Alive at Five Free Concert Series
5- 8pm Monument Square (corner of Congress and Preble Streets) Portland
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Alive at Five Free Concert Series
5- 8pm Monument Square (corner of Congress and Preble Streets) Portland
Thursdays, July 10- August 7
Rain or Shine!
July 10 - Pete Kilpatrick & As Fast As (Pop/Rock)
July 17 - Danielia Cotton (Blues/Rock) with Darien Brahms
All concerts begin at 7:30 pm
Pre-concert talks begin at 6:30 pm
Admission: $12.00 suggested at the door; under 21, free, unless otherwise noted.
All performances at Merrill Auditorium, City Hall, Portland, Maine
June 24 Felix Hell - Classical
July 1 Geroen Krahfoerst, Germany, improvisation - Classical
July 8 John Schwandt, Oklahoma - Classical/Pops
July 15 Frederick Hohman - Classical
July 29 Silent film - Tom Trenney featuring Buster Keaton Silent film in The General
August 5 Classical -Ken Cowan (John Weaver Celebratory Concert)
August 12 Dave Wickerham, Boca Raton, FL - Pops
August 19 Peter Conte Wanamaker - Classical
August 26 James Vivian Temple Church, London - Classical
Summer Demonstration-tour concerts - please check www.foko.org for detailed schedule, dates to be determined.
About the Kotzschmar Organ:
The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ,
built in 1912 by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, Connecticut, was given to
the City of Portland by Cyrus H. K. Curtis. It is this nation's oldest working
municipal organ. With 5 manuals (keyboards) for the hands, a 32-note pedal board
for the feet, over 6800 pipes from ½ inch to 32 feet in length, over 100 miles
of wiring and weighing more than 50 tons, it is truly one of this nation's
musical treasures.
In addition to the concerts listed above, FOKO presents an annual education program, "Meet the King of Instruments," in May and has commissioned the design and construction of the Kotzschmar, Jr., a small, portable, working organ intended for demonstration and educational outreach in school classrooms.
About the Friends of the Kotzschmar
Organ (FOKO):
The Friends of the Kotzschmar
Organ (FOKO) was founded as a non-profit organization in 1981 to relieve the
City of Portland of the tasks of raising funds for the organ's care and repairs.
FOKO present a wide variety of concerts including a summer classics and pops
organ series, a silent film series and Music from the World's Great Cathedrals
series.
For more information about the Kotzschmar Organ and the Friends of the
Kotzschmar Organ, visit
www.foko.org.
