Sundays at 12:00 pm (Repeat on Mondays at 12:00 pm)
Hosted by Heather McDougall and the Maine Public Classical Team
State of the Art is a weekly dive into the Maine arts scene with the people who create, collaborate and shape our vibrant cultural landscape. Host Heather McDougall and other members of the Maine Public Classical Team sit down with guests, sharing their stories, experiences and forthcoming projects and events.
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Our warmest thanks to Portland-based Palaver Strings for sharing their recording as our series sig tune, the fiddle set, Yorkshire Lass/One Hour in Hungary/Shuckin’ Stiddy - Greg Boardman/Mikael Marin/Roger Tallroth/Elsie Gawler.
Episodes:
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Tina Davis, pianist and USM Osher School of Music artist faculty, joins us to talk about her exciting year in Hannover, Germany, studying the evolution of the piano, courtesy of a Fulbright Student Scholarship.
