# Event Details

- **Event Name**: From Bach to Gershwin: Chris Staknys and Maya French in Duo
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for an inspiring and intimate chamber music experience, featuring two of Maine's finest young musicians! This dynamic duo will perform works by William Grant Still, J.S. Bach, Sam Wu, Johannes Brahms, and George Gershwin.

Our program traces a wide expressive arc for violin and piano, moving between intimacy, virtuosity, and rhythmic vitality, performed by Maya French on violin and Chris Staknys on piano. William Grant Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano opens with the tender second movement, Mother and Child, offering a moment of warmth and reflection. J.S. Bach’s Concerto in A Minor follows with its final Allegro assai. In Travelogues, Sam Wu brings a contemporary voice to the program, shaping a sonata that suggests motion and shifting landscapes through an exploration of color. The centerpiece is Brahms’s expansive Sonata No. 2 in A Major, which balances lyric ease and emotional depth across three contrasting movements, from the gracious Allegro amabile to the playful, dance like finale. The program concludes with the unmistakable spirit of George Gershwin in Three Songs, including The Man I Love, Fascinating Rhythm, and I Got Rhythm in an arrangement by Chris Staknys.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/from-bach-to-gershwin-chris-staknys-and-maya-french-in-duo/200029501338551
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Portland
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1342 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102
- **lat**: 43.65813
- **long**: -70.29534
- **full address**: 1342 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is From Bach to Gershwin: Chris Staknys and Maya French in Duo being held?
  - **A:** From Bach to Gershwin: Chris Staknys and Maya French in Duo takes place on Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 1342 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102.
- **Q**: Who is organizing From Bach to Gershwin: Chris Staknys and Maya French in Duo?
  - **A:** From Bach to Gershwin: Chris Staknys and Maya French in Duo is organized by Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** From Bach to Gershwin: Chris Staknys and Maya French in Duo is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Portland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If From Bach to Gershwin: Chris Staknys and Maya French in Duo sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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