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2012 Seasonstarts June 24 - September 2nd
Spiritual Cultural Educational Recreational Programs for Children and Youth |
Ocean Park Festival, Summer 2012Good music and good entertainment are a tradition at Ocean Park. We are pleased to once again offer a variety of artists and instruments. All concerts are held in The Temple at 7:30 pm; two are on Saturday evenings and five are on Sunday evenings. Admission is $12 for all concerts with the exception of the August 11 Choir Concert for which there will be a free-will donation. Seating is unreserved; tickets for all concerts can be purchased at the door. Series tickets for all 7 concerts are available for $60 at the Ocean Park Association office at 14 Temple Avenue. Sunday, July 8, 7:30 pm. Concert pianist Frederick Moyer will perform a program of classical masterpieces. The audience will enjoy listening to time honored favorites as well as some wonderful pieces they may be hearing for the first time. His programs are always creative and engaging, and often feature works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven as well as others. Mr. Moyer’s 30-year musical career that has taken him to forty-three countries. He has appeared as piano soloist with most of the major orchestras of the United States as well as many orchestras of Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and Australia. Moyer's far-reaching interests have allowed him to contribute to classical music in unique ways. An avid computer programmer, he often incorporates technology into his concerts. As a member of the Jazz Arts Trio, he performs note-for-note transcriptions of such jazz pianists as Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and Erroll Garner, bringing this great American music onto classical music stages. Sunday, July 15, 7:30 pm. Founded in 1996, the Camerata is the chamber ensemble of Portland’s Choral Art Society. It specializes in a cappella repertoire and performs many musical genres - from Renaissance to new music. In recent collaborations the Camerata presented Menotti's The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore with Portland Ballet, and Monteverdi's Orfeo and the Bach Mass in B minor with the University of Southern Maine School of Music. The small ensemble performs by invitation throughout Maine and New Hampshire. It has appeared at Christmas with Cornils - A Kotzschmar Christmas, Deertrees Theatre, the New Hampshire Bach Festival, and the holiday Prelude festivities in Kennebunkport. Saturday, July 21, 7:30 pm. The Boston Saengerfest Men’s Chorus returns to Ocean Park for the fourth summer. The 70-voice ensemble will present a concert of international men’s choral music, including selections by their “very large octet” Sound Investment. Now in its 21st year, the Saengerfest Men’s Chorus performs four or five concerts each year. The traditional but wide-ranging repertoire includes folk songs, love songs, spirituals and sacred music, classical excerpts, traditional English and Welsh songs and anthems, and an occasional show tune. The Chorus sings regularly in the biennial Albert Hall Welsh Male Chorus Festivals. Other performances venues have included Carnegie Hall, Winchester and Salisbury Cathedrals, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and WGBH in Boston. In addition to London, the group has also traveled to Vancouver and Toronto, Canada, and Lisbon, Portugal. Sunday, July 29, 7:30 pm. For many years the folk duo Schooner Fare has won unanimous praise from New York’s Lincoln Center to the center of town, Lincoln, Maine - and in Ocean Park for captivating harmonies and winning stage presence. In addition to their numerous original songs on contemporary and traditional themes, they write and perform topical songs, country ballads and maritime masterpieces that have made their name synonymous with the "Down East" style. Consummate entertainers, Schooner Fare's Chuck and Steve Romanoff’s energetic concerts are laced with a Maine brand of universal humor. Sunday, August 5, 7:30 pm. In 1996 The McCarthy’s gathered in a basement to play some music and eat some nachos and things have progressed very nicely since then. There’s nothing groundbreaking about them; they blend the sensibilities of classic country and blues with those of ‘60s pop (Beatles, Byrds) to produce widely likeable music. Now officially a five-piece, with the addition of keyboardist (and Ocean Parker) Scott Shuster, everybody sings, everybody plays, everybody writes. Longtime friends and veterans of the New England music circuits, they’ve opened for Willie Nelson, Poco, and The Austin Lounge Lizards, and spent a few years as Big All Downing’s (Hee Haw regular) northeast touring band. Saturday, August 11, 7:30 pm. The Ocean Park Choir presents an evening of Music Through the Ages--For All Ages. This promises to be an exciting evening of entertainment for the whole family. Come and enjoy the OPA Choir, Bell Choir and Instrumentalists as they perform a wide range of musical selections from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Selections will include folk songs, show tunes, big band sounds, and stunning hand bell selections – even a Lady Gaga hit! Free-will donation. Sunday, August 19, 7:30 pm. "I'm just a saloon piano player!" insists pianist Bob Milne, who was last in Ocean Park in 2008. Bob specializes in the ragtime, boogie-woogie, blues and player piano styles of the early 1900s. He performs across the country (and sometimes beyond) from concert halls to festivals, exhibiting ballistic speed and subtle harmonies. Bob has a vast repertoire of tunes and extensive knowledge of their origins. He's a wonderful storyteller, peppering his performances with historical background, showing how American popular music developed from early folk styles. It’s no wonder that he has been designated a National Treasure by the Library of Congress.
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