UPBEAT!

The 2008 UpBeat! season will continue the relaxed atmosphere and varied programming of the UpBeat! tradition. This season we will feature the Juilliard, Shanghai, and Amernet Quartets in the UpBeat! series.

All performances are Wednesdays, 7:30 PM at Crooker Theatre, Brunswick High School. Concert dates are: June 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23; and 30.

Tickets

Individual Tickets are $25. Children under 21, $5.00; free when accompanied by an adult. All seats general admission. Season subscriptions are $120 ($75 with a MusicFest subscription).  Subscription information is available here.

      For more information, please call (207) 725-3895

      or email info@bowdoinfestival.org.

THE 2008 UPBEAT! Season:

June 25

ALBERTO GINASTERA

Sonata for Guitar, Op. 47

Ricardo Iznaola, guitar

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH

String Quartet in B Flat Minor, Op. 138

Juilliard String Quartet

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1

Juilliard String Quartet 

July 2

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3

Maria Schleuning, violin

Rosemary Elliott, cello

Constance Moore, piano

ELLIOTT CARTER

String Quartet No. 5

Amernet String Quartet

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132

Amernet String Quartet

July 9

CLAUDE BAKER

"Three Phantasy Pieces" for Viola and Percussion

Michael davis, viola

Joshua Gates, percussion

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1, No. 2

Cyrus Forough, violin

Steven Doane , cello

Peter Basquin, piano

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Sonata for Violin and Piano in B Flat Major, K. 454

Lewis Kaplan, violin

Peter Basquin, piano  

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp

June Han, harp;

Christina Smith, flute

Ralph Fielding, viola

July 16

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Trio in B Flat Major for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 11

Igor Begelman, clarinet

Andre Emelianoff, cello

Peter Basquin, piano

Aeolian Chamber Players

RICARDO IZNAOLA

Beethovenspiel (Premiere)

Lewis Kaplan, violin

Ricardo Iznaola, guitar

JOHANNES BRAHMS

String Quintet in G Major, Op. 111

Shanghai String Quartet

Michael Klotz, viola

July 23

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Piano Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1

Dennis Kim, violin

Amir Eldan, cello

Peter Basquin, piano

SAMUEL ADLER

Beyond the Pale (in honor of his 80th birthday)

Igor Begelman, clarinet

Bowdoin Festival Chamber Orchestra

Emily Freeman Brown, conductor

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH

Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147

Michael Klotz, viola

Edward Auer, piano

July 30

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY

Duo for Violin and Cello

Mikhail Kopelman, violin

Andre Emelianoff, cello

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111

Alberto Nose, piano

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Piano Trio in B Major Op. 8

Renee Jolles, violin

Yehuda Hanani, cello