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Introducing: Music in Maine!

Maine music reflects the diversity of cultures, influences of historical events, and the vast differences in landscape that contribute to the unique soundscape of Maine. Wabanaki songs reaching back 13,000 years are distinct from Franco chansons. Lumberjack work chants and sailor shanties differ from the operas sung by 19th century Maine divas. Yet they are all uniquely Maine sounds. Explore all these traditions and more at our new exhibition Music in Maine. On view March 8 - December 31, 2024. Get your tickets: https://www.mainehistory.org/all-exhibitions/music-in-maine/

Maine Historical Society

3 days ago

We've structured the exhibit in three different themes which are In the Make section you're going to learn about people who actually made the instruments that will be on display, as well as how people use music in the home and in their communities. In the Hear section, you'll learn about how new technology like record players, radios, broadcasting really changed the way people receive their music. So things like rock and roll came in, country and bluegrass migrated up to Maine. And the last sect
ion is called Play, and that looks at how musicians perform on stage and how the audience and the performer create something really unique and special during that performance. The real power of music is that people can use it in nonverbal ways to convey emotion and connect with other people, as well as using it to tell your history. Music in Maine is representative of the people who live here, and it's vast. It's indescribable.

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@oldmanjimh3165

Good program.