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Gather Hear Portland
September 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Free
Presented by Portland Ovations
Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 2 PM
Congress Square Park, Portland, Maine
Pianist Miki Sawada, whose performance made The Boston Globe’s Best of Arts 2021 list, is a fearless musician taking classical music where others have not. Through her signature project Gather Hear, Sawada travels the country with a piano in a van to perform in community gathering spaces, forgoing the expected concert hall. Sawada’s mission is to connect people across socioeconomic and political boundaries through music and foster human connection and dialogue while capturing an honest, intimate, and ultimately hopeful portrait of America. Gather Hear Portland is rooted in a multi-day residency with Sawada performing and collaborating with community partners and artists. The free community concert in Congress Square Park features a classical program tailored specifically to Portland and its rich musical history with additional community musicians to be announced.
FREE
This is an outdoor event and will be ASL interpreted. Congress Square Park has multiple bus routes that go their way and is wheelchair and stroller accessible via three sloped entrances.
On-street parking is available near the square, and the following local garages are
Standard Parking Garage
181 High Street, Portland, ME
Spring Street Parking Garage
45 Spring Street
Visual Description: Pianist Miki Sawada sitting at a piano, playing in a field.