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June 21 - August 31

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Wednesday Evening at Jordan

A series of concerts, recitals and authors in the intimate setting of Jordan Hall are presented every Wednesday night, July 2 to August20, at 7:30 pm in our own acoustically superior recital venue, Jordan Hall. Programs will feature vocal and instrumental artists who have been making music in Southern Maine for many years, as well as newcomers who will surprise and delight audiences with the freshness of their performances. Suggested donation: $5.

July 2
Back Bay Four, Barber Shop Quartet

Led by Ocean Parker Walt Dowling, the Back Bay Four have been a hit every time they have performed in the Ocean Park area. Suggested donation: $5.

July 9
Julia Spencer-Fleming, Author

Agatha winner Julie Spencer-Fleming, Maine author of best selling mysteries and religious mystery novels set in the Adirondack region of upstate New York. Her latest novel is All Mortal Flesh. Suggested donation: $5.

July 16
Trevor Lavenbein, Trumpet & Patrick Nyren, Euphonium

Trevor Lavenbein is no stranger to Ocean Park having grown up in Old Orchard Beach. He is a recent graduate of USM with a major in trumpet performance and is headed to England for post-graduate study. Patrick Nyren is also a graduate of USM with a major in performance and is completing his first year of a Master’s program. Suggested donation: $5.

July 23
20th Century Recorder Consort

Leader Allen Price is locally known for his Klezmer Band and Eastern European and Dixieland jazz clarinet performances. Allen is a freelance woodwind and utility reed player with a very active instruction studio in Portland. Suggested donation: $5.

July 30
Cathy O’Donnell, Flute

Cathy is a longtime Ocean Parker with roots that go back two generations. She is a substitute member of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra,has played abroad with that organization on numerous occasions, and has been heard in solo recitals all over the northeast. Cathy makes her home in Westwood,Massachusetts. Suggested donation: $5.

August 6
Matt Tavares, Author & Illustrator

Matt wrote and illustrated his first picture book as his senior thesis at Bates College. Two years later, after much revision, that book was published as Zachary’s Ball. It went on to win an Oppenheim Gold Seal Award, a Massachusetts Book Award Honor, and was named one of Yankee Magazine’s 40 Classic New England Children’s Books. Since then, Matt has published five more books and received a number of other honors. Matt lives in Ogunquit with his wife Sarah and their two daughters. Suggested donation: $5.

August 13
Ocean Park Brass led by Dan Evans

Dan is a longtime Ocean Parker who is well known for his work with the Ocean Park Band and with the Temple Brass. Dan is a retired teacher and music director at Milford High School in Massachusetts. He and his wife Susan are residents of Easton, Massachusetts when they are not in Ocean Park. Suggested donation: $5.

August 20
Kate Patterson, Harp

Kate just graduated from the University of Southern Maine where she studied harp with Jara Goodrich. She has attended the Tanglewood Institute and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in 2003. She has performed with the USM Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, orchestra, and Harp Ensemble. She is looking forward to graduate study in music therapy. Suggested donation: $5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Updated: June 18, 2008