Spring Salon & Benefit
An evening with Nick Kendall and Melissa Reardon
Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 5:00 PM
Sky Lounge at The Casco (201 Federal Street, Portland)
For over 30 years, since they first met as students at the Curtis Institute of Music, Nick Kendall and Melissa Reardon have been close friends and colleagues, sharing a passion for reimagining the role of classical music and musicians in today’s world. Join us for an evening of camaraderie and joyful music-making in a spectacular setting, all in support of PCMF’s artistic and education programs.
TICKETS
$250 Impresario (includes VIP seating and acknowledgement at the event)
$175 Patron
Meet The Artists
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Melissa Reardon
viola
PCMF Artistic Director Melissa Reardon is the violist of the internationally acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet and a founding member of the artist collective East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO). She serves on the faculty of New England Conservatory and is Artist in Residence at Bard College and Conservatory.
Nick Kendall
violin
With a multifaceted international career, Nick Kendall is a restless innovator who is reinventing what it means to be a violin virtuoso. A founding member of Grammy and Emmy Awards-winning genre-busting string band Time for Three and of ECCO, The Washington Post has declared him “a poster child for a new breed of super-musicians.”