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SALT BAY CHAMBERFEST 2019 FESTIVAL
Music of Our Common Earth
Five Festival Concerts: August 1, 6, 9, 13 & 16
Festival Concerts begins at 7:30 pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Season Subscription $150
Includes admission to five evening concerts and pre-concert lectures
Single Concert Ticket $35 General Admission/$5 Students with valid ID
Includes admission to concert and pre-concert lecture
Festival Concert 1
August 1, 2019
Thursday at 7:30 pm
Darrows Barn, Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, ME
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
*Season Opening Champagne Concert at 5:00 pm*
A special Champagne toast to open the 25th season takes place at 5:00 pm, followed by a solo recital by Vijay Iyer.
Dinner provided by Damariscotta River Grill is available for purchase starting at 5:45 pm before each Festival Concert, located under the tent outside of Darrow’s Barn.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2
VIJAY IYER The Diamond
MAURICE RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Cello
VIJAY IYER The Law of Returns
Vijay Iyer, piano
Jennifer Koh, violin
Dimitri Murrath, viola
Wilhelmina Smith, cello
Festival Concert 2
August 6, 2019
Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Darrows Barn, Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, ME
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Dinner provided by Damariscotta River Grill is available for purchase starting at 5:45 pm before each Festival Concert, located under the tent outside of Darrow’s Barn.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
DEREK BERMEL Theme and Absurdities
DEREK BERMEL Over Algiers, Op. 70
BÉLA BARTÓK Contrasts, Sz. 111, BB 116
NATE SMITH Selections from Kinfolk project
DEREK BERMEL & NATE SMITH Half & Half, featuring 50% – World Premiere of expanded version
Derek Bermel, clarinet, speaker
Jaleel Shaw, saxophone
Nate Smith, drums
Thomas Sauer, piano
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Fima Ephron, bass
Festival Concert 3
August 9, 2019
Friday at 7:30 pm
Darrows Barn, Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, ME
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Dinner provided by Damariscotta River Grill is available for purchase starting at 5:45 pm before each Festival Concert, located under the tent outside of Darrow’s Barn.
MARCOS BALTER Alone
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Chansons de Bilitis, L. 97
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Syrinx, L. 129
BARBARA STROZZI "Che si può fare"
RICHARD STRAUSS “O mein Leukippos” from Daphne
MARCOS BALTER Pan (concert version)
Claire Chase, flute
Hyunah Yu, soprano
Thomas Sauer, piano
Festival Concert 4
August 13, 2019
Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Darrows Barn, Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, ME
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Dinner provided by Damariscotta River Grill is available for purchase starting at 5:45 pm before each Festival Concert, located under the tent outside of Darrow’s Barn.
GIORGIO BATTISTELLI Orazi e Curiazi
TAN DUN Elegy: Snow in June
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok, Op. 127
Hyunah Yu, soprano
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Wilhelmina Smith, cello
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano
Tim Feeney, percussion
Ayano Kataoka, percussion
Eduardo Leandro, percussion
Doug Perkins, percussion
Festival Concert 5
August 16, 2019
Friday at 7:30 pm
Darrows Barn, Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, ME
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Dinner provided by Damariscotta River Grill is available for purchase starting at 5:45 pm before each Festival Concert, located under the tent outside of Darrow’s Barn.
NINA C. YOUNG Spero Lucem
FERRUCCIO BUSONI Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 36a
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, Souvenir de Florence
Brentano String Quartet (Mark Steinberg & Serena Canin, violins; Misha Amory, viola; Nina Lee, cello)
Dov Scheindlin, viola
Wilhelmina Smith, cello
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano
Special Events
Jennifer Koh, photo by Juergen Frank
2019 Benefit Concert
July 30, 2019
Tuesday at 4:00-6:00 pm
Home of George Mason and Susan Weiser Mason
$150
The 2019 Salt Bay Chamberfest Benefit Concert will be held at the studio and home of George Mason and Susan Weiser Mason in Damariscotta Mills, on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.
Star violinist and SBC-favorite Jennifer Koh performs solo works for violin. Come be immersed in the beauty of art, music, good company, and more.
Vijay Iyer, photo by Barbara Rigon.
Season Opening Champagne Concert
and Reception
August 1, 2019
Thursday at 5:00-6:00 pm
Darrows Barn, Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, ME
$15/$5 Students with valid ID
Jazz pianist/composer and MacArthur Fellow Vijay Iyer performs his own works, as the 25th Anniversary Season begins with a Champagne toast!
Brentano String Quartet, photo by Juergen Frank
25th Anniversary Celebration & Dinner
August 15, 2019
Thursday at 5:00 pm
The 1812 Farm in Bristol
$75
Join us for a very special musical celebration and dinner featuring drinks, food, a silent auction, and toasts to SBC’s 25 years.
OffTopic!
Free, informal, one-hour talks with musical demonstrations,
presented in partnership with the Lincoln Home.
Jennifer Frautschi, photo by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
OffTopic!
August 5, 2019
Monday at 3:00 pm
Lincoln Home, 22 River Road, Newcastle
Featuring violinist Jennifer Frautschi.
Eduardo Leandro, photo by Julie Brown
OffTopic!
August 12, 2019
Monday at 3:00 pm
Lincoln Home, 22 River Road, Newcastle
Featuring percussionist Eduardo Leandro.
Thursday @ Noon
Free one-hour solo recital in partnership with the Lincoln Theater.
Claire Chase, photo by David Michalek.
Solo Recital with Claire Chase
August 8, 2019
Thursday at 12:00 pm
Strand Theatre, 345 Main St, Rockland, ME
Flutist Claire Chase gives a free, noontime community concert featuring Marcos Balter’s Pan.
Outdoor Concerts
Free outdoor concerts celebrating Maine’s traditional music and musicians from the region, collaborating and in conversation with SBC musicians.
The Spirit of the Flute: A Cultural Dialogue
August 8, 2019
Thursday at 6:00 pm
Beech Hill Preserve, Beech Hill Road (between Rte 1 and South St), Rockport, ME
A musical conversation between flutists Claire Chase and Hawk Henries of the Chaubunagungamaug band of Nipmuck.
The event is open to the public free of charge.
Rhythms and Songs of Our Earth
August 11, 2019
Sunday at 3:00 pm
Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, ME
Percussionists across cultures exchange musical commentary about our shared environment. Featuring the Burnurwurbskek Singers of the Penobscot Nation performing original and traditional pieces, and percussionists Tim Feeney, Ayano Kataoka, Eduardo Leandro, and Doug Perkins performing John Luther Adams’ Three Drum Quartets from Earth and Great Weather.
The event is open to the public free of charge.
Master Class
Presented in partnership with Schooner Cove.
Nina Lee, photo by Juergen Frank
Master Class with Nina Lee
August 16, 2019
Friday at 1:00 pm
Schooner Cove, 35 Schooner Street, Damariscotta, ME
New England string students will be coached by Nina Lee, cellist of the Brentano String Quartet.
The event is open to the public free of charge.
Presented in partnership with Schooner Cove.
Family Concert
An interactive and fun family concert for all ages.
Photo by Peter Felsenthal
Family Concert
August 17, 2019
Saturday at 10:00 am
Second Congregational Church in Newcastle, ME
Hosted by educator and conductor Mark Mandarano, this concert is a favorite for all ages, and introduces children and adults to great chamber music in engaging and entertaining ways. Come sing, clap and enjoy a musical morning with our wonderful musicians!
Featuring Serena Canin, violin; Nina Lee, cello; and Thomas Sauer, piano.
The event is open to the public free of charge.