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Back by popular demand, Maine Friends of Music, a professional chamber ensemble composed of renowned soprano Mary Sullivan, flutist Linda Brunner, bassoonist David DeBolt, and keyboardist Sean Fleming, will perform at the Searsport First Congregational Church on Sunday, August 13, at 3:00 PM. The program will feature music by Donizetti, Dvořák, Handel, Rossini, Mozart, Cherubini, Puccini, and more. As a special treat, the humorous "Stay With Me" will be performed from P.D.Q. Bach's opera parody "The Abduction of Figaro." Plan to come early to guarantee your seating; admission is by donation at the door, with proceeds going to the church and community music programs, and to help defray the cost of the concert series. All are welcome! For more information, please call David DeBolt at 207-644-0066, or visit www.mainefriendsofmusic.com or www.facebook.com/mainefriendsofmusic.

Maine Friends of Music specializes in quick-paced programs that create interesting listening experiences, with a variety of tone, colors, and styles. Much of the ensemble’s repertoire features a mixture of classic eighteenth-century Baroque selections, including works by Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, as well as twentieth century composers such as Debussy, Hindemith, Vaughan-Williams, and Koechlin. New music written for the Maine Friends of Music concerts by crossover classical/jazz composer Bill Douglas, as well as material composed by Bernard Garfield, David DeBolt, and Sean Fleming expands the ensemble’s repertoire further. “Imagination and adaptation are twin themes that inspire the annual concerts by the Maine Friends of Music, one of the state’s most unusual performing ensembles. I’ve attended for the past two years, and I’ve been thoroughly delighted by the repertoire that’s presented with enthusiasm and flair.” (Scott Andrews, Times Record, Brunswick, ME).

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