2025 Season
FREE Masterclass with Osher School of Music
Thursday, March 6 at 3:30 PM
Corthell Hall, USM | Gorham
Tenor Nicholas Phan will give a masterclass to students in partnership with the Osher School of Music at the University of Southern Maine. The masterclass will run for approximately 1.5 hours, features music by women composers, and is free and open to the public to attend.
Thanks to The Crewe Foundation and the Simmons Foundation for their support of PCMF's education and student engagement activities.
Winter Warmer I:
Slavic Strings
Thursday, March 6 at 7 PM
Hannaford Hall, USM | Portland
Grażyna Bacewicz Quartet for Four Violins
Anton Arensky String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 35
Antonín Dvořák String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 77
Rebecca Fischer, violin • J Freivogel, violin • Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello • Andrew Gonzalez, viola • Michael Katz, cello • Jia Kim, cello • Min-Young Kim, violin • Li-Mei Liang, violin • Kobi Malkin, violin • Anthony Manzo, bass Miho Saegusa, violin • Jessica Thompson, viola • Yezu Woo, violin
FREE Masterclass with the Maine Suzuki Association
Friday, March 7 at 6:30 PM
Hannaford Hall, USM | Portland
PCMF Artistic Director and Borromeo String Quartet violist Melissa Reardon will give a masterclass to string students in partnership with the Maine Suzuki Association.
Winter Warmer II:
Illuminations
Saturday, March 8 at 2:00 PM
Hannaford Hall, USM | Portland
William Grant Still Danzas de Panama
Benjamin Britten Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra, Op. 18
Hanna Benn Where Springs Not Fail
John Adams Shaker Loops
Rebecca Fischer, violin • J Freivogel, violin • Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello • Andrew Gonzalez, viola • Michael Katz, cello • Jia Kim, cello • Min-Young Kim, violin • Li-Mei Liang, violin • Kobi Malkin, violin • Anthony Manzo, bass • Nicholas Phan, tenor • Melissa Reardon, viola • Miho Saegusa, violin • Jessica Thompson, viola • Yezu Woo, violin
Program I:
A World of Romance
Thursday, August 14 at 7:30 PM
Stevens Square Theater | Portland
Beach Romance, Op. 23
Alberga No-Man’s-Land Lullaby
Brahms Clarinet (Viola) Trio, Op. 114
Dvořák String Sextet, Op. 48
David Bowlin, violin • Henry Kramer, piano • Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin • Tai Murray, violin Raman Ramakrishnan, cello • Melissa Reardon, viola • Brant Taylor, cello • Marcus Thompson, viola
PCMF @ SPACE:
Charles Overton and Friends
Friday, August 15 at 7:30 PM
SPACE Gallery | Portland
PCMF is thrilled to welcome Charles and friends back for an evening of original compositions, jazz standards, and ingenious pop covers; in partnership with the multi-disciplinary arts center SPACE.
Lee Fish, drums • Devon Gates, bass/vocals • Gregory Groover, Jr., saxophone • Kevin LaFleur, electric guitar • Charles Overton, harp
Program II:
Heart Strings
Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 PM
Stevens Square Theater | Portland
Kodály Serenade, Op. 12
Renié Trio for Harp, Violin and Cello
Shostakovich Piano Quintet
David Bowlin, violin • Henry Kramer, piano • Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin • Tai Murray, violin Charles Overton, harp • Raman Ramakrishnan, cello • Melissa Reardon, viola • Brant Taylor, cello • Marcus Thompson, viola
Summer Salon & Benefit
Sunday, August 17 at 5 PM
Falmouth, Maine
Henry Kramer, piano • Melissa Reardon, viola
Program III:
Beethoven, Brahms, and the Bard
Thursday, August 21 at 7:30 PM
Stevens Square Theater | Portland
Prokofiev Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare Selected readings from Romeo and Juliet
Beethoven String Quartet No. 1, Op. 18
Brahms String Sextet No. 2, Op. 36, “Agathe”
Benjamin Hochman, piano • Walter van Dyk, reciter Kristin Lee, violin • Nina Lee, cello • Anthony Marwood, violin • Susie Park, violin • Cara Pogossian, viola • Raman Ramakrishnan, cello • Melissa Reardon, viola
Program IV:
Festival Grand Finale
Saturday, August 23 at 7:30 PM
Stevens Square Theater | Portland
Mozart Oboe Quartet, K. 370 (arr. for saxophone)
Turina Piano Quartet, Op. 67
Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet, Op. 21
Steven Banks, saxophone • Benjamin Hochman, piano • Kristin Lee, violin • Nina Lee, cello • Anthony Marwood, violin • Susie Park, violin • Cara Pogossian, viola • Raman Ramakrishnan, cello • Melissa Reardon, viola
CO-PRESENTED BY SPACE
Ganavya
Sunday, September 28 at 8 PM
SPACE Gallery, Portland
Blessed with a voice “that could turn stoics into sobbing wrecks” (The Guardian), Ganavya blends South Indian devotional music and spiritual jazz, a special trio performance with Harlem Farr on guitar and Maxwell Ridley on upright bass.