About PCMF
"In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience." ~Gustav Mahler
PCMF connects, inspires, and celebrates community through the uniquely intimate
power of chamber music.
The intimacy of chamber music allows walls to be broken down, connections to be made, and experiences to be shared between artist and audience, and among listeners. All of PCMF's programs are thoughtfully designed to support and enhance these unique attributes. The core summer Festival includes four main stage concerts plus ancillary programming, often including stage talks or artist interviews and followed by a complimentary reception where musicians and music-lovers mingle.
PCMF's contemporary chamber series, produced in partnership with various alternative performance venues, features innovative programs with dynamic composers and performers in a more informal setting, often including mixed media such as film, electronics, and theatrical elements.
PCMF’s popular Salon Series of house concerts is set in private homes and intimate spaces around southern Maine. Featuring the world-renowned musicians that audiences have come to know at our August Festival, the Salon Series celebrates chamber music as it was meant to be experienced: in living rooms and parlors, surrounded by family and friends. In addition to hearing live performances with some of the finest chamber musicians in the world, audiences mingle with these artists in an informal setting, and share musical insights and personal connections.
