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SALT BAY CHAMBERFEST 2022 FESTIVAL
Illuminations
Four Festival Concerts: August 9, 12, 16, 19
Festival Concerts begins at 7:30 pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Season Subscription $140
Includes admission to five evening concerts and pre-concert lectures
Purchase here.
Single Concert Ticket $40 General Admission / $38 SBC supporters and Lincoln Theater members / Students free
Includes admission to concert and pre-concert lecture
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COVID-19 precautions at all indoor events: masks are required to be worn by patrons at all times during the concert.
The 2022 Festival is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts; and by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Festival Concert 1
August 9, 2022
Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV “Flight of the Bumblebee” from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
OSVALDO GOLIJOV Mariel
The Story of Aoyagi created by Makoto Nakura
KENJI BUNCH Paraphraseology
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66
Makoto Nakura, marimba
The Horszowski Trio (Jesse Mills, violin; Ole Akahoshi, cello; Rieko Aizawa, piano)
Festival Concert 2
August 12, 2022
Friday at 7:30 pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 9
KINAN AZMEH & KEVORK MOURAD Home Within
Sean Lee, violin
Yeesun Kim, cello
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano
Kinan Azmeh, clarinet
Kevork Mourad, live illustrations and visuals
Festival Concert 3
August 16, 2022
Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
BRUCE ADOLPHE Are There Not a Thousand Forms of Sorrow?
ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR Trajectories
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Sean Lee, violin
Carla Maria Rodrigues, viola
Sophie Shao, cello
Wilhelmina Smith, cello
Thomas Sauer, piano
Festival Concert 4
August 19, 2022
Friday at 7:30 pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
FRANZ SCHUBERT Notturno in E-flat Major for Piano Trio, Op. 148, D. 897
NATHALIE JOACHIM Dam Mwen Yo
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN Vers la flamme, Op. 72
MISSY MAZZOLI Vespers for Violin
ROBERT SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
Jennifer Koh, violin
Carla Maria Rodrigues, viola
Wilhelmina Smith, cello
Thomas Sauer, piano
Special Events
Sean Lee, photo by Eric Ryan Anderson
Benefit Concert with Sean Lee
July 10, 2022
Sunday at 4:00 pm
Wanderwood in Nobleboro, ME
$150
Virtuoso violinist Sean Lee plays Paganini! Enjoy an afternoon of delightful music complemented by wine, oysters, and Italian-themed hor d’oeuvres at Wanderwood’s scenic barn in Nobleboro.
Bruce Adolphe, photo by Yumiko Izu
Benefit Event: Piano Puzzlers with Bruce Adolphe
August 17, 2022
Wednesday at 5:00 pm
The 1812 Farm in Bristol, ME
$150
Bruce Adolphe recreates his famous Piano Puzzlers from the radio program Performance Today at this special event featuring drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction.
Community Events
OffTopic!
Jesse Mills
OffTopic!
August 8, 2022
Monday at 3:00 pm
Riverside in Newcastle, ME
An outdoor presentation featuring violinist Jesse Mills.
This event is open to the public free of charge.
Thursday @ Noon
Home Within. Photo by Piotr Połoczański, courtesy of The Festival of World Cultures in Gdańsk
From Damascus to Damariscotta:
Music in response to the Syrian conflict
August 11, 2022
Thursday at 12:00 pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME
An inside look into the audio-visual Home Within with its creators, composer & clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and visual artist Kevork Mourad. The musical performance also includes an audience Q&A session.
This event is open to the public free of charge.
Jennifer Koh, photo by Juergen Frank
Jennifer Koh solo recital
August 18, 2022
Thursday at 12:00 pm
Strand Theatre in Rockland, ME
Violinist Jennifer Koh performs a solo recital featuring new commissioned works from her Grammy-winning Alone Together project.
This event is open to the public free of charge.
Master Class
Master Class with SBC Musicians
August 19, 2022
Friday at 1:00 pm
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME
Young Maine violinists are coached by violist Carla Maria Rodrigues.
The event is open to the public free of charge.
Family Concert
An interactive and fun family concert for all ages.
Photo by Peter Felsenthal
Family Concert
August 20, 2022
Saturday at 10:30 am
Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME
An exciting exploration of music for all ages featuring SBC musicians.
The event is open to the public free of charge.