Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"Opera, Orchestras and Stages Click to learn more about Maine's Opera Houses Many Maine towns in the 19th and early 20th centuries had an…"

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"In 1926, Susep traveled with the Indian Island Orchestra to Philadelphia to play at the US Sesquicentennial (150th), entertained at Strawbridge and…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… these exploits – I established a small youth folk orchestra. This ever-evolving cadre of gifted young fiddlers (backed up on guitar, spoons, feet…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… acted as guest conductor for the 100-piece camper orchestra in 1931, 1932, and 1934. The Kennebec Journal reported the camp asked Maine State…"

Music in Maine - Country Music

"There was a small family band called Stanhope’s Orchestra that played a few times a year at our local grange hall."

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"The quartet played local dances as “Mellie Dunham's dance band.” 'Rippling Waves Waltz,' 1926Maine Historical Society Mellie Dunham…"

Music in Maine - MAKE

"Some music and dance traditions happen seasonally for harvesting, social, and ceremonial events. Other songs honor and welcome visitors or prepare…"

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"… Astor’s performance skits included music, dance, and comedy routines. Dave Astor’s weekly episodes featured students from local high schools who…"

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… of English folk songs, Scots-Irish fiddle and dance music, sacred music, and banjo and blues from formerly enslaved Africans."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Mercurias Orchestra was next, followed by Foss' Dance Orchestra, then came the Fine Black Aces. New Portland seems to have a rich musical history."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… the pageantry of costumes, sets, or a full orchestra. Some of the participants had been professional musicians, but most were amateurs, only a few…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… tennis courts and, in the evening, the Inn’s own orchestra played at dinner and dances. During the early years of the twentieth century, upscale…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… were performed by the Bangor Band or the Ladies Orchestra conducted by Lena Howe. Patrons could then indulge in a matinee or evening performance of…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Often times, an orchestra played for the dance. New Portland had many orchestras, the first dating in the late 1800’s."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… used it for most school dances, band practice, orchestra practice, cheerleading practice, class plays, musical productions, class photos, and of…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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