State of the Art
Latest Episodes
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As part of a visit to Waterville for the recent Maine Art Educators Association Spring Conference, Misha Oraa Ali sits down to talk about laser cutting in the art classroom.
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Composer Robert Sirota hosts the annual Muzzy Ridge Concerts in Searsmont and he joins us to talk about the upcoming 2025 concerts as well as a Portland performance just around the corner.
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Clarinetist Noah Smith is the winner of the 2025 Maine High School Concerto Competition of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. He talks about this honor, his post-graduation plans and shares some advice for next year’s competitors.
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As part of a visit to Waterville for the recent Maine Art Educators Association Spring Conference, Stephen LaRochelle sits down with Heather McDougall to demystify 3D printing and discuss its role in the classroom.
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Ellen Gawler is a fiddler, teacher, and founding member of the Gawler Family Band, a fun-loving folk ensemble known to many Maine audiences. She sits down to talk about music and motherhood with host Sarah Tuttle.
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Opera in the Pines’ 2025 production reimagines the story of The Barber of Seville, setting it in the most Maine of locations - a lobster pound. Performances run May 16-18 in Cape Neddick.
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Composer, flutist and vocalist Nathalie Joachim joins us to talk about her latest album Ki moun ou ye, reflections on her Haitian heritage, studying at Juilliard and the journey that followed.
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Dean Allbritton is here to discuss the Colby College Center for the Arts and Humanities’ annual themes, including the upcoming one for 2025-26, Islands, as well as its ongoing Environmental Humanities Initiative.
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Growing Up Maine is a musical portrait of our state and a project of Classical Uprising in partnership with Portland’s Reiche Elementary School. Emily Isaacson and Judd Greenstein of Classical Uprising are this week’s guests.
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Portland-based a cappella ensemble, Renaissance Voices, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a gala concert on Sunday May 18. Music Director Harold Stover shares what’s in store.