All Events
A comprehensive list of Bay Chamber's concerts, education events, and more!
May 2012
Odeon Allegro, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras Concert
Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
Bay Chamber's Odeon program offers local musicians the opportunity to play in a variety of ensemble settings, including full orchestra, chamber ensembles, a junior ensemble and as soloists. The program also includes the Kräftig Piano Quartet featuring Fiona Boyd, violin; Duncan Hall, cello; Sam McKenna, piano and oboe; and Teal Vickery, viola and the Odeon Trio featuring Elizabeth Belair on clarinet, Davis Boardman on violin, and Aiden Gordon on piano.
Odeon Adult Orchestra Concert
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
John Street Church, Camden
Bay Chamber invites the local community to experience the joy of music and support your friends and neighbors in the Odeon Adult Orchestra Spring concert.
June 2012
Music Among Friends
Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
This special concert will mark Thomas Wolf's retirement after a half century as Artistic Director of Bay Chamber Concerts. The gala program, in which Wolf himself will perform, will be followed by a champagne reception. Tickets are $50 and no discounts apply.
July 2012
 JULY 4TH CELEBRATION
Wednesday, July 4
Camden Harbor Park
FREE and open to the public!
A free outdoor concert overlooking beautiful Camden Harbor featuring The Engagements. The concert is part of Camden’s Festival of Independence, and will include the evening fireworks! Dance the night away to classic funk and soul covers, 80’s favorites, and everything in between.
 OPENING NIGHT 
Andrew Wolf Award Winner Concert
Thursday, July 5, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
You won’t want to miss opening night. Last year’s audiences were thrilled by Anna Polonsky, the extraordinarily gifted winner of Bay Chamber Concerts’ Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award. At this year’s concert, she performs with her talented husband, Orion Weis, some of the greatest four-hand piano masterpieces as well as works for two pianos.
Schubert Variations on an Original Theme in Ab Major, D. 813
Dutilleux Figures de Resonance
Ravel Rapsodie espagnole
Schumann Bilder aus Osten, Op. 66
Ravel La Valse
 VIENNA – CITY OF MUSIC
Thursday, July 12, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
Be part of old Vienna, where Mozart and Schubert produced two of the most popular works of chamber music, both of which are offered at this concert. It will feature long-time favorite artists (Campbell and Johnson) together with the debut of the award-winning Afiara String Quartet.
Mozart Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581
Schubert String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
 VIENNA – CITY OF DREAMS
Friday, July 13, 6:00 and 8:15 p.m.
Farnsworth Wyeth Center
Come to one or both of these one-hour concerts separated by a dinner hour in the Farnsworth Art Museum’s beautiful Wyeth Center Gallery. At the first of the concerts, you will hear a unique transcription of a famous Schubert sonata and the second will include a rarely heard duo by Beethoven.
PART I:
Haydn String Quartet, Op. 74, No. 2
Schubert/Newbould Arpeggione Sonata transcribed for Clarinet and String Quartet
PART II:
Beethoven Duet for Clarinet and Cello in C Major, WoO 27, No. 1
Mozart String Quartet, K. 428
 MUSIC AND MOVIES
Wednesday, July 18, 8:00 p.m.
Strand Theatre, Rockland
Rick Benjamin and the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
Buy your popcorn and enjoy three famous silent movies featured for the first time at Bay Chamber Concerts. At the same time, enjoy performances of the original film scores played live by the incomparable Paragon Ragtime Orchestra.
 AN EVENING OF MENDELSSOHN
Thursday, July 19, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
In honor of Dorothy Goldsmith and the late Ben Goldsmith
Mendelssohn’s two string quintets serve as bookends to a remarkable compositional life by one of classical music’s true geniuses. What a remarkable opportunity to hear both on the same program played by some of today’s most important chamber musicians.
Featuring: Shmuel Ashkenasi and David Ehrlich, violins; Kirsten Johnson and Beth Chu, violas; Marc Johnson, cello.
Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 18
Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 87
 EMELINE MICHEL: THE REIGNING QUEEN OF HAITIAN SONG
Wednesday, July 25, 8:00 p.m.
Strand Theatre, Rockland
Come hear the thrilling Emeline Michel, the reigning Queen of Haitian Song, and her band. A captivating performer, versatile vocalist and one of the premier Haitian songwriters of her generation, Emeline will make it impossible for you to sit still as she sings and dances and invites the audience to be part of the show.
 THE GREAT BEETHOVEN SONATAS
Thursday, July 26, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
In memory of Anne R. and Richard W. Davidson
Like three tasty desserts, here are three of Beethoven’s most enduring sonatas served at the same meal. We welcome Elissa Lee Koljonen in her Bay Chamber Concerts debut along with our good friend and 2006 Andrew Wolf Award winner, Max Levinson.
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 (“Spring Sonata”)
Piano Sonata No. 14 in c# minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight Sonata”)
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)
August 2012
 BRUBECK BROTHERS QUARTET
Wednesday, August 1, 8:00 p.m.
