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Here’s who’s playing this summer so far, as pop concerts return to Maine
Outdoor venues like Thompson s Point are starting to book shows, and some indoor ones already have full schedules.
Photo by Zoran Orlic
After an eerily quiet 2020, venues all over Maine will be filled with music this year.
There were some small outdoor shows in Maine last year – at drive-ins or musicians’ homes – but this year, indoor venues and large outdoor ones are booking national acts once again.
Some smaller venues had already booked a full schedule of summer shows, with limited capacities, and may now sell more tickets. Many of the larger venues were waiting for capacity limits and distancing requirements to be lifted and for national acts to start touring again and are now announcing dates.
During the last year, Quinn led a series of free digital programs featuring small, socially distanced ensembles performing from the Venice Performing Arts Center. President and CEO Christine Kasten said those programs reached a wide audience, but “there is nothing like the thrill of a live orchestra performance. We cannot wait to welcome everyone back safely to the concert hall in November.”
The organization’s 48th season will feature seven subscription series concerts leading up to “Songs From the Screen and Stage with Linda Eder,” a special program May 6-7.
It opens with “Brahms and The Boys” (Nov. 19-20) featuring Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 in E minor. Guest artist Thomas Hooten, principal trumpet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, will perform Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major. The program also includes the Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” and Bedrich Smetana’s overture from “The Bartered Bride.”