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Starting in July, get a break on ticket prices to most concerts! Buy them here on our web site and get a 10% discount.

Unless otherwise noted in concert details, admission is:

Winter:
$22.50 online; $25 at the door.

Summer:
$27 online; $30 at the door.

Under 21: Free

Tickets to most of our concerts are also available from the following locations:

Sherman's Books
Damariscotta, Boothbay Harbor & Camden

Gulf of Maine Books,
Brunswick

Longfellow Books,
Monument Square, Portland

Note: All tickets are non-refundable but may be exchanged for other concerts in the series.

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Winter Series I
Winter Season 2018-2019 — November
Must It Be
3 Sat ... Rockport Buy
4 Sun ... Damariscotta Buy
8 Thu ... Portland Buy
10 Sat ... Boothbay Harbor Buy
11 Sun ... Brunswick, ME Buy
Winter Series II
Winter Season 2018-2019 — March
Through the Looking Glass
16 Sat ... Rockport Buy
17 Sun ... Damariscotta Buy
21 Thu ... Portland Buy
23 Sat ... Boothbay Harbor Buy
24 Sun ... Brunswick, ME Buy
Winter Series III
Winter Season 2018-2019 — May
Beethoven or Bust
4 Sat ... Rockport Buy
5 Sun ... Brunswick, ME Buy
9 Thu ... Portland Buy
11 Sat ... Boothbay Harbor Buy
12 Sun ... Damariscotta Buy
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Schedule
Click or tap a year, month, or day to see more detail
2017
July
Jul 3 - Monday - 7:30pm - Rockport
Summer Series I: More for Four
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Four, for Tango
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
String Quartet Op. 11 (1936)
Adagio
John Heiss (1938-)
Microcosms
1. Clustered
2. Diatonic-canonic
3. Enharmonic
4. Octatonic
5. Lyric
6. Stuck
7. Free
8. Homeward Bound (Fantasy on Pierrot)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major Op. 59 No. 1
Allegro in F major
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando in B flat major
Adagio molto e mesto in F Minor - attacca
Thème Russe: Allegro in F major
Jul 5 - Wednesday - 7:30pm - East Boothbay
Summer Series I: More for Four
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Four, for Tango
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
String Quartet Op. 11 (1936)
Adagio
John Heiss (1938-)
Microcosms
1. Clustered
2. Diatonic-canonic
3. Enharmonic
4. Octatonic
5. Lyric
6. Stuck
7. Free
8. Homeward Bound (Fantasy on Pierrot)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major Op. 59 No. 1
Allegro in F major
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando in B flat major
Adagio molto e mesto in F Minor - attacca
Thème Russe: Allegro in F major
Jul 6 - Thursday - 7:30pm - South Bristol
Summer Series I: More for Four
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Four, for Tango
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
String Quartet Op. 11 (1936)
Adagio
John Heiss (1938-)
Microcosms
1. Clustered
2. Diatonic-canonic
3. Enharmonic
4. Octatonic
5. Lyric
6. Stuck
7. Free
8. Homeward Bound (Fantasy on Pierrot)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major Op. 59 No. 1
Allegro in F major
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando in B flat major
Adagio molto e mesto in F Minor - attacca
Thème Russe: Allegro in F major
Jul 11 - Tuesday - 7:30pm - Brunswick
Summer Series I: More for Four
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Four, for Tango
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
String Quartet Op. 11 (1936)
Adagio
John Heiss (1938-)
Microcosms
1. Clustered
2. Diatonic-canonic
3. Enharmonic
4. Octatonic
5. Lyric
6. Stuck
7. Free
8. Homeward Bound (Fantasy on Pierrot)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major Op. 59 No. 1
Allegro in F major
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando in B flat major
Adagio molto e mesto in F Minor - attacca
Thème Russe: Allegro in F major
Jul 13 - Thursday - 7:00pm - Stonington
Summer Series I: More for Four
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Four, for Tango
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
String Quartet Op. 11 (1936)
Adagio
John Heiss (1938-)
Microcosms
1. Clustered
2. Diatonic-canonic
3. Enharmonic
4. Octatonic
5. Lyric
6. Stuck
7. Free
8. Homeward Bound (Fantasy on Pierrot)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major Op. 59 No. 1
Allegro in F major
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando in B flat major
Adagio molto e mesto in F Minor - attacca
Thème Russe: Allegro in F major
Call 207-367-2788 for info and tickets
Presented by: Stonington Opera House
Jul 18 - Tuesday - 7:30pm - Portland
Summer Series I: More for Four
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Four, for Tango
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
String Quartet Op. 11 (1936)
Adagio
John Heiss (1938-)
Microcosms
1. Clustered
2. Diatonic-canonic
3. Enharmonic
4. Octatonic
5. Lyric
6. Stuck
7. Free
8. Homeward Bound (Fantasy on Pierrot)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major Op. 59 No. 1
Allegro in F major
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando in B flat major
Adagio molto e mesto in F Minor - attacca
Thème Russe: Allegro in F major
August
Aug 1 - Tuesday - 7:30pm - Rockport
