Favorite Music for All Ages

Name: Bilingualism & Heritage Language Maintenance A Community Class with Dr. Jeanne Heil
Start: 2026-06-08T13:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-08T14:00:00-04:00
Location: University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College

The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rohan Smith, performs “Favorite Music for All Ages” at Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsam. The program presents a variety of light-hearted music that will appeal to young audience members as well adults

With FREE pre-concert “Meet the Instruments” 1:30-2 p.m. People of all ages are invited to toot, strum, and squawk on a variety of orchestral instruments with MSO musicians. Adults bringing children may qualify for free tickets! Get info here.

Program:

Hector Berlioz: Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust
George Kleinsinger: Tubby the Tuba
— featuring Douglas Ertman, Tubist, and Denise Shannon, Narrator
Arturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2
Morton Gould, arranger: Yankee Doodle
— featuring Joel Preston, “Conduct the Orchestra” Winner
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Allegro molto moderato
— featuring Mesa Schubeck, Pianist, 2022 Judith Elser Concerto Competition Winner
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol