Sunday, May 16, 2021
On Monday, May 31, at 5 p.m., Bay Chamber Concerts, in partnership with Down East Singers, presents a virtual all-Rachmaninoff concert featuring members of Down East Singers and Bowdoin Chorus and guests to be premiered on both organization’s YouTube channels.
This concert is held each year by the Down East Singers to remember those whom we have lost. For this Memorial Day, in the face of a global pandemic, those losses are especially tragic, according to Bay Chamber, in a news release.
The choral repertoire includes an “early part song,”
Chorus of Spirits and movements of Rachmaninoff’s 1910
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund has awarded 13 grants totaling $59,250 to support indigenous, ethnic or rural arts programs or projects, particularly those serving areas with limited access to arts events.
Recipients include the Down East Singers in Rockport, which was awarded $2,205 to produce a virtual concert, in collaboration with Bay Chamber Concerts and Halcyon String Quartet.
Another is the Eastport Arts Center. It was awarded $5,000 to improve its lobby entrance to ensure a safer, more efficient and more welcoming visitor experience.
The Maine Expansion Arts Fund is a collaborative effort of the National Endowment for the Arts, Lillian Berliawsky Charitable Trust, Maine Community Foundation and Maine Arts Commission to strengthen and ensure the future of Maine’s artistic traditions.