Summer Series II: Innerscapes
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Il Tramonto
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Dover Beach Op. 3
For mezzo-soprano and string quartet
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Quartetto Dorico
Guest Artist: Mezzo Soprano Kate Aldrich Bio
Guest Artist Bio
The American mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich began her professional career at the Arena di Verona, where in 2000 she made her début as Preziosilla in La forza del destino and in the following season sang Fenena in Nabucco. In 2001 Franco Zeffirelli chose her for Amneris in his production of Aida, presented in Busseto on the centenary of Verdi's death and subsequently seen in Modena, Rome, Naples, Florence, Milan, Piacenza, and Ravenna. Since then Kate Aldrich has appeared in opera houses around the world, including with the Los Angeles Opera in the world première of Deborah Drattel's Nicholas and Alexandra under Mstislav Rostropovich and as Idamante (Idomeneo). She has been a guest artist with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, the Teatro Regio in Turin, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Hamburg Staatsoper, the New York City Opera, and in Montreal. As winner of the Vidda Award she was presented by the OONY in a solo recital in Weill Recital Hall in 2006. During the 2006/07 season Kate Aldrich sang her first Sesto (La clemenza di Tito) in the Prague National Theater and made her San Francisco Opera début as Carmen and sang Maddalena (Rigoletto) at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In Lisbon she sang her first Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri, in Montpellier she was heard in Eine florentinische Tragödie by Zemlinsky, and in Tokyo as Dulcinée.
— Naxos
Miss Aldrich's appearance sponsored by H. M. Payson
Aug 2 - Wednesday - 7:30pm - East Boothbay
Summer Series II: Innerscapes
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Il Tramonto
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Dover Beach Op. 3
For mezzo-soprano and string quartet
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Quartetto Dorico
Guest Artist: Mezzo Soprano Kate Aldrich Bio
Guest Artist Bio
The American mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich began her professional career at the Arena di Verona, where in 2000 she made her début as Preziosilla in La forza del destino and in the following season sang Fenena in Nabucco. In 2001 Franco Zeffirelli chose her for Amneris in his production of Aida, presented in Busseto on the centenary of Verdi's death and subsequently seen in Modena, Rome, Naples, Florence, Milan, Piacenza, and Ravenna. Since then Kate Aldrich has appeared in opera houses around the world, including with the Los Angeles Opera in the world première of Deborah Drattel's Nicholas and Alexandra under Mstislav Rostropovich and as Idamante (Idomeneo). She has been a guest artist with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, the Teatro Regio in Turin, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Hamburg Staatsoper, the New York City Opera, and in Montreal. As winner of the Vidda Award she was presented by the OONY in a solo recital in Weill Recital Hall in 2006. During the 2006/07 season Kate Aldrich sang her first Sesto (La clemenza di Tito) in the Prague National Theater and made her San Francisco Opera début as Carmen and sang Maddalena (Rigoletto) at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In Lisbon she sang her first Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri, in Montpellier she was heard in Eine florentinische Tragödie by Zemlinsky, and in Tokyo as Dulcinée.
— Naxos
Sponsored by: First Advisors
Aug 3 - Thursday - 7:00pm - Wells
Summer Series II: Innerscapes
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Il Tramonto
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Dover Beach Op. 3
For mezzo-soprano and string quartet
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Quartetto Dorico
Guest Artist: Mezzo Soprano Kate Aldrich Bio
Tickets are available from Wells Reserve
Call 646-4521
Guest Artist Bio
The American mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich began her professional career at the Arena di Verona, where in 2000 she made her début as Preziosilla in La forza del destino and in the following season sang Fenena in Nabucco. In 2001 Franco Zeffirelli chose her for Amneris in his production of Aida, presented in Busseto on the centenary of Verdi's death and subsequently seen in Modena, Rome, Naples, Florence, Milan, Piacenza, and Ravenna. Since then Kate Aldrich has appeared in opera houses around the world, including with the Los Angeles Opera in the world première of Deborah Drattel's Nicholas and Alexandra under Mstislav Rostropovich and as Idamante (Idomeneo). She has been a guest artist with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, the Teatro Regio in Turin, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Hamburg Staatsoper, the New York City Opera, and in Montreal. As winner of the Vidda Award she was presented by the OONY in a solo recital in Weill Recital Hall in 2006. During the 2006/07 season Kate Aldrich sang her first Sesto (La clemenza di Tito) in the Prague National Theater and made her San Francisco Opera début as Carmen and sang Maddalena (Rigoletto) at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In Lisbon she sang her first Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri, in Montpellier she was heard in Eine florentinische Tragödie by Zemlinsky, and in Tokyo as Dulcinée.
