MORTON GOLD
“Once More With Feeling”
Sunday, October 25, 2026 – 3:00pm
a FREE classical concert event
Tickets: FREE
This is a FREE general admission concert. Tickets are not required.
Seating opens at 2:30pm. Performance begins at 3:00pm.
Join us for a special afternoon of original music as acclaimed composer and pianist Dr. Morton Gold presents Once More with Feeling, a concert celebrating his remarkable lifetime of musical creativity.
A longtime educator, composer, conductor, and beloved member of the southern Maine arts community, Dr. Gold returns to the stage for a program featuring a selection of his original compositions. He will perform at the piano throughout the concert, joined by an accomplished group of guest musicians, including his son, euphonium soloist Tsvi Gold.
The afternoon’s program includes concertos for bassoon, trumpet, and euphonium, along with vocal selections.
From expressive melodies and reflective passages to spirited celebrations of life, Once More with Feeling offers audiences an opportunity to experience the music of a composer whose career has spanned decades and whose work has been performed across the United States and internationally.
About Dr. Gold
Dr. Morton Gold’s distinguished musical career includes decades of work as a composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and educator.
Born into a musical family, Gold developed his talents in piano, organ, music theory, and composition. He went on to become a tenured Professor of Music at Nasson College in Springvale, Maine, and has guest-conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra in performances of his own compositions.
His music has been performed by the Portland Symphony Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, at American embassies in Paris and Guatemala, and by numerous colleges, churches, and musical organizations across the country. His compositions have also been featured on national radio and television.
Following his years at Nasson College, Gold continued his teaching and musical career in Vermont, serving on the faculties of Rutland High School, Mount St. Joseph Academy, and Castleton State College. In 2006, he received the Distinguished Educator Award from the Vermont Music Educators Association.
Since returning to Maine, Gold has remained an active part of the region’s musical community. He has guest-conducted the Strafford Wind Symphony and the Alumni Band of Biddeford, accompanied the Sanford High School chorus, and served on the Sanford Performing Arts Center Advisory Committee. Since 2008, he has served as music director at St. George’s Episcopal Church.
Although officially retired, Dr. Gold continues to compose, perform, and share his lifelong passion for music.
PROGRAM
A representative program of music composed by Morton Gold. Dr. Gold will be the pianist for each work.
Concerto for Bassoon, Op. 91 (2007)
• Allegro Moderato
• Andante (Elegy)
• Allegro (To Life)
A Prayer for Peace, Op. 126 (2025)
Excerpts from Proverbs of the Sages, Op. 36 (1978)
• All Love Which Depends
• If I Am Not For Myself
• Do His Will
• Seven Things Are In A Clod
INTERMISSION
Concerto for Trumpet, Op. 125 (2023)
• Serenade
• Elegy
• Praise
Concerto for Euphonium, Op. 73 (1998)
• Praise
Meet the Guest Artists
Tsvi Gold | Euphonium
Tsvi Gold has performed on his distinctive 1917 Conn double-bell euphonium since 1982. A former military corpsman who served with the Marines and a retired attorney, Tsvi has maintained a lifelong commitment to music.
His performance experience includes the University of Michigan Honors Youth Band, the Strafford Wind Symphony, the University at Albany Orchestra, and the Memorial Concert Band of Colonie, New York. He has also performed with the Red Caps marching band of East Greenbush, New York.
Tsvi is especially honored to perform his father’s composition in this concert, bringing together their shared love of music in a memorable father-and-son collaboration.
Olivia Boughton | Soprano
Olivia Boughton has been performing publicly since the age of ten. A graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy in Vermont, where she studied with Dr. Morton Gold, she earned her bachelor’s degree in music from Skidmore College in New York.
Her performance credits include productions with the Stonington Opera House, Opera Theatre of Weston, and Rutland Area Chorus. She also produced and performed in ten annual West Rutland Variety Shows, a community charity concert.
Olivia continues to perform throughout Vermont and serves as a leader of song at several Catholic churches in the Rutland area.
Desiree “Des” Caron | Bassoon
Desiree Caron earned her bachelor’s degree in music from the University of New Hampshire and is an active performer in southern Maine.
She performs primarily with the Maine Pops Concert Band and is also a member of Quince, a woodwind quintet associated with Maine Pops. Her previous musical affiliations include the Alumni Band of Biddeford & Saco and the Casco Bay Wind Symphony.
Nathan “Nate” Caron | Trumpet
A longtime member of southern Maine’s musical community, Nate Caron has played trumpet since the fourth grade.
He has performed with the Alumni Band of Biddeford & Saco for 15 years and the Maine Pops Concert Band for 10 years. He is also a member of the Harbor Brass Quintet, a Maine Pops small ensemble that performs throughout southern Maine.