Schedule

Aug 8,2024

7:30 PM - Program I: Perfect Fifths

This Enchanting Evening Opens PCMF’s 2024 Summer Season With Pure Joy In Musical Form. The Boccherini Cello Quintet Is A Classical-Era Delight: Fun And Fresh, Balancing Gentle Tunes (Including A Famous Minuet) With The Luxurious Heft Of Lower String Sounds. Dvo?ák’s Romantic Quintet For Piano And Strings Radiates Grace And Warmth, Before Blossoming Into Bursts Of Spontaneous Celebration.

Luigi Boccherini String Quintet In E Major, Op. 11, No. 5 (1771)

I. Amoroso

II. Allegro E Con Spirito

III. Minuetto, Trio

IV. Rondeau, Andante

David Mccarroll And Jennifer Elowitch, Violins; Melissa Reardon, Viola; Angela Park And Brant Taylor, Cellos

Antonín Dvo?ák Piano Quintet No. 2 In A Major, Op. 81 (1887)

I. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto

II. Dumka: Andante Con Moto

III. Scherzo (Furiant): Molto Vivace

IV. Finale: Allegro

Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu And David Mccarroll, Violins; Melissa Reardon, Viola; Brant Taylor, Cello; Henry Kramer, Piano

Programs And Artists Subject To Change

Concert Run Time Is Approximately 75 Minutes With No Intermission. The Concert Will Be Live-Streamed For Free On Our Youtube Channel. The Archived Stream Will Be Available To View For 24 Hours.

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Aug 10,2024

7:30 PM - Program II: Musique Fantastique

This Sumptuous Program Celebrates The French Musical Voice, With Its Distinctively Dazzling Variety Of Tonal Effects. First Up, A Sextet For Winds, Strings, And Piano By Guillaume Connesson—One Of Today’s Most Widely Performed French Composers—Whose Music Has Been Called “A Celebration Of Life, Filled With Joyous Melodies, Rhythmic Vitality, And A Sense Of Wonder" (American Record Guide). An Elegiac Oboe Sonata By Poulenc, Dedicated To The Memory Of His Close Friend (And Bridge Partner) Prokofiev, Is Followed By An Original Arrangement Of Debussy's Dreamy Sunset In Song. Finally, The Gorgeous Opulence And Exuberance Of Fauré’s First Piano Quartet. C’est Magnifique!

Guillaume Connesson Sextet (1998)

I. Dynamique

II. Nocturne

III. Festif

Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, Violin; Melissa Reardon, Viola; Nathan Farrington, Bass; Todd Palmer, Clarinet;

James Austin Smith, Oboe; Henry Kramer, Piano

Francis Poulenc Sonata For Oboe And Piano (1962)

I. Elégie (Paisiblement, Sans Presser)

II. Scherzo (Très Animé)

III. Déploration (Très Calme)

James Austin Smith, Oboe; Henry Kramer, Piano

Claude Debussy (Arr. Nathan Farrington) Beau Soir (1880)

Kathleen O’Mara, Soprano; Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, Violin; Todd Palmer, Clarinet; Brant Taylor, Cello;

Nathan Farrington, Bass

Gabriel Fauré Piano Quartet No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 15 (1876-1879)

I. Allegro Molto Moderato

II. Scherzo, Allegro Vivo

III. Adagio

IV. Allegro Molto

David Mccarroll, Violin; Melissa Reardon, Viola; Angela Park, Cello; Henry Kramer, Piano

Programs And Artists Subject To Change

Concert Run Time Is Approximately 90 Minutes Including A Brief Intermission. The Concert Will Be Live-Streamed For Free On Our Youtube Channel. The Archived Stream Will Be Available To View For 24 Hours.

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Aug 11,2024

5:00 PM - Nate's World: Songs Of Love

Chamber Music, Show Tunes, Opera, And More! "Nate’s World: Songs Of Love" Sets Famous Arias Side By Side With Classic Popular Songs And Virtuosic Instrumental Interludes, All Touching On Aspects Of Love. From La Bohème To Leonard Bernstein, Carmen To A Country Ballad, These Are All Filled With Timeless, Universal Sentiments, And Chamber Music’s Exquisite Intimacy Is The Perfect Setting. Conceived, Curated, And Performed By Nate Farrington, Principal Bassist Of The Los Angeles Opera, Joined By Special Guest Soprano Kathleen O'Mara And PCMF Resident Artists Susie Park And Henry Kramer.