— Naxos
Miss Aldrich's appearance sponsored by H. M. Payson
Aug 4 - Friday - 7:00pm - Alna
Summer Series II: Innerscapes
Alna Meetinghouse map
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Il Tramonto
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Dover Beach Op. 3
For mezzo-soprano and string quartet
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Quartetto Dorico
Guest Artist: Mezzo Soprano Kate Aldrich Bio
Guest Artist Bio
The American mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich began her professional career at the Arena di Verona, where in 2000 she made her début as Preziosilla in La forza del destino and in the following season sang Fenena in Nabucco. In 2001 Franco Zeffirelli chose her for Amneris in his production of Aida, presented in Busseto on the centenary of Verdi's death and subsequently seen in Modena, Rome, Naples, Florence, Milan, Piacenza, and Ravenna. Since then Kate Aldrich has appeared in opera houses around the world, including with the Los Angeles Opera in the world première of Deborah Drattel's Nicholas and Alexandra under Mstislav Rostropovich and as Idamante (Idomeneo). She has been a guest artist with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, the Teatro Regio in Turin, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Hamburg Staatsoper, the New York City Opera, and in Montreal. As winner of the Vidda Award she was presented by the OONY in a solo recital in Weill Recital Hall in 2006. During the 2006/07 season Kate Aldrich sang her first Sesto (La clemenza di Tito) in the Prague National Theater and made her San Francisco Opera début as Carmen and sang Maddalena (Rigoletto) at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In Lisbon she sang her first Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri, in Montpellier she was heard in Eine florentinische Tragödie by Zemlinsky, and in Tokyo as Dulcinée.
— Naxos
Miss Aldrich's appearance sponsored by H. M. Payson
Aug 7 - Monday - 7:30pm - Brunswick
Summer Series II: Innerscapes
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Il Tramonto
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Dover Beach Op. 3
For mezzo-soprano and string quartet
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Quartetto Dorico
Guest Artist: Mezzo Soprano Kate Aldrich Bio
Guest Artist Bio
The American mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich began her professional career at the Arena di Verona, where in 2000 she made her début as Preziosilla in La forza del destino and in the following season sang Fenena in Nabucco. In 2001 Franco Zeffirelli chose her for Amneris in his production of Aida, presented in Busseto on the centenary of Verdi's death and subsequently seen in Modena, Rome, Naples, Florence, Milan, Piacenza, and Ravenna. Since then Kate Aldrich has appeared in opera houses around the world, including with the Los Angeles Opera in the world première of Deborah Drattel's Nicholas and Alexandra under Mstislav Rostropovich and as Idamante (Idomeneo). She has been a guest artist with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, the Teatro Regio in Turin, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Hamburg Staatsoper, the New York City Opera, and in Montreal. As winner of the Vidda Award she was presented by the OONY in a solo recital in Weill Recital Hall in 2006. During the 2006/07 season Kate Aldrich sang her first Sesto (La clemenza di Tito) in the Prague National Theater and made her San Francisco Opera début as Carmen and sang Maddalena (Rigoletto) at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In Lisbon she sang her first Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri, in Montpellier she was heard in Eine florentinische Tragödie by Zemlinsky, and in Tokyo as Dulcinée.
— Naxos
Sponsored by: Wright-Ryan Construction
Miss Aldrich's appearance sponsored by H. M. Payson
Aug 11 - Friday - 7:00pm - Paris Hill
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major Op. 59 No. 1
Allegro in F major
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando in B flat major
Adagio molto e mesto in F Minor - attacca
Thème Russe: Allegro in F major
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Quartetto Dorico
Tickets $20 available at the door
Call 754-7970 for more information
Aug 30 - Wednesday - 8:00pm - Maine Public Classical
Maine Public Classical Radio Broadcast
Maine Stage
Portland - 104.1 FM
Bangor - 106.1 FM
Waterville - 99.7 FM
Fryeburg - 91.5 FM
September
Sep 8 - Friday - 6:00pm - Rockland
Millay Arts and Poetry Festival: Gala
CMCA will be opening its doors to Millay Arts and Poetry Festival attendees for a gala in the main gallery preceding the evening performance of "Vincent" at the Strand Theater. Open bar and catered refreshments. "A big, beautiful, posh event to honor Festival attendees."
Sep 8 - Friday - 8:00pm - Rockland
Millay Arts and Poetry Festival: "Vincent"
