The Portland Chamber Music Festival is an annual chamber music festival located in Portland, Maine, founded in 1994 by Jennifer Elowitch (violinist) and Dena Levine (pianist).[1] In 2018, following PCMF's 25th anniversary season, Elowitch (Founder and Artistic Director Emerita) was succeeded by violist Melissa Reardon as Artistic Director.[2] The core Festival is a four-concert main stage series and free Family Concert in August at the Abromson Community Education Center.[3] In addition, the Festival's year-round offerings include a Salon Series of concerts in private homes and intimate spaces throughout Greater Portland, and innovative contemporary music concerts in collaboration with SPACE Gallery.[4]
In 2011, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network chose PCMF to inaugurate its new “Maine Arts Live” initiative, featuring a live broadcast of PCMF Opening Night 2011 throughout the state and streaming on the web.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Tom Clynes (1996). "Portland Chamber Music Festival". Music Festivals from Bach to Blues: A Traveler's Guide. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780787608231.
- ^ Bob Keyes (January 8, 2018). "Portland Chamber Music Festival hires Grammy-nominated violist as artistic director". Portland Press Herald.
- ^ "Portland Chamber Music Festival". Symphony Magazine. 48. League of American Orchestras: 53. 1998.
- ^ Portland Chamber Music Festival. Maine Arts Commission, Government of Maine. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
Further reading
edit- Bettina A. Norton (July 30, 2010). "Portland, Maine for Sounds, Sights, and Other Sensual Pleasures". The Boston Musical Intelligencer.