“From a Poet’s Pen”
A concert of choral music inspired by poetry and verses from throughout the centuries and around the globe, the program includes settings of contemporary texts, the Psalms, Native American writings, classical and folk text, Thoreau, Whitman and other American poets and more. Also included is music by Brahms and Mennin. For this concert, the Community Chorus at South Berwick commissioned Charles Kaufmann of Portland, Maine, for an original composition using text by a contemporary Maine poet. Mr. Kaufmann has chosen for his work “Spheres”, the poem by University of Maine professor, Constance Hunting (1932-2006). Read more about “Spheres.”

Friday, April 4 at 8:00pm, Whipple Arts Theater, Berwick Academy, South Berwick, ME

Saturday, April 5 at 7:30pm, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,Dover, NH

Sunday, April 6 at 3:00pm, Christ Church Episcopal, Portsmouth, NH

Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 for students and seniors. Advance tickets at $8 are available at P. Gagnon and Sons, 215 Main St., South Berwick; Gary’s Guitars, 800 Islington St., Portsmouth; and York Flower Shop, 241 York Street, York. More info at CCSB web site.

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