The DSQ is collaborating on music and will perform as both musicians and actors in the premier of "Vincent," by Rockland playwright Alva Hascall. The piece is an imagining of what the last hour of Vincent's life might have been. The Quartet are onstage presences throughout the performance, lending energy as well as musical underscoring to the memory laden and emotional journey of Vincent's last hour. One (Lydia Forbes) has an acting part as well. They will perform music by Erwin Schulhoff (String Quartet 1-iv), Claude Debussy (String Quartet in G minor, Scherzo), Astor Piazzolla (Four for Tango), Richard Strauss (Don Quizote Variations), and Thomas Adès (O Albion).
Sep 9 - Saturday - 4:30pm - Rockland
Millay Arts and Poetry Festival: "Poetry Concert"
For the visual arts enthusiasts, this "poetry concert" has the DSQ providing an antiphonal musical response to actress Sarah MacDonnell's reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay's words and poems. Harbor Square Gallery is a repurposed historic building, a truly lovely environment to experience music, art, and poetry. An exhibit of Millay-inspired works in multiple media will be on display and In Good Company will cater a reception in the Muir Garden for Contemporary Sculpture following the concert. This concert requires a separate ticket from the general festival pass, as it is a benefit concert for Millay House Rockland.
Sep 10 - Sunday - 7:00pm - Walpole
Leaf Peeper Concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet in E flat Major K. 428
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Four, for Tango
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Bring a flashlight to see your way after the concert
Tickets are $25 and are available only by pre-purchase, not at the door.
Tickets may be purchased on-line using the button below, or by check/cash at Sherman's Maine Coast Bookstore in Damariscotta, the Walpole Barn in Walpole (Rt. 129), or the Boothbay Harbor Framer's Gallery in Boothbay Harbor (Meadow Mall).
To make other arrangements for tickets, please call 563-5471 or e-mail info@oldwalpolemeetinghouse.org
Note also, that because this is a special fund-raising concert to benefit the upkeep on the Meetinghouse, we are not able to honor tickets for other Daponte venues.
Sep 22 - Friday - Jefferson
Camp Kieve Workshop
registrants only
September 22, 23 and 24 (Fri-Sun)
String quartet workshop for
Maine high school string players
Apply by June 15 Registration Brochure
Sep 23 - Saturday - Jefferson
Camp Kieve Workshop
registrants only
September 22, 23 and 24 (Fri-Sun)
String quartet workshop for
Maine high school string players
Apply by June 15 Registration Brochure
Sep 24 - Sunday - Jefferson
Camp Kieve Workshop
registrants only
September 22, 23 and 24 (Fri-Sun)
String quartet workshop for
Maine high school string players
Apply by June 15 Registration Brochure
Sep 24 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Jefferson
FanFare
A Celebration of Excellence in Chamber Music
Live Auction with Kaja Veilleux • Inspiring Music • Celebratory Food • Gorgeous Location
Event runs 3:00 to 5:00
Tickets $50
Please arrive promptly!
View Details
Sponsored by: Highland Green
October
Oct 6 - Friday - Edgecomb
Adult String Quartet Workshop
registrants only
October 6, 7, and 8 (Fri-Sun)
Quartet workshop for adults
Individuals or groups may apply
Apply by August 15 Registration Brochure
Please note: Cod Cove Inn no longer has accommodations available.
Oct 7 - Saturday - Edgecomb
Adult String Quartet Workshop
registrants only
October 6, 7, and 8 (Fri-Sun)
Quartet workshop for adults
Individuals or groups may apply
Apply by August 15 Registration Brochure
Please note: Cod Cove Inn no longer has accommodations available.
Oct 8 - Sunday - Edgecomb
Adult String Quartet Workshop
registrants only
October 6, 7, and 8 (Fri-Sun)
Quartet workshop for adults
Individuals or groups may apply
Apply by August 15 Registration Brochure
Please note: Cod Cove Inn no longer has accommodations available.
Oct 22 - Sunday - 8:00pm - Boston, MA
John Heiss: Celebrating 50 Years at NEC
John Heiss (1938-)
Microcosms
1. Clustered
2. Diatonic-canonic
3. Enharmonic
4. Octatonic
5. Lyric
6. Stuck
7. Free
8. Homeward Bound (Fantasy on Pierrot)
DSQ joins the celebration of John Heiss' 50 years of teaching at the New England Conservatory
Free admission
Doors open at 7:30pm
program notes...
Dubbed the "Pitch Doctor" by Igor Stravinsky, multifaceted musician John Heiss celebrates his 50th year as faculty at NEC.
Appointed to the NEC faculty during the school's 100th anniversary in 1967, Heiss' 50th year at the school is celebrated with performances by students, faculty, alumni and even family. In addition to his own works being performed on this occasion, works by three of his most influential composers will also be performed. The program also includes the world premiere of "Four Plus Four Short Pieces," which combines four more short pieces written this year to the Four Short Pieces written over 50 years ago in 1961.
As faculty for flute, chamber music, composition, music history and music theory, as well as the Director of NEC's Contemporary Ensemble, John Heiss has been one of the most influential teachers for the last 50 years.
 
