Rend Collective
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Mainstage
Collins Center for the Arts
Rend Collective’s “Folk!” Tour is a celebration of JOY, community, faith, and authentic connection.
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Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble Combined Concert
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 2 p.m.
School of Performing Arts
Collins Center for the Arts
Two of the University’s outstanding auditioned groups, the University of Maine Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble are dedicated to performing challenging, significant, diversified, and contemporary literature within their respective repertoire. General admission $12, all fees included. Free with a student MaineCard Check back to purchase tickets later this summer! To learn more about the University of […]
Halcyon String Quartet: Tipping Points
Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Music in Minsky
Minsky Recital Hall
Maine ensemble blending music and film to explore climate themes, featuring works from Bach and Kenji Bunch.
BSO – Disney’s Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3 p.m.
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Collins Center for the Arts
Disney’s Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Lucas Richman, Conductor Treat yourself to the sounds of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra playing the score from Disney’s Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas live-to-picture for an event that is sure to be lots of fun for the whole family! Synopsis: Disney’s Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Based on an […]
The Met: Live in HD – La Sonnambula
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 1 p.m.
Broadcasts
Collins Center for the Arts
Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains […]
The Westerlies: Paradise – UMaine Machias
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Music in Minsky
UMaine Machias Performing Arts Center
The Westerlies are a New York-based brass quartet known for blending jazz, classical, and folk with warmth and creativity. Described by The New York Times as “an arty quartet… mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk,” they bring both precision and energy to their performances. Their program includes traditional hymns, original works by members Andy […]
The Westerlies: Paradise – Orono
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 3 p.m.
Music in Minsky
Minsky Recital Hall
The Westerlies blend bold energy and warm creativity in a program of hymns, original works, and fresh takes on Caroline Shaw and John Prine.
Rennie Harris Puremovement – American Street Dance Theater
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Mainstage
Collins Center for the Arts
Rennie Harris Puremovement brings the roots of Hip-hop to the stage with powerful storytelling and electrifying street dance. Founded by Dr. Rennie Harris, the company has toured globally, redefining what Hip-hop looks like in the theater.
Considering Matthew Shepard
Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 3 p.m.
School of Performing Arts
Collins Center for the Arts
The University of Maine Singers and the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus in collaboration with UMaine’s Collegiate Chorale and Acadia Choral Society present Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio Considering Matthew Shepard. About the piece: Deeply moved by the murder of a young gay man, acclaimed conductor Craig Hella Johnson composed an evocative and compassionate musical response that leaves audiences […]
BSO – Masterworks II
Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3 p.m.
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Collins Center for the Arts
Symphonic Glory Lucas Richman, Conductor Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Violin A note from the Maestro: Our second concert in the 130th Season Masterworks series focuses on orchestral Americana with compositional styles that are as wide-reaching as the American frontier. Dvo?ák is well known for the style in which he culls musical material from traditional folk sources, and the Symphony No. […]