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MSMT celebrates with gala PDF Print E-mail
by Marilyn Taylor
Coastal Journal contributor

BRUNSWICK - How would you like to be thought of when you turn (or turned) 50?  I wanted to be somewhere that helped put age in perspective, so I went to Ouray, Colorado where the caverns are 2 billion years old. It helped a lot.
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Young@Heart: a True Showstopper PDF Print E-mail

By Kelly Davis youngheart.jpg

Coastal Journal intern

 

A word to the wise: when viewing Young@Heart, prepare to turn in the old rocking chair for some serious rock music, or even some rocking out.  This documentary leaves no room for the old-fashioned as director Stephen Walker films a New England senior citizen chorus for six weeks as they prepare to perform a one-night only show titled 'Alive and Well' in their hometown of Northampton, MA.  These chorus members may average an age of 81, they may roll their eyes at the thrice-weekly rehearsals, but they certainly know something about singing R&B classics and punk rock.  As they prepare, the audience becomes familiar with several members and their love for staying young through the joy of music.

 

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The Spirit of Joy PDF Print E-mail
by Gina Hamilton
Coastal Journal staff

TOPSHAM - On Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, the Oratorio Chorale performed two masses - Beethoven’s Mass in C and Puccini’s Messa di Gloria.  The Maine Chamber Ensemble provided accompaniment.  Each piece was a work that represented a new turning point for its composer.  In the case of the Puccini mass, Messa di Gloria was a piece written as his final thesis before graduation.  In the case of the Beethoven mass, it was his first mass, although he had already written many other pieces, including sonatas, symphonies, and an opera. 
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