Oct 28 - Saturday - 7:00pm - Wells
Leaf Peeper Concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet in E flat Major K. 428
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Four, for Tango
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Tickets also available from the Wells & Ogunquit Historical Society office in the Meetinghouse.
Call (207) 646-4775 or Email info@wohistory.org
November
Nov 4 - Saturday - 4:00pm - Boothbay Harbor
Winter Series I: What Goes Around...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet in E flat Major K. 428
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Nov 5 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Damariscotta
Winter Series I: What Goes Around...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet in E flat Major K. 428
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Nov 9 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Portland
Winter Series I: What Goes Around...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet in E flat Major K. 428
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Nov 10 - Friday - 12:15pm - Brunswick
Lecture / Performance
In the Morrell Room
Bartók
Free admission
program notes...
Join the DSQ as they give an open rehearsal of Béla Bartók's Third Quartet. Get an intimate look at how a quartet—which, unlike an orchestra, has no leader—determines how to approach a new work. This piece promises to be especially interesting, as the DSQ have a unique relationship with Bartok, having had close ties to musicians who worked with the composer during his lifetime.
 
Sponsored by: Midcoast Senior College
Nov 10 - Friday - 7:00pm - Rockport
Winter Series I: What Goes Around...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet in E flat Major K. 428
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Nov 12 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Brunswick
Winter Series I: What Goes Around...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet in E flat Major K. 428
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Nov 17 - Friday - 12:00pm - Washington, DC
DSQ On Tour
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quintet in C Major Op. 29
Allegro moderato
Adagio molto espressivo
Scherzo. Allegro
Presto
Katherine Murdock, guest artist, viola
Free admission
Nov 17 - Friday - 8:00pm - Baltimore, MD
DSQ On Tour
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet in E flat Major K. 428
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Free admission - open to the public
Call 410-337-6276 for more information
Nov 18 - Saturday - 7:00pm - Washington, DC
Salon Concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet in E flat Major K. 428
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
House concert at private residence in Washington DC (NW).
Open to the public!
Email trgoldman1@gmail.com for details.
Admission by donation: $20 suggested
Nov 30 - Thursday - 4:00pm - Bethel
Master Class
Trustees Auditorium, McLaughlin Science Center, Gould Academy map
4:00 - 5:30
with the Gould Chamber Ensemble
free and open to the public
Nov 30 - Thursday - 7:00pm - Bethel
Performances
Trustees Auditorium, McLaughlin Science Center, Gould Academy map
DSQ & Gould Chamber Ensemble
free and open to the public
December
Dec 10 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Newcastle
Holiday Concert
Program TBA
Free admission
2018
February
Feb 3 - Saturday - 7:00pm - Portland
DSQ with the Oratorio Chorale
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Requiem
Robert Kyr (1952-)
Cloud of Unknowing
Esteli Gomez, soprano
David Farwig, baritone
Oratorio Chorale
Feb 4 - Sunday - 2:00pm - Brunswick
DSQ with the Oratorio Chorale
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Requiem
Robert Kyr (1952-)
Cloud of Unknowing
Esteli Gomez, soprano
David Farwig, baritone
Oratorio Chorale
Feb 4 - Sunday - 4:30pm - Brunswick
DSQ with the Oratorio Chorale
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Requiem
Robert Kyr (1952-)
Cloud of Unknowing
Esteli Gomez, soprano
David Farwig, baritone
Oratorio Chorale
Feb 14 - Wednesday - 7:30pm - Portland
Valentine's Day Concert
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Italian Serenade
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Concerto Grosso
Various
Motets about love, sex & heartache
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony
March
Mar 17 - Saturday - 3:30pm - Bethel
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony
$12 in advance; $15 at door. Children under 21 free
Share of proceeds to benefit Mahoosuc Strings (youth strings program)
Post Concert Presentation: The Art of the Quartet
Post-concert talk with members of the DSQ. All welcome.
Sponsored by: Norway Savings Bank
Mar 18 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Damariscotta
Winter Series II: A Stroll in the Prater
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
String Quartet Op. 3
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony
Sponsored by: Maine Public
Mar 22 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Portland
Winter Series II: A Stroll in the Prater
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
String Quartet Op. 3
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony
Sponsored by: Maine Public
Mar 23 - Friday - 7:00pm - Rockport
Winter Series II: A Stroll in the Prater
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
String Quartet Op. 3
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony
Sponsored by: Maine Public
Mar 24 - Saturday - 4:00pm - Boothbay Harbor
Winter Series II: A Stroll in the Prater
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
String Quartet Op. 3
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony
Sponsored by: Maine Public
Mar 25 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Brunswick
Winter Series II: A Stroll in the Prater
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
String Quartet Op. 3
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony
Sponsored by: The Highlands
Sponsored by: Maine Public
May
May 5 - Saturday - 4:00pm - Boothbay Harbor
Winter Series III: Obsessions
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Italian Serenade
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 2 Sz. 67
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
May 6 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Brunswick
Winter Series III: Obsessions
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Italian Serenade
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 2 Sz. 67
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
May 10 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Portland
Winter Series III: Obsessions
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Italian Serenade
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 2 Sz. 67
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
May 11 - Friday - 7:00pm - Rockport
Winter Series III: Obsessions
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Italian Serenade
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 2 Sz. 67
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
May 13 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Damariscotta
Winter Series III: Obsessions
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Italian Serenade
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 2 Sz. 67
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
June
Jun 6 - Wednesday - 6:30pm - Brunswick
Spring FanFare Season Kickoff
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quintet in F Minor Op. 34
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Piano Quintet in E flat Major Op. 44
Guest pianist: Peter Serkin Bio
For more info: 207-529-4555
Post-concert meet-the-artists reception
Frontier Cafe in Fort Andross Mill
Map: Studzinski to Frontier Cafe
Tickets are available online and at the door.
Concert: $65
Reception: $25
Buy Tickets:
Concert & Reception $90
or just Concert $65 or Reception $25
Sponsored by: H. M. Payson
Jun 15 - Friday - 7:30pm - Ogunquit
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Clarinet Quintet in A Major K. 581
Allegro
Larghetto
Menuetto
Allegretto con variazioni
Guest artist: Thomas Hill, clarinet
July
Jul 5 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Portland
Summer Series I: Summer Goulash
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Jul 10 - Tuesday - 7:30pm - Rockport
Summer Series I: Summer Goulash
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Jul 12 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Brunswick
Summer Series I: Summer Goulash
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Jul 17 - Tuesday - 7:30pm - Boothbay Harbor
Summer Series I: Summer Goulash
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Tickets available ONLY from the Opera House web site or at their box office (not from bookstores).
$25: if bought in advance in person or by phone.
$30: day of performance; or online at www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
Box office: 633-5159
Hours: Tues-Fri 9 to 3 pm
Sponsored by: First Advisors
Jul 18 - Wednesday - 7:30pm - South Bristol
Summer Series I: Summer Goulash
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Jul 23 - Monday - 7:00pm - Eastport
Summer Series I: Summer Goulash
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Tickets: 853-4650
Jul 24 - Tuesday - 7:00pm - Machias
Summer Series I: Summer Goulash
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Tickets: 263-6824
Jul 25 - Wednesday - 7:00pm - Surry
Summer Series I: Summer Goulash
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major Op. 67
Tickets: 667-1308
August
Aug 2 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Portland
Summer Series II: What the Light Was Like
Alfred Pochon (1878-1959)
Ballade
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
Poem: What the Light Was Like
by Maine poet Amy Clampitt
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
Danielpour quartet World Premiere!
$31.50 online; $35 at the door
Pre-Concert Discussion
6:45: Pre-concert discussion with the composer, Richard Danielpour, and David Clampitt, professor of Music Theory at Ohio State University (and nephew of Amy Clampitt)
Danielpour Reader: Richard Blanco
Richard Blanco is an American poet, public speaker, author and civil engineer. He is the fifth poet to read at a United States presidential inauguration, having read for Barack Obama's second inauguration.
 
