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SUMMARY:Sea for Miles (indie/folk/experimental)
DESCRIPTION:Sea for Miles is a four-piece experimental folk band based in Portland\, Maine\, with an emphasis on lyricism and dynamic instrumentation. Subject matter spans from the political to the deeply personal and incorporates elements of post-rock and grunge into a backbone of poetic folk.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/evening-yoga-live-music/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Bayside Trio (Contemporary Chamber Music)
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, Bayside Trio joins us for a special performance during the June First Friday Art Walk. \nWidely recognized for their dynamic and imaginative approach\, the Bayside Trio is a bold new voice in contemporary chamber music today. Dedicated to pioneering new works\, creatively arranging for their instrumentation and presenting compelling repertoire that is seldom heard\, the Trio is passionate about inspiring their audiences with inventive interpretations of progressive new works. \nAnastasia Antonacos has given notable performances around the world as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. She has played at venues such as the Salle Cortot\, Casa Orfeo\, Holland’s Alkmaar Conservatory\, and Alice Tully Hall. She has also played in Greece\, Russia\, France\, and Belgium\, as well as various places in the U.S.\, including Washington D.C.Dr. Antonacos has made solo appearances with the Northshore Philharmonic Orchestra\, the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra\, the Portland Symphony Orchestra\, and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. A former member of the full-time piano faculty at Indiana University of Pennsylvania\, she holds a master’s and doctorate in piano performance from Indiana University in Bloomington\, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Maine School of Music. She lives with her husband and daughter in Portland\, where she was named one of the 100 Most Influential People of Portland by the Phoenix. \nFlutist Nicole Rabata has performed throughout Europe\, Asia and the United States as a soloist and chamber musician. Recent performance highlights include appearances at Interharmony International Music Festival in Bavaria\, the International Flute Festival of Lund\, Sweden and the Magic Flute Festival in Stockholm. She was selected as guest performer and presenter at the National Flute Conventions in both New York City and San Diego. She has appeared at the White Mountain Bach Festival\, Portland Chamber Music Festival and has been featured on NPR National Radio\, BBC Glasgow and French National Television. She has adjudicated and coached chamber music at the Bay Chamber Concerts’ Next Generation program\, and recently travelled twice to India to teach and perform\, co-directing and coaching a chamber music program at the Gandhi Ashram School in the Himalayas and presenting concerts in Northeast Bengal. \nBenjamin Noyes\, originally from Maine\, studied in Boston before leaving for San Francisco at age 15 to participate in San Francisco Conservatory’s preparatory division. He won numerous awards while attending SOTA\, an arts magnet high school in San Francisco \, including top prizes in NFAA’s ARTS Recognition Competition\, National Federation of Music Clubs Competition\, and the National ASTA competition. After graduating\, he was selected by Yo-Yo Ma to perform as soloist and recitalist throughout China\, with the Beijing\, Chengdu\, Shenzen and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras. He received his BM from Rice University and his MM from Northwestern University playing under numerous maestros\, including Pierre Boulez\, Daniel Barenboim\, and Mstislav Rostropovich. As a fellowship recipient he attended the Tanglewood Institute\, the New York String Orchestra Seminar\, Yale’s summer festival in Norfolk\, CT\, Sarasota Chamber Music Festival\, the Aspen Festival\, and participated in the Meadowmount program. A multi-faceted individual\, Benjamin Noyes has as many talents as interests. His career currently finds him collaborating and participating in groups performing an eclectic array of styles\, from improvising/composing with poets Gil Helmick and Lola Haskins\, performing with the hip hop collective Immense Porpoise\, jazz cellist in Quartet MUS\, arranging and producing electronic music for the upcoming show Women’s Works\, a concert of modern dance produced by Shana Bloomstein\, as well as continued participation in various chamber ensembles in the area\, including The Island Chamber Players and the Bayside Trio. He also finds immense joy sharing his passion for the arts as a teacher\, coach and motivator of all ages and professions.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/bayside-trio-contemporary-chamber-music/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Swing Dance with Tom Whitehead’s Rites of Swing and Portland Swing Project
DESCRIPTION:This group is lead by vocalist\, guitarist and pianist\, Tom Whitehead. The ensemble also features Michael Arciero on guitar\, Kris Day on upright bass and Don Whitney on drums\, with special guest Ellen Carlson on violin. The sound evokes the smooth\, acoustic feeling of Django Reinhardt’s gypsy jazz style\, but with a distinctly American flavor of vocal standards from the 20’s\, 30’s and 40’s. \nWhitehead sings in a very mature\, improvisatory style that is greatly complimented by Arciero’s dynamic and virtuosic lead guitar playing. Day and Whitney provide a seamless and effortless rhythmic foundation that swings hard\, but is never overbearing. Carlson’s fiddle playing evokes the sophisticated swing of the great Stephan Grappelli along with the earthy grittiness of Vassar Clemens and Johnny Gimble. This group sails along like a Clipper Ship of a bygone era – smooth\, elegant\, powerful and a real joy to listen and dance to. www.tomwhiteheadmusic.com \nPortland Swing Project is a local organization with a passion for swing music and dances of the 1920s to today. We teach\, dance\, perform and provide live and DJ’d swing music spanning a century to local venues. We’re also some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet – we have a bunch of fun so come join us! For information on weekly classes and dances\, private lessons and special events\, check out www.portlandswingproject.com.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/tom-whiteheads-rites-swing/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Meet,Music
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SUMMARY:Contradance in the Square with Dance Panther
DESCRIPTION:Come join in the dance led by Caller Maggie Robinson and the band Dance Panther playing driving fiddle tunes to keep your feet moving. With Alden Robinson on fiddle\, Glen Loper on mandolin\, Bethany Waickman on guitar\, Maggie Robinson will teach and cue the dances\, no experience necessary.\n\nNew England Contra Dance and fiddle music has been around for a couple hundred years\, but is kept fresh with innovative new tunes and dance moves. You can come with or without a partner\, do bring some water and prepare to have fun!
