We just finished our summer series, "Poetry and Music: The Bard and Other Muses," at which we announced that we are changing our name from Ave Maris Stella to Voxx: Voice of Twenty. Vox is Latin for voice, of course, and the Roman numeral harkens to our early music roots. We chose the singular because we come together from our different lives to sing as one. We'll have a new web address soon, and will be moving our content there, but will keep this address active during the transition period.
Recent Performances
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Poetry and Music: The Bard and Other Muses
Ave Maris Stella presented four performances around midcoast Maine in July (details below). This summer program consisted of repertoire based on poetic works from Petrarch and Shakespeare to Pablo Neruda and A.E. Housman. Featured were a triptych of Shakespearean settings by the contemporary American composer Matthew Harris, the haunting "Song for Athene" by John Tavener, and a setting by Morten Lauridsen of Neruda's love poem "Soneto de la Noche" (Sonnet of the Night) sung in Spanish. Other featured composers include dJohn Bennett, Benjamin Britten, William Cornysh, Guillaume Dufay, Guillaume de Machaut, Kirke Mechem, Thomas Morley, and Henry Purcell, and music selections covered time periods from medieval to the present day.
Thursday, July 22, 7:30 p.m.
Up Island/Freewill Baptist Church on the island of Islesboro
Sunday, July 18, 4:00 p.m.
Second Congregational Church, Main St., Warren.
Saturday, July 17, 7:30 p.m.
Belfast Free Library, 106 High St., Belfast
Friday, July 16, 7:30 p.m.
High Mountain Hall,
5 Mountain Street, Camden
Friends of Music Concert Series
Sunday, June 27, 2010, 4:00 p.m., First Congregational Church of Camden. We performed selections from our "Poetry and Music: The Bard and Other Muses" program to an appreciative audience, and enjoyed a nice reception afterward, put on by the church.
A Cappella Springfest Benefit Concert
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 3:00 p.m., Camden Opera House, Camden.
We kicked off our season with this fundraiser. All proceeds went to benefit the venerable Camden Opera House, where six groups— Ave Maris Stella, Ellacappella, January Men (and then some) with Gordon Bok, the Quasimodal Chorus with Anne Dodson, Shira, and the world folk ensemble Zemya— erformed music in many styles and from many countries. (camdenoperahouse.com)
