2018 Season
Salon Series
Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 5 PM
Private Home | Portland
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
II. Andante cantabile
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7, Op. 108
Alexander Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D Major
Jennifer Elowitch, violin • Noriko Futagami, viola • Sunghae Anna Lim, violin • Rhonda Rider, cello
PCMF @ SPACE
Four By Four
Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 7:30 PM
SPACE Gallery | Portland
Erwin Schulhoff String Quartet No. 1
Terry Riley G Song (1980)
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108
John Harbison Thanks, Victor (1994)
Jennifer Elowitch, violin • Noriko Futagami, viola • Sunghae Anna Lim, violin • Rhonda Rider, cello
Special Event
25th Anniversary Benefit Dinner and Auction
Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 5 PM
U.S. Custom House | Portland
Charles Dimmick, violin • Jennifer Elowitch, violin • William Rounds, cello
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Opening Night Celebration
Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Hannaford Hall, USM | Portland
Franz Joseph Haydn Trio for Piano and Strings in E Major, Hob. XV:28
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Quintet for Guitar and Strings, Op. 143
Felix Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major for Strings, Op. 20
Rieko Aizawa, piano • Jennifer Elowitch, violin • Christine Grossman, viola • Alison Harney, violin • Thomas Kraines, cello David Leisner, guitar • Sunghae Anna Lim, violin • Jesse Mills, violin • Peter Stumpf, cello • Jessica Thompson, viola
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Romantic Visions:
Falla, Primosch, and Dvořák
Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Hannaford Hall, USM | Portland
Manuel de Falla Siete Canciones Populares Españolas for Guitar and Cello (arr. Leisner)
James Primosch Quintet for Oboe, Strings & Piano (2017)*
Antonín Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81
*Maine premiere; Winsor Music co-commission
Rieko Aizawa, piano • Jennifer Elowitch, violin • Christine Grossman, viola • Alison Harney, violin • Thomas Kraines, cello David Leisner, guitar • Sunghae Anna Lim, violin • Peggy Pearson, oboe • Peter Stumpf, cello • Jessica Thompson, viola • Diane Walsh, piano
Community Connections
Family Concert: All About the Violin
Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 10 AM
Hannaford Hall, USM | Portland
Rieko Aizawa, piano • Jennifer Elowitch, violin • Alison Harney, violin • Sunghae Anna Lim, violin • Jesse Mills, violin
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Bach, Brahms, and 'Paganiniana'
Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Hannaford Hall, USM | Portland
J.S. Bach Cantata, BWV 32 Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen
David Ludwig Concerto for Violin and Chamber Ensemble, "Paganiniana" (2018)*
Johannes Brahms String Sextet No. 1 in B flat Major, Op. 18
*Maine premiere; co-commission with Lake Champlain (VT) and Kingston (RI) Chamber Music Festivals and Lake George (NY) Music Festival
Tony Arnold, soprano • Jonathan Bagg, viola • Michael Beattie, harpsichord • Gabriela Diaz, violin • Jennifer Elowitch, violin • Laura Gilbert, flute • Alexander Hurd, baritone • Andrew Mark, cello • David McCarroll, violin • Todd Palmer, clarinet • Melissa Reardon, viola • Carol Rodland, viola • Robert Schulz, percussion • Brant Taylor, cello • Diane Walsh, piano
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Season Finale: Passing the Torch
Saturday, August 18, 2018at 7:30 PM
Hannaford Hall, USM | Portland
David Kirkland Garner, Stephen Jaffe, Eric Moe, Melinda Wagner A Forest Unfolding (2018)*
Antonín Dvořák String Quintet in E flat Major, Op. 97, “American”
*Maine premiere in collaboration with Electric Earth Concerts
Tony Arnold, soprano • Jonathan Bagg, viola • Gabriela Diaz, violin • Jennifer Elowitch, violin • Laura Gilbert, flute • Alexander Hurd, baritone • Andrew Mark, cello • David McCarroll, violin • Todd Palmer, clarinet • Richard Powers, narrator • Melissa Reardon, viola • Carol Rodland, viola • Brant Taylor, cello • Diane Walsh, piano
Salon Series
For Love of Clara
Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 7 PM
Private Home | Portland
Clara Schumann Three Romances, Op. 22, arr. for Viola and Piano
Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2 for Piano
Brahms Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79 No. 1 for Piano
Robert Schumann Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 for Viola and Piano
R. Schumann Arabeske, Op. 18 for Piano
Brahms Sonata for Viola and Piano in F Minor, Op. 120
Melissa Reardon, viola • Diane Walsh, piano
PCMF @ SPACE
Searching For Home
Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 7:30 PM
SPACE Gallery | Portland
Caroline Shaw Limestone and Felt (2012)
Nico Muhly Duet No. 1: Chorale Pointing Downwards (2003)
George Benjamin Viola, Viola (1997)
Paul Wiancko American Haiku (2014)
Witold Lutosławski Bucolics for Viola and Cello
Paul Wiancko Vox Petra for 2 Violas & 2 Cellos (2018)*
Arr. Ayane Kozasa/Paul Wiancko Swedish Folk Songs
Halling efter Per Löf
Min Levnads
Jojkpolskan
*PCMF commission, world premiere
Ayane Kozasa, viola • Raman Ramakrishnan, cello • Melissa Reardon, viola • Paul Wiancko, cello
PCMF @ PMA
Play/Sculpture
Friday, November 16, 2018 at 6 PM
Portland Museum of Art | Portland
Paul Wiancko Vox Petra for 2 Violas & 2 Cellos (2018)*
*PCMF commission
Ayane Kozasa, viola • Raman Ramakrishnan, cello • Melissa Reardon, viola • Paul Wiancko, cello