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AUGUSTA — Masanobu Ikemiya, classical pianist and ragtime aficionado, will perform in the The Concerts at Jewett series Sunday, May 19.
The performance will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, in Jewett Hall Auditorium at the Univeristy of Maine at Augusta. The series is sponsored by UMA College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Senior College.
Masanobu, a classically trained pianist, became interested in ragtime while volunteering at a homeless shelter in Harlem. Founder and leader of the New York Ragtime Orchestra, he has also toured with members of the New York Philharmonic. He has been the recipient of an award from the United Nations for promoting world peace through music. Masanobu came to Maine in 1972 to join the Zen Buddhist Monastery in Surry, where he was a practicing monk for 10 years. In 1980 he founded the Arcady Music Festival and was its artistic director for 24 years. He and his wife live on an organic farm on Mount Desert Island.
Tickets are $10, students $5, 12 & under free. Tickets are available at Dave’s Appliance in Winthrop and at the door. Call 207-621-3551, email umasc@maine.edu or visit www.concertsatjewett.com for more information.
PHOTO: Masanobu Ikemiya (Submitted photo)
