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Engaging the Spirit of Shaker Music
**Day-of tickets are also available at the door**
This performance is the culmination of a multi-week workshop led by Chris Moore of 317 Main Community Music Center, in which students will have explored modern folk songwriting inspired by Shaker music in addition to other deep-rooted American folk music traditions. The students will perform their original compositions to demonstrate a musical and spiritual adaptation of Shaker song craft in contemporary expression. The performance will also feature contemporary and traditional songs and instrumentals performed on mandolin and guitar, including Chris' thought-provoking, original songs. The sound is that of a simpler time: an acoustic style of Americana music with 19th-century traditional American roots and influences.
"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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LocationSabbathday Lake Shaker Village (View)
707 Shaker Rd
New Gloucester, ME 04260
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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