Palaver Strings “Welcome Here Concert”

ArtsFarmington is excited to present Palaver Strings’ Welcome Here on Friday, May 6th, 7:00 PM, at Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, 224 Main Street, University of Maine in Farmington.

Portland-based chamber orchestra Palaver Strings presents Welcome Here, a touring production celebrating Maine’s cultural diversity, resilience, and stewardship. This multidisciplinary performance features guest artists of Congolese, Puerto Rican, and Wabanaki heritage and is co-presented by the Abbe Museum, Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, and Indigo Arts Alliance. Welcome Here explores themes of motherland, mother tongue, and mother love, interweaving stories of our relationship with the natural world, our cultural and linguistic traditions, and our dreams for the future generation of our grandchildren.

Welcome Here features Palaver Strings alongside storytellers Sherri Mitchell, Adele Ngoy, and Blanca Santiago; guest musicians, Kaylee Kazadi, Tania Morey, Mbanza Gabriel Nienguesso, Zayra Pola, Lauren Stevens, and Viva; and visual art by Pam Chévez. Sherri Mitchell also directs the…