Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music, Musical instruments
Item 6951
Console of the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 11921
John H. McCarthy violin and bow, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Media: Spruce and maple
Exhibit
Hermann Kotzschmar: Portland's Musical Genius
During the second half of the 19th century, "Hermann Kotzschmar" was a familiar household name in Portland. He spent 59 years in his adopted city as a teacher, choral conductor, concert artist, and church organist.
Exhibit
A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
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Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
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"MAKE Music makers include musicians, artists, and craftspeople who make instruments, write songs, and make music in the home and community settings."
Story
Choosing a Career in Country and Bluegrass Music
by Ken Brooks
How I became a country and bluegrass musician
Story
The $ame Band
by Mike Laskey
Maine's punk rock band, 1977
