The Westbrook High School Marching Band received a gold medal at the last Maine State Finals in 2019. Whether they can repeat that success depends on how much the band has been impacted by two big major events— the COVID-19 pandemic and a fire that has kept students from attending class together as the high school rebuilds. Is it really about gold medals or the community that marching band creates?

Zachary Crabtree speaks to members of the Banyamulenge community in Portland, discussing how they come together as a church community.

In the woods of Windham, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Richard Sitler captures Coopers craft of making violins.

David Fleischner captures a photograph of the Boothbay Harbor Alumni Community Band during a performance.

Joni Murphy speaks to the Hoose family about their varying experiences being a part of a family folk band.

A former violinist, Carole Starr suffered a brain injury that causes her to feel discomfort and confusion around music and other sounds. Staff discusses her former life as a violinist, the sacrifices she has had to make due to her brain injury, and how she tries to finds ways to still incorporate music into her life.

Erin Dowding captures images of the Hoose family.

In the woods of Windham, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Richard Sitler captures Coopers craft of making violins.

Carrying a tradition of black storytellers, Samuel James is trying to expend the genre of Blues music called songsterism. Casey Atkins captures James' life.

Liza Semler captures the music group Cerberus Shoal.

From a shop in Portland, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Kimberlee Poole profiles Cooper's work on violins, his entry into the art, and his love for the instrument.

From a shop in Portland, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Cooper discusses the craft of making violins, his entry into the art, and his love for the instrument.