Sponsored by: RE/MAX David Banks
Sponsored by: H. M. Payson
Aug 7 - Tuesday - 7:30pm - Rockport
Summer Series II: What the Light Was Like
Alfred Pochon (1878-1959)
Ballade
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
Poem: What the Light Was Like
by Maine poet Amy Clampitt
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
Danielpour Reader: Kristen Lindquist
Kristen Lindquist attended Middlebury College and received her MFA in poetry from the University of Oregon. Her poetry and other writings have appeared in such venues as Down East, Maine Times, Bangor Metro, Northern Sky News, and Bangor Daily News. Her publications include the chapbook Invocation to the Birds (Oyster River Press, 2001), Transportation (Megunticook Press, 2011), which was a finalist for a Maine Literary Award, and Tourists in the Known World: New & Selected Poems (Megunticook Press, 2017). She lives in Camden with her husband Paul Doiron.
 
Aug 8 - Wednesday - 7:30pm - South Bristol
Summer Series II: What the Light Was Like
Alfred Pochon (1878-1959)
Ballade
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
Poem: What the Light Was Like
by Maine poet Amy Clampitt
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
Danielpour Reader: Jeanne Clampitt
Born in 1926 in Massachusetts, Jeanne was a music major at Smith College and is an amateur pianist. Her family have been summer residents in South Bristol since 1964 and friends and supporters of the DaPonte Quartet from their very beginning in 1991. Jeanne is the sister-in-law of Amy Clampitt, having been married for 67 years to Amy's brother, Larry.
 
Aug 9 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Brunswick
Summer Series II: What the Light Was Like
Alfred Pochon (1878-1959)
Ballade
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
Poem: What the Light Was Like
by Maine poet Amy Clampitt
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
Danielpour Reader: Gary Lawless
Gary Lawless is the co-owner of Gulf of Maine Bookstore, the publisher of Blackberry Books, and a widely published poet. He received the 2017 Constance H Carlson Public Humanities Prize from the Maine Humanities Council, and spent a month in 2017 in Venice, Italy, with a writing residency from the Emily Harvey Foundation, producing a collection of writing called "How The Stones Came To Venice". The University of Southern Maine has awarded him an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters.
 
Aug 15 - Wednesday - 7:30pm - Boothbay Harbor
Summer Series II: What the Light Was Like
Alfred Pochon (1878-1959)
Ballade
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
Poem: What the Light Was Like
by Maine poet Amy Clampitt
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
Tickets available ONLY from the Opera House web site or at their box office (not from bookstores).
$25: if bought in advance in person or by phone.
$30: day of performance; or online at www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
Box office: 633-5159
Hours: Tues-Fri 9 to 3 pm
Danielpour Reader: John Farrell
John Farrell is Artistic Director and Co-founder of Figures of Speech Theatre. In addition to his work with puppets, actors and other stage media at Figures of Speech Theatre, John also pursues an interest in the performance of literary text-- touring a solo recitation from memory of T.S. Eliot's poetic masterpiece, Four Quartets, which he has recited in concert with the DSQ while they performed the same Beethoven string quartet that inspired the poem. (John will be performing Four Quartets at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on July 28 at 7:00 pm.)
 
Aug 16 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Georgetown
Summer Series II: What the Light Was Like
Alfred Pochon (1878-1959)
Ballade
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
Poem: What the Light Was Like
by Maine poet Amy Clampitt
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet in G Major
Concert info at Meetinghouse web site
More info: 613-5682
Danielpour Reader: Paul Hodgson
Paul is a professional actor, director and writer who has performed on stage, television and radio in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Paul is a member of Equity and The Writers' Guild of Great Britain. In Camden, he first played the speaking role of Frosch in Maine Grand Opera's production of Die Fledermaus. Paul is a founding member of the Everyman Rep and has acted in and/or directed most Everyman productions since the company was founded. Paul has also recorded a number of audiobooks that are available on Audible.com.
 
September
Sep 1 - Saturday - 7:30pm - Denmark Village
Leaf Peeper Concert
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Alfred Pochon (1878-1959)
Ballade
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet No. 15 in G Major Op. 161
Allegro molto moderato
Andante un poco moto
Scherzo: Allegro vivace with trio: Allegretto
Allegro assai
$15 adults, $12 seniors (65+), $8 youth (under 18).
All tickets are general admission. Lobby and concessions open at 7:00 PM.
Purchasing tickets in advance is strongly recommended.
Sep 9 - Sunday - 7:00pm - Walpole
Leaf Peeper Concert
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C Major Op. 20 No. 2
Moderato
Capriccio: Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Fuga a quattro soggetti
Alfred Pochon (1878-1959)
Ballade
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet No. 15 in G Major Op. 161
Allegro molto moderato
Andante un poco moto
Scherzo: Allegro vivace with trio: Allegretto
Allegro assai
Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Tickets NOT sold at the door.
For traditional tickets, send a check for $25 for each ticket to Fred Bowers, Treasurer OWMH P.O. Box 581, Wiscasset, ME 04578. He will mail your tickets to you, or hold them for you at the concert on 9/9/18 if you are traveling.
Tickets also available at Sherman's Maine Coast Bookstore in Damariscotta (not Camden or BBH), The Walpole Barn in Walpole (South Bristol), Boothbay Harbor Framer's Gallery in Boothbay Harbor (Meadow Mall).
event notes...
Experience the 18th century in the glow of flickering candles for a very unique DaPonte String Quartet concert. The concert will be held at the all-original, pre-revolutionary, Old Walpole Meetinghouse. Bring a flashlight to see your way after the concert, and a cushion for comfort on the original box pews.
 
