“Paths to Dignity” is a project at the intersection of music, homelessness and mental health, presented by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra this month. Host Heather McDougall talks to the project’s leaders, composer and conductor Lucas Richman and violinist, Mitchell Newman. They chat about the project’s resonance in the community, its impacts on musicians, unsheltered participants and themselves, as well as the various events taking place in Bangor and Orono.
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra will present three events as part of the project:
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 11:30 am
Union Street Brick Church/ Storehouse,126 Union Street, Bangor
Free and open to the public concert and lecture presentation, including lunch beforehand
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 11:30 am
Columbia Street Baptist Church, 63 Columbia Street, Bangor
Free and open to the public concert and lecture presentation, including lunch beforehand
April 28, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Collins Center for the Arts, Orono
Lucas Richman, conductor
Mitchell Newman, violin
University of Maine Singers Oratorio Society
Program:
Richman | Y’varechecha: World Premiere
Richman | Concerto for Violin: Paths to Dignity
Richman | Symphony: This Will Be Our Reply
More details about these events at bangorsymphony.org, and more about the project at the Paths to Dignity video.
