County residents plan Milbridge concert

MILBRIDGE — Music by American composers will be featured in the Milbridge Chamber Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19, in the Congregational Church.

Violinist Lynn Brubaker and pianist Gregory Biss will perform sonatas by Charles Ives, “Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting,” and William Bolcom, in memory of jazz violinist Joe Venuti.

Biss will play George Gershwin’s “Three Preludes” and premier a new composition of his own.

Sonatas for violin and piano by Mozart and Grieg will complete the program.

Brubaker studied at Oberlin Conservatory and Northern Illinois University. She has worked with the Sandiego, Houston, and Chautaqua symphonies, the Eastern Music Festival, and the Fredonia Chamber Players. She now resides in Machiasport, where she teaches privately, free lances, and mothers two young daughters.

Biss, a native of Illinois, was educated chiefly at Harvard University and has taught in the music department of the University of Colorado. A resident of Eastport since 1974, he makes his living as a scuba diver and piano tuner. He has written solo, chamber, and orchestral music. His compositions have been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Denver Symphony Orchestra.

Milbridge Chamber Concerts, now in its second year, presents a variety of live music between March and October. The series is made possible by a grant from the Maine Community Foundation and by contributions from individuals and local businesses, including H.F. Pinkham Inc., R.W. Mathews & Sons, and Shop ‘n Save Supermarkets.

Suggested donations for admission are $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, and $2 for youth.

The next concert, on June 20, will be by Brad Terry and The Friends of Jazz.