Vigorous Tenderness

park here for Vigorous Tenderness: a fall equinox concert! instead of the usual Bumbleroot entrance, follow our signs along Highland Cliff Rd to find field parking and our welcome table where you'll pick up the map/program notes to discover seven different chamber ensembles nestled into the landscape. we will have handicap accessible parking close to the entrance as well. see you soon~

43°43'44.9"N 70°23'25.1"W · 43.729139, -70.390306 Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

Accessibility details: We value inclusion and access for all participants. This concert involves moving over uneven ground, navigating some flat trails, and visiting musical sites along a ~.5 mile loop.

This trail has smooth stone dust and boardwalk surface and is fairly wide throughout with several benches. Because it is designed for bike commuting, a portion of the trail is also friendly for people who use wheelchairs, walking devices, strollers, and more. Trail accessibility depends on weather and season - this week there is quite a bit of mud and soft wet ground!

The vernal equinox is upon us, more info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1354149132904231

Last year, on the vernal equinox, Vigorous Tenderness musicians were honored to collaborate with Nick Bear of the Burnurwurbskek Singers to create a world premiere featuring music that has been heard in Maine since time immemorial. Nolan Altvater documented this project.

Join us for this week for Vigorous Tenderness: a vernal equinox concert for more spring sounds, new and old.

vigorous tenderness & burnurwurbskek singers

Join us for the vernal equinox next week, in partnership with Portland Trails

Vigorous Tenderness: a vernal equinox concert - Portland Trails Welcome spring with vibrant chamber music that connects new sounds, the environment, and the community. Vigorous Tenderness is an immersive outdoor concert series that amplifies marginalized voices in classical music and democratizes new/experimental music. This vernal equinox event resembles an art...

seeking a few hardy souls to help us set up and break down the vernal equinox concert. if you’re available to help out for a few hours on 3/20, send us a dm~