Strand Theatre, Rockland
A legend of American jazz, the Brubeck family has delighted Bay Chamber Concerts audiences with their special music and unique personalities. Come enjoy their return with Brubeck standards you have always loved plus new works you will also treasure.
 A MUSICAL RENDEZVOUS
Thursday, August 2, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
Originally commissioned by Bay Chamber Concerts in 2003, Chris Brubeck’s Vignettes for Nonet has become a beloved addition to the “crossover” literature, bringing jazz and classical musicians together. Come hear Sospiro Winds play this work with the Brubecks and also perform some of the classical literature for woodwind quintet.
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Beethoven Quintet in Eb Major, Op. 4
Brubeck Vignettes for Nonet, for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French horn, Bassoon and Jazz Quartet
 THE FOUR SEASONS
Thursday, August 9, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
Capturing fall, winter, spring and summer in an extraordinary way, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons concerti are among the best-loved works from the baroque musical literature. Join an expanded ensemble of favorite chamber musicians for these works along with the virtuosic Vivaldi concerto for two cellos.
Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531
The Four Seasons Concerti
 LUMINOUS BAROQUE
Friday, August 10, 6:00 and 8:15 p.m.
Farnsworth Wyeth Center
Come to one or both of these one-hour concerts in the Farnsworth Museum’s beautiful Wyeth Center Gallery. The program is a survey of Baroque composers with both familiar and little known masterpieces.
PART I:
Scarlatti Two Sonatas for Harpsichord in G, K. 520, 521
Biber Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: Partita V for two Violins and Continuo
Bach Chaconne for solo Violin
Bach Trio Sonata for two Violins and Continuo in G Major, BWV 1039
PART II:
Bach Solo Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Rameau Pièces de clavecin en concert: Première concert (in C major) for Violin, Cello and Harpsichord
Telemann Gulliver's Suite for Two Violins
Handel Trio Sonata for two Violins, Continuo and Harpsichord in g minor,
HWV 391/Op. 2, No. 6
 DREAMS AND PASSIONS
Thursday, August 16, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
What would the summer be without the return of some of our good friends from the St. Lawrence String Quartet, the remarkable violinist, Livia Sohn, and their long-time collaborator, Stephen Prutsman? Their rich program includes works from the classical, romantic, and modern periods.
Haydn Piano Trio in eb minor; (Jacob’s Dream), Hob XV:31
Shostakovich Cello Sonata in d minor, Op. 40
Faure Piano Quartet No.1 in c minor, Op.15
 AN UNCOMMON AFFAIR
Friday, August 17, 8:00 p.m.
Pascal Hall, Rockport
Special Event pricing: $75 (includes libations and dessert)
We invite you to join us for a delightful evening of cocktails and music in lovely and intimate Pascal Hall, a renovated historic church. Four members of the Bay Chamber family return to play two familiar masterpieces and a little known gem by the Spanish composer, Joaquín Turina.
Schubert Grand Duo for Violin and Piano in A Major, D. 574
Turina Piano Quartet a minor, Op. 67
Beethoven Trio No. 7 in Bb Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
 FIRST CHAIR ALL STARS – DVORAK
Thursday, August 23, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
If you have been part of them, you know our First Chair All Star concerts are not only immensely popular with our audiences, they are also popular with our musicians who make all kinds of adjustments in busy schedules to be part of them. In addition to featuring Silverstein, the Boston Symphony’s long-time concertmaster, we present principal players from America’s great orchestras. This concert is devoted to favorite chamber music works by Antonin Dvorak.
Dvorak Terzetto in C Major for two Violins and Viola, Op. 74
Quintet in a minor for two Violins, two Violas and Cello, Op. 1
Quintet in Eb Major for String Quartet and Bass, Op. 97
 FIRST CHAIR ALL STARS – JOSEPH SILVERSTEIN’S 80th BIRTHDAY BASH
Friday, August 24, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
We honor Joseph Silverstein’s 80th birthday and his life in music with this very special birthday bash! Our long-time musical host, Silverstein celebrates his birthday in style with works of Rossini, Mozart and Brahms.
Rossini String Sonata No. 4 in Bb Major for two Violins, Cello and Bass
Mozart String Quintet No. 2 in c minor, K. 406
Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111
 SEASON FINALE – CURTIS ON TOUR MEETS FIRST CHAIR ALL STARS
Thursday, August 30, 8:00 p.m.
Rockport Opera House
Mary Curtis Bok Zimbalist Concert
How often can you hear the two greatest wind serenades on a single program with a star-studded cast of musicians? The group comes from the Curtis Institute of Music and includes several principal players from America’s great orchestras at this season finale.
Mozart Serenade No. 10 for winds in Bb Major, K. 361 “Gran Partita”
Dvorak Serenade for Wind instruments, Cello and Double-bass in d minor, Op. 44
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