Concert Run Time Is Approximately 75 Minutes With No Intermission. The Concert Will Be Live-Streamed For Free On Our Youtube Channel. The Archived Stream Will Be Available To View For 24 Hours.

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Aug 15,2024

7:30 PM - Program III: Universal Resonance

The East Coast Chamber Orchestra’s PCMF Debut In 2022 Drew Raves From Audiences: “The Energy And Artistry Was Astounding!” “Such Virtuosic Performances, And Such Wit And Joy!” Well, They’re Back, Bringing With Them Handmade Universe, A Brand New Work By Grammy-Nominated Composer Vijay Iyer That Blends Jazz Harmonies With Intricate Orchestrations. A Playful Flourish Of A String Trio And A Rollicking Set Of Variations On A Baroque Dance Theme Open The Program, And The Youthful Vigor Of Mendelssohn’s Delightful Octet, Written When He Was Just 16, Brings The Evening To A Ravishing Close.

Friedrich Hermann Capriccio No. 1 In D Minor For Three Violins, Op. 2 (1845)

Tai Murray, J Freivogel, Nick Kendall, Violins

Francesco Geminiani (Arr. Michi Wiancko) "La Follia" Variations (1729/2010)

East Coast Chamber Orchestra

Vijay Iyer Handmade Universe (2023), Maine Premiere

Shai Wosner, Piano; East Coast Chamber Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn String Octet In E-Flat Major, Op. 20 (1825)

I. Allegro Moderato Ma Con Fuoco

II. Andante

III. Scherzo: Allegro Leggierissimo

IV. Presto

 Anthony Marwood, Kristin Lee, Li-Mei Liang, Susie Park, Violins; Jessica Thompson, Melissa Reardon, Violas;
Rachel Henderson Freivogel, Kenneth Olsen, Cellos

Programs And Artists Subject To Change

PCMF Is Delighted That Handmade Universe Will Also Be Performed At Salt Bay Chamberfest On Friday, August 16th At 7:30 PM.

Concert Run Time Is Approximately 1 Hour And 40 Minutes Including A Brief Intermission. The Concert Will Be Live-Streamed For Free On Our Youtube Channel. The Archived Stream Will Be Available To View For 24 Hours

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Aug 17,2024

7:30 PM - Program IV: Virtuosity

A Multi-Faceted Tribute To Bach’s Immortal Chaconne Makes For One Epic Season Finale! Following A Heartfelt Violin Sonata By Schumann (Who Adored Bach), The East Coast Chamber Orchestra’s Extraordinary Ensemble Offers A Contemporary Work Inspired By “This One Epic Movement ... That Would Define String Playing Forever After.” Finally, The Stunning Chaconne Itself, Originally Written For Solo Violin, In A Breathtaking Arrangement For The Full Forces Of String Orchestra. You’ll See Why The New York Times Declared, "ECCO Delivers Performances That Are Nothing Short Of Electrifying."

Robert Schumann Violin Sonata No. 2 In D Minor, Op. 121 (1851)

I. Ziemlich Langsam - Lebhaft

II. Sehr Lebhaft

III. Leise, Einfach

IV. Bewegt

Anthony Marwood, Violin; Shai Wosner, Piano

David Ludwig Virtuosity: Five Micro-Concertos For String Orchestra (2013)

East Coast Chamber Orchestra

J.S. Bach (Arr. Michi Wiancko) Chaconne From Partita No. 2 In D Minor, BWV 1004 (1717-1720/2019)

East Coast Chamber Orchestra

Programs And Artists Subject To Change

Concert Run Time Is Approximately 90 Minutes Including A Brief Intermission. The Concert Will Be Live-Streamed For Free On Our Youtube Channel. The Archived Stream Will Be Available To View For 24 Hours.

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Date : Aug 8-17,2024

Location : Hannaford Hall - Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St Portland, ME 04101

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