2012 portland chamber music festival brochure
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The Portland Chamber Music Festival in Maine celebrates its 19th Season August 9 - 18, 2012.TRANSCRIPT
19th Season August 9-18, 2012
Jennifer ElowitchArtistic Director PCMF is supported in part by a grant from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation.
Abromson Community Education Center
PREMIERE CORPORATE UNDERWRITER MEDIA SPONSOR
pcmf.org
Free
August 9, 11 and 12 Tony Arnold SOPRANO
David Leisner GUITAR
Jennifer Elowitch VIOLIN
Frank Huang VIOLIN
Sunghae Anna Lim VIOLIN
Lawrence Neuman VIOLA
Daniel Panner VIOLA
Natasha Brofsky CELLO
Michael Kannen CELLO
Brant Taylor CELLO
August 16 and 18 Michael Alec Rose COMPOSER (8/16)
Sebastian Currier COMPOSER (8/18)
Suzanne Nance HOST (8/18)
Elizabeth Mann FLUTE
Todd Palmer CLARINET
Adrian Morejon BASSOON
Yuri Funahashi PIANO
Miranda Cuckson VIOLIN
Jennifer Elowitch VIOLIN
Robert Lehmann VIOLIN (8/18)
Harumi Rhodes VIOLIN
Rebecca Albers VIOLA
Carol Rodland VIOLA
Claire Bryant CELLO
Marc Johnson CELLO
Carolyn Fryer Davis BASS (8/18)
Sunday, August 12 11 AM–1 PMJoin PCMF musicians for a fun and informal concert designed to introduce young children to the joys of chamber music.
11 AM: Music and play activities in the lobby with the Peekaboo Children’s Center and musician Ellie Chase of “Little Music Maker” 12 noon: Children’s Concertfeaturing PCMF musicians
Fun Day!
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Thursday, August 9 at 8 PMPre-concert lecture with composer Daniel Sonenberg, 7 PM
Boccherini Quintet for Guitar and Strings in D major, G. 448 “Fandango”
Hindemith Des Todes Tod for Soprano, Two Violas and Two Cellos, Op. 23
Dvorak String Quintet in E flat major, Op. 97 “American”
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RECEPTION SPONSOR DiMillo’s On the Water
Boccherini, Hindemith and Dvorak
Opening Night
Soprano Tony Arnold,G R A M M Y- N O M I N AT E D A R T I S T
OPENING NIGHT FEATURES THE PCMF DEBUTS OF TWO SPECTACULAR ARTISTS — David Leisner, one of the
world’s leading classical guitarists, and soprano Tony Arnold, renowned for her stunning interpretations of contemporary music. Join us in person as the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) broadcasts this event live on the radio from the Abromson Center.
LIVE RADIO BROADCAST BY
Guitarist David Leisner, G U I TA R D E PA R T M E N T CO - C H A I R , M A N H AT TA N S C H O O L O F M U S I C
Saturday, August 11 at 8 PM Pre-concert lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz, 7 PM
Paganini Terzetto in D major for Guitar, Violin and Cello, M.S. 69
Dominick Argento Letters from Composers for Voice and Guitar (1968)
Schubert String Quintet in C major, D. 956
SCHUBERT’S GREAT MASTERPIECE, THE C MAJOR “CELLO” QUINTET, HIGHLIGHTS OUR ANNUAL
“BUSINESS SUPPORTS THE ARTS” NIGHT AT PCMF. The evening also features the song cycle “Letters from Composers,” Dominick Argento’s stirring setting of texts from letters of Bach, Mozart, Puccini, Chopin, and others.
Business Supports the Arts
and Schubert
RECEPTION SPONSOR Unum
CONCERT SPONSORS
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and Brahms
Thursday, August 16 at 8 PMPre-concert lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz, 7 PM
Telemann from Tafelmusik - II/2 in d minor, TWV 43 for bassoon, flute, violin and continuo
Michael Rose Graces, Furies for Piano Trio (2007)
Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op. 115
ONE MIGHT NOT IMAGINE “BASSOON” AND “PYROTECHNICS” IN THE SAME SENTENCE, but the
section of Telemann’s Tafelmusik featured this evening is a true tour de force for the instrument. Composer Michael Alec Rose of Vanderbilt University will be on hand to introduce his tender work, Graces, Furies for piano trio. The program culminates in a performance of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet, truly one of the greatest works in the chamber music repertoire.
Flutist Elizabeth Mann, P R I N C I PA L F L U T E , S T. L U K E ’ S C H A M B E R E N S E M B L E
and Schubert
THIS EVENING’S CONCERT BEGINS WITH A PERFORMANCE OF THE JOYFUL C MAJOR VIOLA
QUINTET OF MOZART. We also welcome composer Sebastian Currier, winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award, to introduce our performance of his trio, Verge. Our 19th season ends with Copland’s evocative ballet, Appalachian Spring, in its chamber version written for Martha Graham and originally entitled “Ballet for Martha.”
CONCERT SPONSORS
Suzanne Nance
with Host Suzanne Nance of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Saturday, August 18 at 8PM Pre-concert lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz, 7 PM
Mozart String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Sebastian Currier Verge for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (1997)
Copland Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 instruments
Mozart, Sebastian Currier
Violist Rebecca Albers A S S I S TA N T P R I N C I PA L V I O L A ,M I N N E S OTA O R C H E S T R A RECEPTION SPONSOR Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution
Ticket OrderForm
Method of PaymentIndividual Concert TicketsAdults $ 30 Seniors (65 and Over) $25 21 and Under FREE
Series Subscription (4 Concerts)Adults $100 Seniors (65 and Over) $9021 and Under FREE
Please make checks payable to Portland Chamber Music Festival and mail to: Portland Chamber Music Festival50 Market Street, No. 137South Portland, ME 04106
(800) 320-0257Tickets are also available online atpcmf.orgWe encourage you to order tickets in advance. However, remaining tickets may be purchased at the door. Tickets will be mailed for orders received prior to August 1. After this date, tickets will be held for pick-up at concert time. Abromson Community Education Center is wheelchair accessible.
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