DaPonte String Quartet: Boothbay Chamber Music Festival at the Gardens (8/18, 20, 21)
Boothbay Chamber Music Festival at the Gardens by the DaPonte String Quartet and Guests
On Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday, August 18, 20 & 21, the DaPonte String Quartet - Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens 2008 Artists in Residence - will present the Boothbay Chamber Music Festival at the Gardens, consisting of three performances, each with guest artists (see programs below).
The members of the DaPonte String Quartet are Ferdinand Liva and Lydia Forbes, violin; Kimberly Lehmann, viola; and Myles Jordan, cello.
Deluxe multi-course picnic suppers themed to the concert programs, as well as à-la-carte selections, will be available on those evenings, as well. See below for guest artists, programs, and picnic menus.
Tickets for each Festival concert are $25 per person, and a set of tickets for all three Festival concerts is $65. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Picnics are $18 each, plus tax ($19.26). Picnic pick-up is begins at 6:00 p.m.
Make Festival concert and picnic supper reservations on-line, call 207 633-4333, or stop by the Visitor Center.
Programs and Guest Artists for the Boothbay Chamber Music Festival at the Gardens:
- Monday, August 18: Sextet program. Guest artists: Dov Scheindlin, viola and Marc Johnson, violoncello
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sextet for Strings no. 1. in B Flat Major, Opus 18; Sextet for Strings no. 2 in G major, opus 36 (1865)
DINNERS for August 18 are SOLD OUT BUT TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE. Please call (207) 633-4333 for reservations.
- Wednesday, August 20: Guest artists Mark Simons, clarinet and Martin Perry, fortepiano
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Piano Trio in G major, Hob. XV:25 (1795)
Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) ‘Navarra’ for 2 violins and piano, op. 33 (1899)
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Quintet for Clarinet and strings in B flat major, J. 182 / op. 34
Astor Piazolla (1921-1992)Five Tangos
- Thursday, August 21: ‘Acadia program’ with Jane Hershey, gamba
Eustache DuCaurroy Fantasie Suite “sur, Une jeune fillette” (publ. 1615)
Claude Le Jeune (1624-1688) Fantasie
Francois Roberday (1624-1688) Fugue and Caprice
Matthew Locke (c.1630-1677) Suite in F
Mr. DeMachy Chaconne for gamba solo (publ. 1685)
Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) Instrumental music from ‘Alcidiane’ and ‘Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme’
Picnic Menus for the Chamber Music Festival at the Gardens:
- Monday, August 18 (‘Brahms’): An Austrian Wurst Salad Picnic Supper SOLD OUT
A selection of imported meats and cheeses including ham, Jarlsberg cheese, and summer sausage; served on a bed of greens with potato salad and pickled beets and accompanied by chilled strawberry soup and peasant bread. Dessert is an apple strudel turnover and dessert chocolate.
- Wednesday, August 20 (‘Tango’): An Argentinean Summer Picnic
Gaucho Salad - grilled marinated steak served on a bed of fresh garden greens with chimichurri sauce, served with asado salad - caramelized onions, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, accompanied by a fruit and cheese appetizer and baguette. Dessert is dulce de leche alfajores and dessert chocolate.
- Thursday, August 21 (‘Acadian’): A Maritime Picnic Supper
Maine Crab Salad Plate served on a bed of fresh garden greens with summer veggies and Maine potato salad, accompanied by smoked salmon spread and crackers. Dessert is Maine blueberry grunt bars and dessert chocolate.
Date/Time: August 18, 20, 21, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Visitor Center
Wednesday August 20 DSQ concert: $25.00
8/20 Argentinean Summer Picnic: $19.26
Thursday August 21 DSQ concert: $65.00
8/21 A Maritime Picnic Supper: $19.26
All 3 Chamber Music Festival concerts: $65.00
