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A few other races to note

Down the ballot
You can get your fill of reading about the presidential, congressional, state-legislative, city-council, and school-committee races a few pages farther on, but there are a few other questions Portlanders will have to vote on this Tuesday.  
By JEFF INGLIS  |  October 29, 2008

All politics is local


There are three Democratic primaries happening in Portland. Here’s a quick refresher.
By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  May 28, 2008

Tear me apart

Politics and other mistakes
Are people in southern Maine finally smartening up?
By AL DIAMON  |  December 12, 2007

Living classics

Premieres by three contemporary composers
Contemporary music will be the centerpiece of the 14th annual Portland Chamber Music Festival.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  August 15, 2007
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Summer Schubert

Three scoops in Harrison
There's no better place to cool off from the summer heat.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  July 18, 2007
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Pops and circumstance

R.B. Hall Day and Independence Pops
It so happens that Robert Browne Hall (1858-1907), a Maine composer, conductor and cornetist, had associations with numerous Maine bands.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  June 27, 2007
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Classic love

Romantic performances statewide
Classic summer starts with a rock-and-roll fundraiser?
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  June 13, 2007

Painting Maine compositions

Three homegrown premieres this week
A gallery of sound is upon us.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  May 18, 2007
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Orchestra in transition

Portland Symphony won’t see a new director until 2008
The Portland Symphony Orchestra sees light at the end of the tunnel.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  May 09, 2007

Finding inspiration

Small spaces, big chamber music
The newly formed Portland Chamber Orchestra will perform in Gorham, showcasing chamber music ranging from the Baroque period to the 20th century.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  May 02, 2007
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The golden age

The USM School of Music celebrates 50 years
The University of Southern Maine’s School of Music celebrates a golden anniversary, with a performance featuring nearly 300 performers and two world premieres by Maine composers.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  April 25, 2007
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Aussies go Baroque

The Australian Chamber Orchestra comes to the Merrill
These folks from the Lucky Country are one of the youngest orchestras in the world, and will rock up to Portland to perform an evening of Baroque music.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  April 18, 2007
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Grand choral works

 Johannes Brahms’s A German Requiem and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana
The traditional Roman Catholic liturgical text for a requiem mass is a prayer for the dead, evoking horrors of the last judgment.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  March 28, 2007
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Everybody’s Irish

Quebecois ensemble Le Vent du Nord join PSO
On the heels of Saint Patrick’s Day, it’s fitting to blather about the Irish.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  March 21, 2007
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Piano play

Senior recital of yesterday, études of today
The history of musical étude is rooted in piano pedagogy.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  March 14, 2007
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In the right field

Daniel Sonenberg gets everyone into the compositional league
In his third year as resident composer and professor at the University of Southern Maine, Daniel Sonenberg is making his mark in the field.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  March 12, 2007
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Making small bigger

Upsizing the Portland Chamber Music Festival
Chamber music originated in the 17th and 18th centuries for nobles and aristocrats, written by personal house composers.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  February 28, 2007
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Mixing it up with Strauss

USM performs Johann Strauss Jr.’s Die Fledermaus
Although the works of German composer Richard Strauss rank among my favorites, it was unfair to give him credit last week for Die Fledermaus .
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  February 14, 2007

Loh, behold!


Those who missed last week’s Portland Symphony Orchestra performance should hope guest conductor Lawrence Loh is a finalist in the symphony's search for a new music director.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  February 07, 2007

Classical community

Spotlight on the Casco Bay Concert Band
In the shadow of symphony orchestras, community bands usually do with less fanfare.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  February 07, 2007
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Masters share wisdom

Christine Brewer + DaPonte String Quartet invite you to learn
Lest I forget those who like their Phoenix es hot off the press — Grammy Award-winning soprano Christine Brewer will be giving a master class.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  January 31, 2007
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Symphonic wars

Composers in time of conflict
In a time of war, brace yourself for a symphonic rendition of the human struggles of war and conquest.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  January 24, 2007
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Operatic oboe

Instruments mimic vocalists
For centuries it has been the ultimate goal of instrumentalists to emulate the singing human voice.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  January 10, 2007
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Chamber music revival

Portland should rock out with its Bach out
Classical and rock ‘n roll music suffer the same identity crisis.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  January 03, 2007
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Flirting with Beethoven

The seductive German is everywhere
It is said that Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) “got around.” Even today, the old dog arouses the interests of performers and seduces listeners.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  December 27, 2006
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Missing Memory

 "Magic" program hits its time limit
The Portland Symphony Orchestra’s “The Magic of Christmas” performance includes a disappearing act.
By BEN MEIKLEJOHN  |  December 13, 2006
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Grass roots fire fight

Maine Greens, burned by internal conflict, struggle to stay alive
During its recent convention, the Maine Green Party transformed itself from a chronically decentralized group of activist-skeptics into a maybe, possibly, if-you-squint-your-eyes-could-be a unified party with a palpable lust for political power.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  June 07, 2006
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Block Party

Portland’s Greens go for the council
This November, Green party candidates will run for Portland City Council against incumbents Karen Geraghty and Will Gorham, according to the Portland Green Independent Committee's co-chairman.
By SARA DONNELLY  |  April 05, 2006

Planning ahead

Peace recruiters barred from schools
Military recruiters are still forced to fill their quotas — which means that despite plummeting interest, military enlistment must somehow remain as steady as the discouraging casualty rate.
By HOOTIE GIANGRECO  |  February 23, 2006

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