The Maine Festival of American Music:
Its Roots and Traditions
15th Season, June 24-27 2020
The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community in a close association with the Portland String Quartet has enjoyed annual concerts and shared personal events since the 1970s. Now, entering its fifteenth Festival season, their musical and educational collaboration continues as strong as ever. This Festival has become a high point in the Sabbathday Lake Shaker calendar and in the quartet's busy year-round schedule of concerts and workshops. No venue offers a more beautiful and acoustically welcoming setting for chamber music than the 1794 Meeting House. As the Portland Press Herald proclaimed: "Portland String Quartet at Shaker House Simply a Gift."
Event Schedule
Wednesday
24th
Portland String Quartet Concert
7PM
26th
Friday
Developing the Gift of Talent
Workshop 9AM-3PM
Workshop Day at the Festival brings student and adult quartets to Shaker Village to study movements of major works from the literature with the Portland String Quartet. A Master Class, free and open to the public, will be held in the historic 1794 Meeting House from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
Masterclass 3PM-5PM
27th
Saturday
Portland String Quartet Concert
7PM
Program information not yet available
Ticket prices are $20 for adults, and free with reservation for students ages 21 and under.
Visit http://www.maineshakers.com/maine-festival-of-american-music/ or call (207) 926-4597 for further information.
Inquiries re: the workshop can be sent to Julia Adams: jaes15@maine.rr.com
or call (207) 773-2597.
We hope to see you at the Shaker Village this June!
Presented by the United Society of Shakers
Musical Directors: The Portland String Quartet
All performances take place in the 1794 Meeting House
707 Shaker Rd
New Gloucester, Maine 04260
Program information not yet available
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