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Land of Pure Delight
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
New Gloucester, ME
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Land of Pure Delight
Composer Kevin Siegfried leads The Portsmouth Singers in a program of Shaker songs. Through research of original, historic Shaker hymnals and manuscripts, Siegfried presents to the public audience many songs that had previously disappeared from the Shakers' repertoire along with songs still sung by the Shakers today. Brother Arnold Hadd shares insights about the Shaker songwriters, the motivation for the songs, and the application of the songs within Shaker life. Audience participation will be encouraged. The Portland String Quartet will perform Siegfried's "Land of Pure Delight," a composition for string quartet based exclusively on Shaker songs and dances.

"The Maine Festival of American Music: Its Roots and Traditions" provides a rare opportunity to experience Shaker music and history in the context of the wider world of classical and folk music, while also celebrating American musicians, composers, historians and craftsmen. The Shakers host the festival with all performances taking place in their 1794 Meeting House, one of Maine's most beautiful and acoustically superb venues for vocal and  instrumental performances.

Shaker music, received by spiritual inspiration rather than deliberate composition, is a product of one of America's most unique communal religious experiences. The majority of Shaker songs were 'received' in the mid-19th century and preserved mainly by oral tradition. There were at one time in excess of 25,000 Shaker songs and, today, as many as 1000 remain a part of the active repertoire of the Sabbathday Lake Shakers. One of these living songs, "Simple Gifts" has achieved lasting significance outside of the Shaker Church. Written originally in 1848 by Maine's Elder Joseph Brackett, "Simple Gifts" in its best known adaptations has been used by Aaron Copland to create "Appalachian Spring" and Martha Graham for her avant-garde dance performance "The Shakers." By its quintessential nature, this song will also be central to the programs and ties together the performances presented throughout the Maine Festival of American Music.

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Location

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village (View)
707 Shaker Rd
New Gloucester, ME 04260
United States

Categories

Music > All Ages
Music > Spiritual
Other > Festivals

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: No

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Owner: United Society of Shakers
On BPT Since: Mar 05, 2015
 
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
www.shaker.lib.me.us/


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