19th Season August 9-18, 2012

Jennifer ElowitchArtistic Director PCMF is supported in part by a grant from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation.

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August 9, 11 and 12 Tony Arnold SOPRANO

David Leisner GUITAR

Jennifer Elowitch VIOLIN

Frank Huang VIOLIN

Sunghae Anna Lim VIOLIN

Lawrence Neuman VIOLA

Daniel Panner VIOLA

Natasha Brofsky CELLO

Michael Kannen CELLO

Brant Taylor CELLO

August 16 and 18 Michael Alec Rose COMPOSER (8/16)

Sebastian Currier COMPOSER (8/18)

Suzanne Nance HOST (8/18)

Elizabeth Mann FLUTE

Todd Palmer CLARINET

Adrian Morejon BASSOON

Yuri Funahashi PIANO

Miranda Cuckson VIOLIN

Jennifer Elowitch VIOLIN

Robert Lehmann VIOLIN (8/18)

Harumi Rhodes VIOLIN

Rebecca Albers VIOLA

Carol Rodland VIOLA

Claire Bryant CELLO

Marc Johnson CELLO

Carolyn Fryer Davis BASS (8/18)

Sunday, August 12 11 AM–1 PMJoin PCMF musicians for a fun and informal concert designed to introduce young children to the joys of chamber music.

11 AM: Music and play activities in the lobby with the Peekaboo Children’s Center and musician Ellie Chase of “Little Music Maker” 12 noon: Children’s Concertfeaturing PCMF musicians

Fun Day!

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Thursday, August 9 at 8 PMPre-concert lecture with composer Daniel Sonenberg, 7 PM

Boccherini Quintet for Guitar and Strings in D major, G. 448 “Fandango”

Hindemith Des Todes Tod for Soprano, Two Violas and Two Cellos, Op. 23

Dvorak String Quintet in E flat major, Op. 97 “American”

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Boccherini, Hindemith and Dvorak

Opening Night

Soprano Tony Arnold,G R A M M Y- N O M I N AT E D A R T I S T

OPENING NIGHT FEATURES THE PCMF DEBUTS OF TWO SPECTACULAR ARTISTS — David Leisner, one of the

world’s leading classical guitarists, and soprano Tony Arnold, renowned for her stunning interpretations of contemporary music. Join us in person as the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) broadcasts this event live on the radio from the Abromson Center.

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Guitarist David Leisner, G U I TA R D E PA R T M E N T CO - C H A I R , M A N H AT TA N S C H O O L O F M U S I C

Saturday, August 11 at 8 PM Pre-concert lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz, 7 PM

Paganini Terzetto in D major for Guitar, Violin and Cello, M.S. 69

Dominick Argento Letters from Composers for Voice and Guitar (1968)

Schubert String Quintet in C major, D. 956

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“BUSINESS SUPPORTS THE ARTS” NIGHT AT PCMF. The evening also features the song cycle “Letters from Composers,” Dominick Argento’s stirring setting of texts from letters of Bach, Mozart, Puccini, Chopin, and others.

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Thursday, August 16 at 8 PMPre-concert lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz, 7 PM

Telemann from Tafelmusik - II/2 in d minor, TWV 43 for bassoon, flute, violin and continuo

Michael Rose Graces, Furies for Piano Trio (2007)

Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op. 115

ONE MIGHT NOT IMAGINE “BASSOON” AND “PYROTECHNICS” IN THE SAME SENTENCE, but the

section of Telemann’s Tafelmusik featured this evening is a true tour de force for the instrument. Composer Michael Alec Rose of Vanderbilt University will be on hand to introduce his tender work, Graces, Furies for piano trio. The program culminates in a performance of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet, truly one of the greatest works in the chamber music repertoire.

Flutist Elizabeth Mann, P R I N C I PA L F L U T E , S T. L U K E ’ S C H A M B E R E N S E M B L E

and Schubert

THIS EVENING’S CONCERT BEGINS WITH A PERFORMANCE OF THE JOYFUL C MAJOR VIOLA

QUINTET OF MOZART. We also welcome composer Sebastian Currier, winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award, to introduce our performance of his trio, Verge. Our 19th season ends with Copland’s evocative ballet, Appalachian Spring, in its chamber version written for Martha Graham and originally entitled “Ballet for Martha.”

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with Host Suzanne Nance of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Saturday, August 18 at 8PM Pre-concert lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz, 7 PM

Mozart String Quintet in C major, K. 515

Sebastian Currier Verge for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (1997)

Copland Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 instruments

Mozart, Sebastian Currier

Violist Rebecca Albers A S S I S TA N T P R I N C I PA L V I O L A ,M I N N E S OTA O R C H E S T R A RECEPTION SPONSOR Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution

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(800) 320-0257Tickets are also available online atpcmf.orgWe encourage you to order tickets in advance. However, remaining tickets may be purchased at the door. Tickets will be mailed for orders received prior to August 1. After this date, tickets will be held for pick-up at concert time. Abromson Community Education Center is wheelchair accessible.

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