.org/event/amethyst-chamber-ensemble-presents-of-beatitudes-and-fire
LOCATION:Bowdoin Chapel\, 14 North Campus Drive\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T150000
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SUMMARY:Sheepscot Chorus sings Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms" on April 11 and 12 in Damariscotta
DESCRIPTION:Sheepscot Chorus invites you to their annual spring concert\, “Many Voices\, One Dream\,” on April 11 and 12\, both at 3:00 PM at Damariscotta Baptist Church. On the program will be Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms\,” as well as other works by American composers representing varied cultures and backgrounds. \n“Choral music reminds us that many distinct voices can harmonize\, creating a shared vision\,” says director Linda Blanchard. “As we celebrate our nation’s 250th year\, this program is an invitation to find the common chords that bind us and to sing for the world we hope to build together.” Nine-year-old soloist Mae McDermott\, harpist Melody Lindsay\, percussionist Quinn Gormley\, and organist Sean Fleming will join the chorus for this exciting event. As a special treat\, the winners of this year’s Sheepscot Chorus Student Music Awards will perform\, including Rose Campbell from Boothbay Region High School. \nIn early December 1963\, Leonard Bernstein received a letter from the Dean of the Cathedral of Chichester in England\, requesting a piece for the Cathedral’s 1965 music festival. The Dean wrote\, “Many of us would be very delighted if there was a hint of “West Side Story” about the music.” Bernstein composed his “Chichester Psalms” in Hebrew\, selecting psalms expressing a plea for peace. Written for chorus and treble soloist\, the work uses music that was written for the prologue of “West Side Story” but was dropped early on. Critic Howard Klein wrote that “Chichester Psalms” was “at once a lovely\, enchanting work and a noisy\, exciting one.” \nThe “Many Voices\, One Dream” event will include a stirring arrangement of “America the Beautiful\,” “Wanting Memories” by long-time Sweet Honey in the Rock member Ysaye Barnwell\, and an arrangement of the Georgia Sea Islands spiritual “Yonder Come Day.” The program closes with a rousing arrangement of the multiple award-winning song by Carly Simon “Let the River Run\,” a joyful clarion call for hope and transformation. \nGo to https://sheepscotvalleychorus.org/tickets to buy tickets. Tickets are $20 (free for children and students) and are also available at Sherman’s Book Store in Damariscotta and at the door. For more information\, please email info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org\, or visit facebook.com/sheepscotchorus and sheepscotvalleychorus.org.
URL:https://www.seanfleming.org/event/sheepscot-chorus-sings-bernsteins-chichester-psalms-on-april-11-and-12-in-damariscotta
LOCATION:Damariscotta Baptist Church\, 4 Bristol Rd\, Damariscotta\, ME\, 04543\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
ORGANIZER;CN="Sheepscot Chorus":MAILTO:info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T050546
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SUMMARY:Sheepscot Chorus sings Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms" on April 11 and 12 in Damariscotta
DESCRIPTION:Sheepscot Chorus invites you to their annual spring concert\, “Many Voices\, One Dream\,” on April 11 and 12\, both at 3:00 PM at Damariscotta Baptist Church. On the program will be Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms\,” as well as other works by American composers representing varied cultures and backgrounds.  \n“Choral music reminds us that many distinct voices can harmonize\, creating a shared vision\,” says director Linda Blanchard. “As we celebrate our nation’s 250th year\, this program is an invitation to find the common chords that bind us and to sing for the world we hope to build together.” Nine-year-old soloist Mae McDermott\, harpist Melody Lindsay\, percussionist Quinn Gormley\, and organist Sean Fleming will join the chorus for this exciting event. As a special treat\, the winners of this year’s Sheepscot Chorus Student Music Awards will perform\, including Rose Campbell from Boothbay Region High School.  \nIn early December 1963\, Leonard Bernstein received a letter from the Dean of the Cathedral of Chichester in England\, requesting a piece for the Cathedral’s 1965 music festival. The Dean wrote\, “Many of us would be very delighted if there was a hint of “West Side Story” about the music.” Bernstein composed his “Chichester Psalms” in Hebrew\, selecting psalms expressing a plea for peace. Written for chorus and treble soloist\, the work uses music that was written for the prologue of “West Side Story” but was dropped early on. Critic Howard Klein wrote that “Chichester Psalms” was “at once a lovely\, enchanting work and a noisy\, exciting one.” \nThe “Many Voices\, One Dream” event will include a stirring arrangement of “America the Beautiful\,” “Wanting Memories” by long-time Sweet Honey in the Rock member Ysaye Barnwell\, and an arrangement of the Georgia Sea Islands spiritual “Yonder Come Day.” The program closes with a rousing arrangement of the multiple award-winning song by Carly Simon “Let the River Run\,” a joyful clarion call for hope and transformation.  \nGo to https://sheepscotvalleychorus.org/tickets to buy tickets. Tickets are $20 (free for children and students) and are also available at Sherman’s Book Store in Damariscotta and at the door. For more information\, please email info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org\, or visit facebook.com/sheepscotchorus and sheepscotvalleychorus.org.
URL:https://www.seanfleming.org/event/sheepscot-chorus-sings-bernsteins-chichester-psalms-on-april-11-and-12-in-damariscotta-2
LOCATION:Damariscotta Baptist Church\, 4 Bristol Rd\, Damariscotta\, ME\, 04543\, United States
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