Saturday, Aug 16, 2025 at 7:30pm
SBC’s 30th season, Music in Blue, intermingles historical and contemporary works that exemplify the influence of blues and jazz on classical chamber music, together with music inspired by blue landscapes in nature and the visual arts. The festival will present the SBC commission and world premiere a new work by composer /pianist Conrad Tao, inspired by Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
Schedule of Events:
7:30 pm: Festival Concert in Orono - Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine in Orono, ME
MAHLER: Rückert-Lieder
DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G minor
STEVENS/AVERY: Skitkomiq (Mother Earth)
SOCKABASIN: Uzkummeedach (Forever)
Lauren Stevens, singer/drummer
Kate Aldrich, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Boyd, violin
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Wilhelmina Smith, cello
Bridget Kibbey, harp