Sep 21 - Friday - Jefferson
Camp Kieve Workshop
registrants only
September 21, 22 and 23 (Fri-Sun)
String quartet workshop for
Maine high school string players
Brochure
Sep 22 - Saturday - Jefferson
Camp Kieve Workshop
registrants only
September 21, 22 and 23 (Fri-Sun)
String quartet workshop for
Maine high school string players
Brochure
Sep 23 - Sunday - Jefferson
Camp Kieve Workshop
registrants only
September 21, 22 and 23 (Fri-Sun)
String quartet workshop for
Maine high school string players
Brochure
October
Oct 12 - Friday - Nobleboro
Adult Chamber Music Workshop
registrants only
October 12, 13, and 14 (Fri-Sun)
Quartet workshop for adults
Individuals or groups may apply
Registration is Full.
Brochure
This program has been made possible, in part, with support from ACMP Associated Chamber Music Players
Oct 13 - Saturday - Nobleboro
Adult Chamber Music Workshop
registrants only
October 12, 13, and 14 (Fri-Sun)
Quartet workshop for adults
Individuals or groups may apply
Registration is Full.
Brochure
This program has been made possible, in part, with support from ACMP Associated Chamber Music Players
Oct 14 - Sunday - Nobleboro
Adult Chamber Music Workshop
registrants only
October 12, 13, and 14 (Fri-Sun)
Quartet workshop for adults
Individuals or groups may apply
Registration is Full.
Brochure
This program has been made possible, in part, with support from ACMP Associated Chamber Music Players
November
Nov 3 - Saturday - 2:00pm - Rockport
Winter Series I: Must It Be
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 6 Sz. 114
Mesto - Più mosso, pesante - vivace
Mesto - Marcia
Mesto - Burletta - moderato
Mesto
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
What the Light Was Like
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major Op. 135
Allegretto
Vivace
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Nov 4 - Sunday - 2:00pm - Damariscotta
Winter Series I: Must It Be
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 6 Sz. 114
Mesto - Più mosso, pesante - vivace
Mesto - Marcia
Mesto - Burletta - moderato
Mesto
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
What the Light Was Like
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major Op. 135
Allegretto
Vivace
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Nov 8 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Portland
Winter Series I: Must It Be
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 6 Sz. 114
Mesto - Più mosso, pesante - vivace
Mesto - Marcia
Mesto - Burletta - moderato
Mesto
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
What the Light Was Like
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major Op. 135
Allegretto
Vivace
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Nov 10 - Saturday - 2:00pm - Boothbay Harbor
Winter Series I: Must It Be
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 6 Sz. 114
Mesto - Più mosso, pesante - vivace
Mesto - Marcia
Mesto - Burletta - moderato
Mesto
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
What the Light Was Like
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major Op. 135
Allegretto
Vivace
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Nov 11 - Sunday - 2:00pm - Brunswick
Winter Series I: Must It Be
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 6 Sz. 114
Mesto - Più mosso, pesante - vivace
Mesto - Marcia
Mesto - Burletta - moderato
Mesto
Richard Danielpour (1960-)
String Quartet No. 8
What the Light Was Like
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major Op. 135
Allegretto
Vivace
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Nov 13 - Tuesday - 12:15pm - Brunswick
Bartók the Refugee - A Study of Bartók's Sixth Quartet
In the Morrell Room
Free admission
event notes...
Béla Bartók wrote his last string quartet in 1939, while contemplating emigrating from Hungary — first to Switzerland, then to America — as a refugee. This music draws upon a venerable but widely misunderstood tradition of social protest, which resurfaces in the music of many other composers (notably Shostakovich). The DaPonte String Quartet traces its provenance from Mozart, through late Beethoven, to Bartók.
 
