The Portland String Quartet's 56th Season
A local legacy ensemble, the PSQ has been pioneering the way for chamber music, education, and community connection in Portland and around the world since its inception in 1969.
Thank you for joining us for an incredible 56th season! Stay tuned for our 57th season announcement.
Past Concerts
Sunday, June 21, 2025
3:00 pm
Island Serenades
PSQ's Annual Benefit
Tickets include:
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Roundtrip ferry ticket to Little Diamond Island
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A performance by your Portland String Quartet
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Refreshments
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Exciting experiential raffle items
Little Diamond Island Historic Casino
Sunday, May 18, 2025
2:00 pm
PSQ Concert IV
In Three Voices
Franz Schubert - String Trio in B-flat major, D 471
Miriam Hyde - String Trio
Leó Weiner - String Trio in g minor, Op. 6
Meetinghouse Arts
40 Main St, Freeport, ME 04032
Sunday, April 13, 2025
2:00 pm
PSQ Concert III
Moons and Junes: Songs Restrung
An afternoon of vocal music reimagined for strings featuring works by Hildegard Von Bingen, Caroline Shaw, Joni Mitchell, Chen Yi, and more.
317 Main Community Music Center
317 Main St, Yarmouth, ME 04096
Saturday, February 22, 2025
7:00 pm
PSQ Concert II
An Evening of Serenades - The PSQ in Trio
Ludwig van Beethoven - Serenade in D major, Op. 8 for String Trio
Barbara Strozzi/Leonardo Vásquez - Che si può fare
Erno Dohnányi - Serenade in C major, Op. 10, for String Trio
Moss Galleries - Portland
100 Fore Street, Suite B, Portland, ME 04101
Saturday, December 21, 2024
5:00 pm
PSQ's Annual Winter Solstice Concert
J. S. Bach - Art of the Fugue
Mechanics' Hall
519 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101
Friday, October 25, 2024
7:00 pm
PSQ Concert I
Caroline Shaw - Entr'acte
Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, "Sun", No. 2
Gabriela Lena Frank - Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
St. Luke's Cathedral
143 State St, Portland, ME 04101
Sunday, October 13, 2024
4:00 pm
The Portland String Quartet with Laura Kargul
Caroline Shaw - Entr'acte
Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, "Sun", No. 2
Antonín Dvorák - Piano Quintet No. 2, op. 81
Little White Church
2371 Eaton Rd (Rt 153), Eaton, NH 03832
Sunday, October 6, 2024
2:00 pm
Laura Kargul and the Portland String Quartet
USM Faculty Concert Series
Caroline Shaw - Entr'acte
Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, "Sun", No. 2
Antonín Dvorák - Piano Quintet No. 2, op. 81
Corthell Concert Hall
13 University Way, Gorham, ME 04038