When the Miro String Quartet performed Sunday at Minsky Hall at the University of Maine, the group swept the audience into a whirlwind of chamber music. The four musicians – Daniel Ching and Sandy Yamamoto on violin, John Largess on viola and Joshua Gindele on cello – have… Read More
When Emanuel Ax, the pianist, performed Friday, Dec. 13, at the Maine Center for the Arts, he was scheduled to play a concert that included works by Chopin, Bernstein and Beethoven. The draw for local music lovers was to hear a keenly talented pianist deliver a program scheduled… Read More
When boogie-woogie pianist Michael Kaeshammer and his trio performed last Friday at the Maine Center for the Arts in Orono, the audience was wowed by the speed with which Kaeshammer’s hands moved across the keyboard. His fingers were a blur of motion. He whipped out jazz melodies with… Read More
Editor?s Note: Back Talk is a series of live, public interviews conducted by Bangor Daily News arts writer Alicia Anstead in conjunction with the Maine Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The informal conversations, which will take place before or after various performances at the… Read More
Editor’s note Back Talk is a new series of live, public interviews conducted by Bangor Daily News arts writer Alicia Anstead in conjunction with the Maine Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The informal conversations, which will take place before or after various performances at… Read More