Sponsored by: Midcoast Senior College
December
Dec 9 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Newcastle
Holiday Concert
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins and Strings BWV 1043
Vivace
Largo ma non tanto
Allegro
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Romanian Folk Dances Sz. 56, BB 68
Bot Tánc (Stick Dance)
Brâul (Sash Dance)
Topogó ("In One Spot")
Bucsumi Tánc (Dance from Bucsony)
Román polka (Romanian Polka)
Aprózó (Fast Dance)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Serenade No. 13 in G Major KV 525 ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik")
Allegro
Romanze: Andante
Menuetto: Allegretto
Rondo: Allegro
Admission: free
Dec 12 - Wednesday - 6:30pm - Bath
Concert
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins and Strings BWV 1043
Vivace
Largo ma non tanto
Allegro
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Romanian Folk Dances Sz. 56, BB 68
Bot Tánc (Stick Dance)
Brâul (Sash Dance)
Topogó ("In One Spot")
Bucsumi Tánc (Dance from Bucsony)
Román polka (Romanian Polka)
Aprózó (Fast Dance)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Serenade No. 13 in G Major KV 525 ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik")
Allegro
Romanze: Andante
Menuetto: Allegretto
Rondo: Allegro
2019
March
Mar 16 - Saturday - 10:00am - Cumberland Center
Through the Looking Glass
Free admission
Winter Series II selections
event notes...
Ever since the invention of the string quartet genre during the eighteenth century, composers have explored questions of musical form. Haydn, Shostakovich and Bartók occasionally worked with cyclical ideas, writing music that ends just as it began after ranging far afield. This oddly satisfying literary and musical concept closely mirrors many ancient heroic epics, like the Iliad or Beowulf, and innumerable children's stories. The DaPonte Quartet presents three of the finest musical examples.
 
Mar 16 - Saturday - 2:00pm - Rockport
Winter Series II: Through the Looking Glass
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet No. 1 in B flat Major Op. 1 No. 1 ("La Chasse")
Presto
Minuet - Trio
Adagio
Minuet - Trio
Finale. Presto
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor Op. 110
Largo
Allegro molto
Allegretto
Largo
Largo
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 4 Sz. 91
Allegro
Prestissimo, con sordino
Non troppo lento
Allegretto pizzicato
Allegro molto
Mar 17 - Sunday - 2:00pm - Damariscotta
Winter Series II: Through the Looking Glass
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet No. 1 in B flat Major Op. 1 No. 1 ("La Chasse")
Presto
Minuet - Trio
Adagio
Minuet - Trio
Finale. Presto
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor Op. 110
Largo
Allegro molto
Allegretto
Largo
Largo
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 4 Sz. 91
Allegro
Prestissimo, con sordino
Non troppo lento
Allegretto pizzicato
Allegro molto
Mar 21 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Portland
Winter Series II: Through the Looking Glass
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet No. 1 in B flat Major Op. 1 No. 1 ("La Chasse")
Presto
Minuet - Trio
Adagio
Minuet - Trio
Finale. Presto
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor Op. 110
Largo
Allegro molto
Allegretto
Largo
Largo
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 4 Sz. 91
Allegro
Prestissimo, con sordino
Non troppo lento
Allegretto pizzicato
Allegro molto
Mar 23 - Saturday - 2:00pm - Boothbay Harbor
Winter Series II: Through the Looking Glass
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet No. 1 in B flat Major Op. 1 No. 1 ("La Chasse")
Presto
Minuet - Trio
Adagio
Minuet - Trio
Finale. Presto
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor Op. 110
Largo
Allegro molto
Allegretto
Largo
Largo
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 4 Sz. 91
Allegro
Prestissimo, con sordino
Non troppo lento
Allegretto pizzicato
Allegro molto
Mar 24 - Sunday - 2:00pm - Brunswick
Winter Series II: Through the Looking Glass
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet No. 1 in B flat Major Op. 1 No. 1 ("La Chasse")
Presto
Minuet - Trio
Adagio
Minuet - Trio
Finale. Presto
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor Op. 110
Largo
Allegro molto
Allegretto
Largo
Largo
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 4 Sz. 91
Allegro
Prestissimo, con sordino
Non troppo lento
Allegretto pizzicato
Allegro molto
May
May 4 - Saturday - 2:00pm - Rockport
Winter Series III: Beethoven or Bust
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Quartet No. 12 in E flat Major Op. 127
Maestoso - Allegro
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Scherzando vivace - Trio
Finale. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor Op. 18
Allegro ma non tanto
Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Menuetto: Allegretto
Allegro - Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor Op. 95
Allegro con brio
Allegretto ma non troppo
Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
May 5 - Sunday - 2:00pm - Brunswick
Winter Series III: Beethoven or Bust
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Quartet No. 12 in E flat Major Op. 127
Maestoso - Allegro
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Scherzando vivace - Trio
Finale. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor Op. 18
Allegro ma non tanto
Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Menuetto: Allegretto
Allegro - Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor Op. 95
Allegro con brio
Allegretto ma non troppo
Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
May 9 - Thursday - 7:30pm - Portland
Winter Series III: Beethoven or Bust
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Quartet No. 12 in E flat Major Op. 127
Maestoso - Allegro
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Scherzando vivace - Trio
Finale. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor Op. 18
Allegro ma non tanto
Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Menuetto: Allegretto
Allegro - Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor Op. 95
Allegro con brio
Allegretto ma non troppo
Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
May 11 - Saturday - 2:00pm - Boothbay Harbor
Winter Series III: Beethoven or Bust
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Quartet No. 12 in E flat Major Op. 127
Maestoso - Allegro
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Scherzando vivace - Trio
Finale. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor Op. 18
Allegro ma non tanto
Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Menuetto: Allegretto
Allegro - Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor Op. 95
Allegro con brio
Allegretto ma non troppo
Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
May 12 - Sunday - 2:00pm - Damariscotta
Winter Series III: Beethoven or Bust
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Quartet No. 12 in E flat Major Op. 127
Maestoso - Allegro
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Scherzando vivace - Trio
Finale. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor Op. 18
Allegro ma non tanto
Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Menuetto: Allegretto
Allegro - Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor Op. 95
Allegro con brio
Allegretto ma non troppo
Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
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