Join Salt Bay Chamberfest this August for its 30th anniversary as we celebrate "Music in Blue": A festival that intermingles the influences of blues and jazz on classical chamber music, together with music inspired by blue landscapes in nature and visual arts.

Schedule:

August 6, 2024

Festival Concert 1

Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm

On the 100th anniversary of the premiere of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, pianist/composer Conrad Tao presents a newly composed work-co-commissioned by SBC- honoring the original masterpiece’s highly theatrical spirit. It is paired with Bartók’s dance-infused Contrasts.

Program:

George Gershwin Preludes
Conrad Tao, piano

Béla Bartók Contrasts, Sz. 116
Geneva Lewis, violin; Derek Bermel, clarinet; Conrad Tao, piano

Conrad Tao Flung Out (co-commissioned by SBC)
Geneva Lewis, violin; Gregg August, bass; Derek Bermel, clarinet; Angel Subero, trombone; Víctor Pablo García-Gaetán, percussion; Conrad Tao, piano

Work to be announced
Gregg August, bass; Angel Subero, trombone; Víctor Pablo García-Gaetán, percussion

George Gershwin, arr. Conrad Tao Rhapsody in Blue
Conrad Tao, piano

August 9, 2024

Festival Concert 2

Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm

Blue Maine waters are the inspiration for a concert featuring pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and a new work by composer Xavier Foley paired with Schubert’s famous “Trout” Quintet.

Program:

Franz Schubert / Franz Liszt Die Forelle
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

Xavier Foley Key West
Geneva Lewis, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello; Gregg August, bass; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, “Trout”
Geneva Lewis, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello; Gregg August, bass; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

August 13, 2024

Festival Concert 3

Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm

Brazilian-American composer Clarice Assad’s eclectic style finds inspiration in jazz. Drawing a parallel to French Impressionists who were likewise inspired, this program pairs Assad’s Aquamarine-a work with a vibrant color palette, written for Anne-Marie McDermott-with Ravel’s masterful Violin Sonata and Fauré’s evocative Piano Quartet No. 2.

Program:

Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata No. 2, M. 77
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

Clarice Assad Aquamarine
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

Gabriel Fauré Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

August 16, 2024

Festival Concert 4

Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm

Vijay Iyer’s new piano concerto, “Handmade Universe,” incorporates elements of jazz in a work written for Shai Wosner and the East Coast Chamber Orchestra, presented here in a special partnership with Portland Chamber Music Festival. Violinist Jennifer Koh joins festival directors Wilhelmina Smith (SBC) and Melissa Reardon (PCMS) in Missy Mazzoli’s folk-inspired string trio and Mozart’s dark and brooding G minor Piano Quartet to bring the festival’s 30th year to a rousing conclusion.

Program:

Missy Mazzoli Lies You Can Believe In
Jennifer Koh, violin; Melissa Reardon, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Jennifer Koh, violin; Melissa Reardon, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello; Shai Wosner, piano

Vijay Iyer Concerto for Piano and Strings, “Handmade Universe”
Shai Wosner, piano; East Coast Chamber Orchestra

Cost:

Season Subscription $165

Single Concert Ticket $45 General Admission / $30 First-time attendee / Students free

Date: August 6 - 16, 2024

Location:

Lincoln Theater - 2 Theater Street Damariscotta, ME 04543

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