RESURGAM: AMERICAN FOLKTALES & HYMNS

Tuesday, September 29, 2026•7:00 PM

Eckart Preu, Music Director ChoralArt Masterworks PROGRAM JOHN KNOWLES PAINE | Overture to As You Like It COPLAND | Appalachian Spring SUPPLY BELCHER | An Anthem of Praise TRAVIS M. RAMSEY | FIRE! How do you capture the essence of home? How does the past inform the spirit of a community? In the opening concert of its 102nd season, the PSO celebrates our home of Portland, Maine, and music that expresses our identity. Travis Ramsey’s “FIRE!” provides an auditory history of a key moment in Portland history: the Great Fire of 1866, and Portland’s rise from the ashes. Telling the story of the immense fire and the aftermath of rebuilding, it captures the resiliency of the spirit of Portland—Resurgam (“I shall rise again.”). The journey into our state’s past is rounded out by works from Maine composers John Knowles Paine, the first professor of music at Harvard University and student of Hermann Kotzschmar, and Supply Belcher, also known as “the Handel of Maine.” Brining the focus outward is Copland’s iconic work, Appalachian Spring. Capturing the spirit of rural America, Copland use on folk-like melodies and simple harmonies to reflect on a national identity and weave a story of optimism and hope through difficult times. RUN TIME: approximately 2 hrs including intermission ADULT and CHILD & STUDENT prices are available online for this event. GROUP 10+ is available via phone & in-person only. Per ticket service fee is based on a percentage of the ticket price.

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