Summer Concert Schedule
 
     
  The Portland Chamber Music Festival’s summer concert series is our signature event. The series features nationally renowned performers in a wide range of repertoire including the music of living composers. Audience members note the warm and “unstuffy” atmosphere of festival concerts, and performers often address the audience directly with onstage commentary.

PCMF’s summer concerts are held at the Abromson Center at the University of Southern Maine’s Portland Campus -- an easily accessible, modern, air-conditioned venue close to downtown Portland.

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Portland Chamber Music Festival Summer Season 2010

Wright Express, Premiere Corporate Underwriter


     
  Ibert, Sonenberg, Ravel and Schumann  
  Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 8:00pm  
     
  Pre-Concert Lecture at 7 PM with Composer Elliott Schwartz  
     
  Program:
Ibert
Dan Sonenberg
Ravel

Schumann
 

Two Interludes for Violin, Flute, and Harp
Whistlesparks for Flute and Harp
Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, String Quartet
Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47

 
     
  We open our seventeenth season with a colorful showcase of instrumental brilliance. Featured works include Ravel’s stunning Introduction and Allegro alongside pieces by Ibert and Dan Sonenberg of the University of Southern Maine faculty. Ending the program, we wish a happy 200th birthday to beloved composer Robert Schumann.  
     
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  Mozart, Chen Yi and Dvorak  
  Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 8:00pm  
     
  Pre-Concert Lecture at 7 PM with Composer Elliott Schwartz  
     
  Program:
Mozart
Chen Yi

Dvorak
  Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K. 423
Happy Rain on a Spring Night for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (2004)
String Sextet in A major, Op. 48
     
Hosted by Suzanne Nance, Host of Morning Classical Music on MPBN Radio
 
     
 

We are delighted present the work of Grammy Award-winning Chinese composer Chen Yi, the first woman in China to receive a Masters Degree in composition, and the recipient of numerous awards and great critical acclaim. Presented alongside of Dr. Chen’s work, we welcome back two beloved lyrical masters, Mozart and Dvorak.


Business Supports the Arts Sponsor and Reception Sponsor:

The Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine (CAFAM)




The Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine, founded in 1988, is an organization dedicated to fostering understanding and exchange among Americans of Chinese and non-Chinese descent, Chinese newcomers, and people in greater China.

 
     
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  Free Family Fun Event  
  Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 11:00am - 1:00pm  
     
  Program:
     
11 am   PLAY ACTIVITIES hosted by the Peekaboo Children’s Center (ages 2-7).
12 noon   CHILDREN’S CONCERT presented by PCMF musicians and narrated by MPBN radio host Suzanne Nance.
 
     
  An informal, interactive concert for children ages 2 – 12 and their families. The 45 minute program features “The Red Pajamas” by Karim Al-Zand, a work written for kids based on “She’ll be Comin’ Round the Mountain”.  
     
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  Mozart, Dohnanyi and a PCMF Premiere  
  Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 8:00pm  
     
  Pre-Concert Lecture at 7 PM with Composer Elliott Schwartz  
     
  Program:
Mozart   Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Andrew List   Six Bagatelles for String Trio
(Winner, 5th Annual PCMF Composers Competition)
Dohnanyi   Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1
 
     
  Join us for two PCMF premieres: Ernst von Dohnanyi’s C minor Piano Quintet, a Romantic tour de force, and the winning work of PCMF’s 5th Composers Competition. To open our program, we welcome back PCMF favorite Todd Palmer in the treasured Clarinet Quintet by Mozart.  
     
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  Mozart, Loeffler, Prokofieff: Business Supports the Arts  
  Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 8:00pm  
     
  Pre-Concert Lecture at 7 PM with Composer Elliott Schwartz  
     
  Program:
Mozart
Charles Loeffler
Prokofiev
  Divertimento in D major, K. 136 (trans. Pearson)
Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola and Piano
Quintet in G minor for Violin, Viola, Oboe, Clarinet and Bass, Op. 39
 
     
  In our last concert we feature outstanding oboist Peggy Pearson, winner of the Pope Foundation Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Music, in a rich blend of repertoire including Romantic composer Charles Loeffler’s whimsical Rhapsodies and Sergei Prokofiev’s spirited Quintet in G minor.

Concert sponsors:
  • A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts
  • Androscoggin Bank
  • Artel
  • Bangor Savings Bank
  • Bernstein Shur Counselors at Law
  • H.M. Payson & Co.
  • Hannaford Supermarkets
  • RM Davis, Inc.
  • Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution
  • Unum

 
     
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