For over fifty years, amid the pines and granite crags of the Maine islands of North Haven and Vinalhaven, and within steps of the sea, Fox Islands Concerts has presented extraordinary music performed by artists of international repute. Ensembles such as the Vermeer Quartet and the St. Lawrence String Quartet have enchanted both local residents and summer visitors, as have distinguished pianists such as Leonard Hokanson and Frederick Moyer. Contemporary composers have brought exciting new music to the islands, and groups like the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet have expanded listeners’ horizons. Concerts are held at Smith Hokanson Memorial Hall on Vinalhaven and at the North Haven Village Church and Waterman's Community Center on North Haven. 

Free and open to the public.

Free and open to the public.

Join Women on the Verge for the UK Premier of Emilie LeBel's new work, Blue of the Distance commissioned with the support of the Canada Council. The text "explores themes of migration, displacement, and the experience of women caught in this turmoil". Emilie has set found and collected words from over 140 news articles describing events of displacement, in particular, words to describe women. These words were then mapped onto an essay by Rebecca Solnit, Blue of Distance, using erasure techniques on her text. Women on the Verge was formed in 2016 by American soprano Emily Martin, Canadian soprano Elizabeth McDonald and Canadian pianist Kathryn Tremills. The Trio is connected by their mutual desire to tell the stories of women’s lives both past and present - the stories of celebration and condemnation, motherhood and loss, marriage and betrayal, breakdowns and breakups...the stories of every woman.

Free and open to the public.

Women on the Verge explore the common thread of women’s lives through the millennia, including their strengths, struggles, and collective experiences and are committed to commissioning new music written by women that reflect these stories from the contemporary world around us. During the 2018-19 season the trio will be singing these stories in London, UK, Reykjavik, Iceland, throughout Alberta including Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, and Lethbridge, Toronto, and Seattle. This recital will feature works by Faculty of Music alumni Cecilia Livingston and Emilie LeBel, and faculty member Norbert Palej.

Women on the Verge was formed in 2016 by American soprano Emily Martin, Canadian soprano Elizabeth McDonald and Canadian pianist Kathryn Tremills. The Trio is connected by their mutual desire to tell the stories of women’s lives both past and present - the stories of celebration and condemnation, motherhood and loss, marriage and betrayal, breakdowns and breakups...the stories of every woman. "Expectations and Desires" features the music by Hugo Wolf, up-and-coming Canadian composer Cecilia Livingston, and contemporary American Composers Richard Pearson Thomas, Logan Skelton, Robert Spillman, Roberta Aldridge.

Free and open to the public.

Women on the Verge was formed in 2016 by American soprano Emily Martin, Canadian soprano Elizabeth McDonald and Canadian pianist Kathryn Tremills. The Trio is connected by their mutual desire to tell the stories of women’s lives both past and present - the stories of celebration and condemnation, motherhood and loss, marriage and betrayal, breakdowns and breakups...the stories of every woman. "Expectations and Desires" features their new commission "Blue of the Distance" by Canadian composer Emilie LeBel as well as music by Hugo Wolf, contemporary American Composers Richard Pearson Thomas, Logan Skelton, Robert Spillman, Roberta Aldridge, and up-and-coming Canadian composer Cecilia Livingston.

Free and open to the public.

Women on the Verge was formed in 2016 with the desire to tell the stories of women’s lives - the stories that explore the depths of what it means to be a woman both in the past and in the present day - the stories of celebration and condemnation, expectations and desires, motherhood and loss, marriage and betrayal and redemption, ...the stories of extraordinary women living everyday lives. "Expectations and Desires" features their new commission "Blue of the Distance" by Canadian composer Emilie LeBel as well as music by Hugo Wolf, Henri Duparc, and contemporary American Composers Richard Pearson Thomas, Logan Skelton, Robert Spillman, and Roberta Aldridge. Tickets: $10 general admission/ $5 senior citizens (60+), military, alumni / free PLU community, students, 18 and under. Tickets available through the PLU Concierge Desk (253 535-7411). Tickets can also be purchased online one month prior to the event. The concert will be livestreamed via the following link: https://www.plu.edu/soac/webcast

Women on the Verge was formed in 2016 with the desire to tell the stories of women’s lives - the stories that explore the depths of what it means to be a woman both in the past and in the present day - the stories of celebration and condemnation, expectations and desires, motherhood and loss, marriage and betrayal and redemption, ...the stories of extraordinary women living everyday lives. "Expectations and Desires" features their new commission "Blue of the Distance" by Canadian composer Emilie LeBel as well as music by Hugo Wolf, Henri Duparc, and contemporary American Composers Richard Pearson Thomas, Logan Skelton, Robert Spillman, and Roberta Aldridge.

Free and open to the public.

Women on the Verge was formed in 2016 with the desire to tell the stories of women’s lives - the stories that explore the depths of what it means to be a woman both in the past and in the present day - the stories of celebration and condemnation, expectations and desires, motherhood and loss, marriage and betrayal and redemption, ...the stories of extraordinary women living everyday lives. "Expectations and Desires" features their new commission "Blue of the Distance" by Canadian composer Emilie LeBel as well as music by Hugo Wolf, Henri Duparc, and contemporary American Composers Richard Pearson Thomas, Logan Skelton, Robert Spillman, and Roberta Aldridge.

Free and open to the public.

Women on the Verge was formed in 2016 by American soprano Emily Martin, Canadian soprano Elizabeth McDonald and Canadian pianist Kathryn Tremills. The Trio is connected by their mutual desire to tell the stories of women’s lives both past and present - the stories of celebration and condemnation, motherhood and loss, marriage and betrayal, breakdowns and breakups...the stories of every woman. "Expectations and Desires" features their new commission "Blue of the Distance" by Canadian composer Emilie LeBel as well as music by Hugo Wolf, Henri Duparc, contemporary American Composers Richard Pearson Thomas, Logan Skelton, Robert Spillman, Roberta Aldridge, and up-and-coming Canadian composer Cecilia Livingston.

Free and open to the public.