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/contradance-in-the-square/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Music
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SUMMARY:Choro Louco (Brazilian Choro)
DESCRIPTION:Brazilian Choro has been around for over a hundred years.  Its beautiful melodies\, complex harmonies\, and syncopated rhythms combine elements of European folk and classical\, ragtime\, jazz\, Latin\, and African music creating a style that is uniquely Brazilian and enormously appealing. \nChoro Louco was formed in 2013 and has evolved into a classic sounding choro ensemble. They are driven by a love of the music and a desire to share it with others. \nCarl Dimow\, flute and guitar\, has played jazz\, classical\, and klezmer music here and abroad with the Casco Bay Tummlers\, and numerous other ensembles. Nicole Rabata is well known for her diverse musical interests\, including celtic\, classical and Brazilian choro genres.  Joel Eckhaus comes from an old time/jazz/pop/vaudeville background and has applied his knowledge of the ukulele to the cavaquinho\, Brazil’s version of the uke. David Newsam. 7-string guitar and mandolin\, brings decades of experience as a jazz and classical guitarist to his choro playing.  Eric La Perna\, fabulous percussionist with Okbari and Alhan\, brings his great hand percussion skills to the pandeiro\, the Brazilian tambourine.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/choro-louco-brazilian-choro/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Bess Berg & The Strays
DESCRIPTION:Bess Berg & The Strays find their groove with songs rooted in jazz\, blues\, and vintage Americana\, both highbrow and lowbrow. Musical offerings range from honky-tonk to funky\, from Fats Domino to Tom Waits\, from classic covers to fresh originals. Bess Berg leads the band on vocals and keyboard\, joined by saxophone goddess Kate Campbell Strauss\, Portland’s beloved Per Hanson on drums and harmonica\, and blues-pedigreed bass-man Scott Morrison. The band adheres strictly to the philosophy that “If we have a good time\, you’re gonna have a good time. So we’re gonna have a good time.”
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/bess-berg-strays/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Amarantos Quartet
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome Amarantos Quartet back to Congress Square Park this season for an encore performance. \nAll four members of Amarantos Quartet are classically trained\, though their work as an ensemble also reflects their experience outside of classical music. From playing fiddle in an old-time band\, to performing and recording with pop artists\, to playing in a Middle Eastern takht\, all four members of the quartet make a life of creatively pushing the limits. They share a belief that their instruments\, experiences\, and training allow them to cross the musical\, artistic\, and even social boundaries associated with different genres. Together as a string quartet\, Amarantos seeks to show that this ensemble of two violins\, a viola and a cello can be timeless and borderless. \nWith this foundation\, Amarantos draws from the traditional classical canon but also from other musical genres. Violist\, arranger\, and composer Bryan Brash has adapted and continues to adapt many works\, from tangos\, to jazz\, to pop songs\, for the quartet. The group also seeks to bring their music out of the traditional concert hall and into venues where classical string players can reach new audiences. Though some might see it as innovative or progressive\, this decision is partially motivated by the origins of chamber music and the string quartet\, when performances were often held in smaller venues where performer and spectator could be close and even interactive. So\, while you can experience Amarantos Quartet’s music in a more traditional concert format\, you can also catch them playing more casually in environments such as a cocktail bar or a house-concert. \nSince coming together in Portland\, Maine in 2013\, the group has performed with pop artist Halsey on The TonightShow with Jimmy Fallon; on Sofar Sounds Maine on their own\, and again as guests of artist Sara Hallie Richardson; at the TEDxDirigo Mavericks and Misfits; on The Cold River Radio Show; at The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center; and also regularly throughout Maine and the greater Portland area on their own and in collaboration with many other artists.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/amarantos-quartet/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Music
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