Annie Finch’s Poetry Read by Michael Maglaras
Annie Finch and Michael Maglaras at the Maine Festivalof the Book in May of 2008. We love the poetry of Annie Finch and we think you will too. Follow this link to listen to poet Annie Finch and recording artist Michael Maglaras read some of her works. We share a strong appreciation of Henry Wadsworth […]
217 Records celebrates 150 years of Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride”
Many people can still recite from memory these words from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s great poem Paul Revere’s Ride: “Listen my children and you shall hear / Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.” Listen to Michael Maglaras recite this masterpiece of American poetry; this still-resonating call to citizen action. On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere […]
Michael Maglaras at Stonecoast
On Saturday, July 10 Michael Maglaras will present a masters class for summer residency students at the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing program. MASTERS CLASS: 3:00pm — Stone House, Freeport, MainePoetry Aloud: Nuance and Meaning — A Master Class with Michael MaglarasMichael Maglaras – actor, writer, film maker, and performance artist – will conduct a […]
Full house for Michael Maglaras poetry reading at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
View photos at this link. On Sunday, April 18, Michael Maglaras, founder of 217 Records, performed a dramatic reading of excerpts from The Song of Hiawatha at the Longfellow Big Read at the Martha Mary Chapel at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. This hour-long reading was performed with a full score of pre-recorded sound […]
This is not your grandmother’s “Hiawatha”
Longfellow’s best-loved poems to be read Sunday By Chris Bergeron/DAILY NEWS STAFF Apr 16, 2010 Though Henry Wadsworth Longfellow never spent a night at the Wayside Inn, the 19th century bard’s verse will resound through the Martha-Mary Chapel Sunday afternoon in dramatic readings of two of his best-loved poems. Former opera singer Michael Maglaras will […]
April 18: Longfellow Big Read features Michael Maglaras
MARK YOUR CALENDARSunday, April 18 — 4:00pmMichael Maglaras will perform a dramatic reading of excerpts from The Song of Hiawatha at the Longfellow Big Read at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. This hour-long reading will be performed with a full score of pre-recorded sound effects and music by Native American musicians. Michael will also […]
Michael Maglaras talks about recording “The Song of Hiawatha”
In this short video clip, Michael Maglaras of 217 Records talks about recording Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. In honor of the Longfellow Bicentennial, in 2007 217 Records released a limited edition 5-CD recording of this epic poem, read by Michael Maglaras and complete with a soundtrack of Native American drums, […]
Hear Michael Maglaras read Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride”
On April 18, 2010 Michael Maglaras of 217 Records will perform Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Paul Revere’s Ride, commemorating the significance of the 18th of April and the 150th anniversary of the publishing of this poem. This reading will be performed at the Longfellow Big Read in Sudbury, Massachusetts as a special encore following Michael’s dramatic […]
Hiawatha: America’s first superhero
“Hiawatha himself was America’s first superhero.” ~ Michael Maglaras, 217 Records Sunday, April 18 at 4:00pm don’t miss Michael Maglaras’s dramatic reading of excerpts from The Song of Hiawatha at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He will perform three chapters from this epic poem:~ Hiawatha’s Childhood~ Hiawatha’s Fishing~ Picture Writing This hour-long reading will […]
The Song of Hiawatha – Michael Maglaras
Click HERE to order on Amazon. This limited edition 5-CD recording of “The Song of Hiawatha” was released by 217 Records in 2007 to mark the Bicentennial of American master poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Accompanied by a soundtrack of Native American drums, flutes, vocals, and a host of sound effects, Michael Maglaras brings the story […]