The works were composed during the time frame that included the war years.
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Dylan guitar sells for nearly $400,000
The seller of the Martin D-28 played at concerts in the 1970s bought it from the Nobel winner for $500.
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Chamber musicians and singers deliver melodic, emotional tone
An ‘add-on’ concert for the fall staged by Portland Chamber Music Festival showcases works by Dvorák, Bach, Vivaldi and 20th-century composer Frank Martin.
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Sizzling ballroom boogie set wows audience at PSO Pops!
The Portland Symphony Orchestra backed the driving dance energy in “Ballroom With a Twist” after its classic, folk dance-inspired numbers in the first set.
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Book review: An exhaustive new look at Stalin and one of the world’s most horrific atrocities
In ‘Red Famine,’ Anne Applebaum explores a Soviet Union policy in the 1930s that caused millions to die in Ukraine.
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A memoir of wine, family and the love of literature
Anne Fadiman explores her relationship with her father in ‘The Wine Lover’s Daughter.’
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PSO conductor finalist will lead the orchestra on Wednesday night
Ken-David Masur, who works as associate conductor with the Boston Symphony, has had his eyes on Portland for a few years.
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Boston Globe’s Walter Robinson joins peers in Portland to discuss the press and the president
A panel of journalists will talk at USM’s Hannaford Hall Friday on the topic ‘Is the Press Being Fair to President Trump?’
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Art review: Exhibit explores Thoreau’s relationship with Maine
‘We might climb a tree, at least’ is on view at USM’s Maine Museum of Photographic Arts.
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Deep Water: ‘Oryx in Crates’ by Samaa Abdurraqib
Maine poems, edited and introduced by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc.