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Vigorous Tenderness: a fall equinox concertSunday, September 22nd from 2-3:30pm
Bug Light Park, South Portland
the rain/snow date is monday 9/23 from 5:30-7pm
Welcome fall with vibrant chamber music that connects new sounds, the environment, and the community.
Vigorous Tenderness is an immersive outdoor concert series that amplifies marginalized voices in classical music and democratizes new / experimental music. This fall equinox event resembles an art museum experience, with chamber music in harmony with the landscape while the audience follows a path of listening and reflection.
People of all ages are welcome; this is a family friendly event.
Please arrive between 2 and 2:45pm and move through the installation of continuous performances at your own pace.
Sliding scale donations are welcomed: suggested ticket price is $30 but please pay what you can based on need.
Cash and venmo are accepted; everything goes to the musicians and to sustaining future concerts.
Venmo: @VigorousTenderness
Please bike, paddle, or carpool; parking will be limited!
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for those who need assistance. This event involves moving over paved wide trails and grassy hard packed ground. For more information, please reach out to [email protected].
Featuring music by Eleanor Alberga, Raven Chacon, Courtney Bryan, Evan Williams, Vivian Fung, Kinan Azmeh, Michael Tippett, and Sungji Hong.
Performed by Fred Edelen, Ryu Mitsuhashi, Jayne Sawtelle, Mikayla McClure, Brendon Wilkins, Kate Campbell Strauss, Jordan Guerette, Kal Sugatski, Katherine Liccardo, Maya French, Nicole Rabata, Michael Albert, Meg McIntyre, Maria Wagner, Sylvia Schwartz, Kirsten Monke, and Maine’s most musical mariners.
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instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vigorous.tenderness/
more about Vigorous Tenderness:
read about Vigorous Tenderness in The Portland Press Herald: https://www.pressherald.com/2024/06/16/vigorous-tenderness-celebrates-the-change-of-seasons-and-change-in-classical-music/
Vigorous Tenderness is seeking someone with accounting/bookkeeping experience to be the treasurer of our board. If you believe in our vision and would like to be a part of our work, please reach out to [email protected] .
This concert is supported by Shahida Keen Associate Broker Realtor, The Onion Foundation, and many wonderful volunteers. SPACE is our fiscal sponsor. We are deeply grateful.
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Bug Light Park, South Portland, ME 04106, United States
