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Joëlle Morris, Mezzo Soprano

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Spanish guitar in the 1860’s: solos and canciones

13 Tuesday Aug 2019

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Music at Colby series, Music in the Museum, Spanish guitar, Timothy Burris

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019, at noon

Music in the Museum Series – Colby College

Spanish guitar in the 1860’s: solos and canciones

Colby Museum of Art

The Paul J. Schupf Wing for the Works of Alex Katz

 Waterville, me

spanish-guitarTimothy Burris, guitar, with special guest Joëlle Morris, mezzo-soprano.

This program is something of an experiment, bringing the performance-practice methodologies of early music to bear on a relatively recent body of music. The earliest piece on the program was published in 1860, or 159 years in the past. In fairness, had early music pioneer Arnold Dolmetsch (1858 – 1940) included music of early- to mid-period Haydn on one of his programs, the gap in time would have been about the same.

This program consists of the music of one decade(the 1860’s) in one country (Spain) composed for one instrument (the guitar). This decade was selected because the guitar used in the concert is a copy of an instrument built in 1864 by Antonio de Torres Jurado (and numbered FE17, or ‘First Epoch 17’). Guitar solos include works by Julián Arcas, Jaume Bosch (born in Barcelona, his German last name notwithstanding), Antonio Cano, and José Viñas; songs by Tomas Damas round out the program.

https://www.colby.edu/museum/2019/07/02/music-in-the-museum-tim-burris-and-joelle-morris/

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Resinosa Ensemble “American Reflections” USM

12 Monday Aug 2019

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American Reflections, Andre Previn, Daniel Sonenberg, Nancy Gunn, Resinosa Ensemble, Richard Nelson, University of Southern Maine, USM

Sunday September 29th, 2019

Masterclass at 10 am

Concert at 2pm

American Reflections

Resinosa Ensemble

University of Southern Maine

Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham Campus

Resinosa Ensemble, consisting of mezzo-soprano Joëlle Morris, cellist Eliza Meyer, and pianist Bridget Convey, will present music for piano, cello, and voice, including works by Resinosa EnsembleAndré Previn, Lukas Foss, Bunita Marcus, and Maine composers Richard Nelson and Nancy Gunn. Featured on the program will be the World Premiere of USM faculty composer Daniel Sonenberg’s Beauty is Not Enough, a cycle of six songs on texts by Maine native Edna St. Vincent Millay.

The ensemble is looking forward to their 2019-2020 season titled, American Reflections, featuring American composers and poets. The world lost one of our greats, André Previn, in February 2019, in his honor Resinosa will perform his “Four Songs”, poems by Toni Morrison, this is a fabulous set which truly displays Previn’s genius. In 2019, three Maine composers wrote for Resinosa, the following works will be premiered during this season; Daniel Sonenberg’s “Beauty is Not Enough”, text by Edna St. Vincent Millay; the final movement of Nancy Gunn’s “Spiresongs”, poems by Elizabeth Spires; and Richard Nelson’s “A Forest of Glass, a Kaleidoscope, a Dream”, poems by Ellen Taylor.  To complete the program, Resinosa will offer works for cello and piano; Lukas Foss’ “Capriccio” is a well-crafted and energizing work; and Bunita Marcus’ “Untrammeled Thought”, which offers a time to center oneself. This will be an exciting concert, featuring newly composed works by three Maine composers, as well as other musical gems.

10 a.m Master class is free. The 2 p.m. Concert is $15/$10/$5.

https://usm.maine.edu/music/resinosa-ensemble-master-class-and-concert

 

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Glen Jenks Ragtime Revue

11 Sunday Aug 2019

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Aaron Robinson, Camden Opera House, GLENN JENKS RAGTIME REVUE

Saturday, October 5th, 2019, at 7:30 pm

Glen Jenks Ragtime Revue

Camden Opera House

29 Elm St., Camden, me

67627029_500013840755036_8397887431461830656_oThe first annual Glenn Jenks Ragtime Revue honors the life and legacy of Camden’s own ragtime pianist and composer by presenting today’s hottest singers and piano players.

On Saturday, October 5, 2019 ~ 30 years to the day from when celebrated Maine composer and pianist Glenn Jenks launched his very first Ragtime Harvest Revue in 1989 to a sold-out crowd ~ the GLENN JENKS RAGTIME REVUE will premiere at the Camden Opera House in Camden, Maine to honor his life, legacy and music. 

Sadly, Glenn Jenks passed away unexpectedly on January 21, 2016. The impact from this loss is still felt today. The GLENN JENKS RAGTIME REVUE will continue Jenk’s original visionary offerings through music, dance, song and humor. 

An exclusive Folio: THE COMPLETE RAGTIME WORKS FOR PIANO BY GLENN JENKS has been compiled and edited by music historian Aaron Robinson in commemoration for the October premiere.

Proceeds from the RAGTIME REVUE will go towards the GLENN JENKS MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIP ~ financially assisting students who wish to further their education in the field of music. 

Tickets at door: $15, $10 students younger than 19 and seniors 65 and older

https://www.camdenoperahouse.com/events/glenn-jenks-ragtime-revue

https://www.facebook.com/RagtimeAlchemist/

 

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Resinosa Ensemble “American Reflections” UMA

10 Saturday Aug 2019

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Andre Previn, Daniel Sonenberg, Nancy Gunn, Resinosa Ensemble, Richard Nelson, UMA, University of Maine at Augusta

Saturday, October 19th, 2019 at 7:30 pm

American Reflections

Resinosa Ensemble

University of Maine at Augusta

Jewett Hall Auditorium

46 University Dr., Augusta, me

Resinosa Ensemble, consisting of mezzo-soprano Joëlle Morris, cellist Eliza Meyer, and pianist Bridget Convey, will present music for piano, cello, and voice, including works by Resinosa EnsembleAndré Previn, Lukas Foss, Bunita Marcus, and Maine composers Daniel Sonenberg and Nancy Gunn. Featured on the program will be the World Premiere of UMA faculty composer Richard Nelson’s  “A Forest of Glass, a Kaleidoscope, a Dream”, a cycle of three songs on texts by Ellen Taylor. 

The ensemble is looking forward to their 2019-2020 season titled, American Reflections, featuring American composers and poets. The world lost one of our greats, André Previn, in February 2019, in his honor Resinosa will perform his “Four Songs”, poems by Toni Morrison, this is a fabulous set which truly displays Previn’s genius. In 2019, three Maine composers wrote for Resinosa, the following works will be premiered during this season; Daniel Sonenberg’s “Beauty is Not Enough”, text by Edna St. Vincent Millay; the final movement of Nancy Gunn’s “Spiresongs”, poems by Elizabeth Spires; and Richard Nelson’s “A Forest of Glass, a Kaleidoscope, a Dream”, poems by Ellen Taylor.  To complete the program, Resinosa will offer works for cello and piano; Lukas Foss’ “Capriccio” is a well-crafted and energizing work; and Bunita Marcus’ “Untrammeled Thought”, which offers a time to center oneself. This will be an exciting concert, featuring newly composed works by three Maine composers, as well as other musical gems.

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“The mezzo-soprano Joëlle Morris sang with the requisite passion, conveyed in an admirably dark vocal tone.”       

 — Portland Press Herald

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