BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ogunquit Performing Arts - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ogunquit Performing Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ogunquit Performing Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T213000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20260223T022532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260502T212235Z UID:10000243-1778873400-1778880600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Tom Snow and Friends Jazz Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Ogunquit Performing Arts is excited to present pianist & bandleader Tom Snow once again for a performance of his jazz ensemble upstairs at Jonathan’s in Ogunquit.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tom Snow is widely recognized for his incomparable excellence as a pianist and music educator.  He is a cum laude graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music (M.M. 2005) and the Berklee College of Music (B.M. 1991). \nAs a pianist\, Tom defies genre or category.  He has played with a long list of musical luminaries including jazz artists Harry Allen\, Dave Holland\, Ken Peplowski\, Larry Coryell\, Nick Brignola\, Gray Sargent and Herb Pomeroy.  He has been a member of the famed big band John Allmark Jazz Orchestra\, accompanied Ireland’s favorite son John MacNally\, composed with legendary singer/songwriter Gene McDaniels\, toured extensively with folk icon Jonathan Edwards\, and performed alongside multi-Grammy winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin. \nAs a recording artist\, Tom has five CDs as a leader and has worked as a session player on dozens of others.   His work as a music educator spans over thirty years and includes work in public and private schools\, colleges and universities.  Tom is based in the coastal community of Yarmouth\, Maine where he lives with his family\, including Gracie & Joy (the Golden Retrievers). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For this concert\, Tom has invited four master musicians to join him. This night will be filled with excitement as they come together to magically create arrangements of beloved songs from the jazz canon. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ralph Norris\, Saxophonist\, has been a fixture of the New England music scene for more than 50 years. Having performed and recorded for 35 years alongside many world-renowned musicians\, including bandleader and pianist Tom Snow\, he has also performed and recorded with beloved Maine musicians Don Doane and Terry White. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Phil McGowan\, Drummer\, has performed at concert halls\, clubs\, music festivals and cruise ships in Europe\, Africa and Asia. He has shared the stage with many inspiring artists\, including Judy Collins\, American Idol finalists\, John Stevens and Siobhan Magnus\, the Portland Symphony Orchestra\, Billy Pierce\, Herb Pomeroy\, and many others. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Oberholtzer\, Jazz vocalist\, has worked and performed with several world class musicians including Christian Mc Bride\, John Pizzarelli Shelly Borg\, Byron Lynch and Cyrille Aimee. She has performed at many prestigious venues\, including Dizzy’s Club in Jazz at Lincoln Center\, Currently based in NYC\, when in New England\, she can be seen performing regularly with Maine’s premiere big band\, the Portland Jazz Orchestra. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Marshall Wood\, Bass\, has performed in top jazz festivals in the U.S.\, Canada\, Europe\, and South America\, and has appeared on many major network television shows. For over 40 years\, he has played and recorded with such jazz masters as Big Joe Turner\, Anita O’Day\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Clark Terry\, Marian McPartland\, Nelson Riddle\, Joe Williams\, and dozens of others. He toured for many years as recording and touring bassist\, with Tony Bennett\, up to his last performance.. He is featured on Bennett’s Double Platinum Grammy Award winning album Duets II\, and his duet recording with Lady Gaga. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Buy Tickets URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/tom-snow-and-friends-jazz-ensemble/ LOCATION:Jonathan’s Ogunquit\, 92 Bourne Ln\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Tom-Snow.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20260213T014913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T210401Z UID:10000242-1772908200-1772911800@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Live Event: Stillson School of Irish Dance DESCRIPTION:Irish stepdancing continues to be a wildly popular art form for performers and audiences alike. Ogunquit Performing Arts celebrates this unique style of dance at this most appropriate time of year. The award-winning Stillson dancers\, returning to Ogunquit by popular demand\, will perform a brilliant array of jigs and reels\, dressed in a variety of dazzling\, hand-made costumes. The performance will consist of both the fluid soft shoe style as well as the rhythmic hard shoe popularized by shows such as Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. At the end of the performance\, the dancers will invite children and the young at heart to join them onstage to learn or try out some steps. \nThe Stillson School of Irish Dance is under the direction of the celebrated dancer/teacher Carlene Moran Stillson ADCRG/TCRG. She is accredited by Ad Coimisium in Dublin\, Ireland and a member of IDTANA (Irish Dancing Teacher’s Association of North America). Carlene has a long tradition of dancing having started at age 4. She has competed in the New England Regional\, North American\, and World Championships. \n \nIn existence for more than 20 years\, the Stillson School is the only certified school of Irish dancing in the state of Maine and its dancers compete all over New England and place in the New England Regional Irish Dancing Championships annually\, and in competitions around the world. \nIn addition to the dance performance\, Carlene Stillson will present the history of the dance and explain the reasons for the design of the many different costumes worn by the dancers. Traditional Irish dress is represented in the school dress which features embroidery designs taken from the Book of Kells. \nThe Stillson School of Irish Dance also has an active show team which has performed throughout New England as well as on the Ellipse at the White House. They have been featured dancers accompanying such renowned Celtic performers as Solas\, Cherish the Ladies\, Trinity Dance Company\, Liz Carroll\, Billy McComiskey and Mick Moloney\, and Eileen Ivers. \nIrish stepdance is a style of performance dance with its roots in traditional Irish dance. It is generally characterized by a stiff upper body and fast and precise movements of the feet. It can be performed solo or\nin groups. Aside from public dance performances\, there are also stepdance competitions all over the world. \nFrom the late 1800s\, when the Gaelic League began to organize cultural festivals\, Irish step dance developed a competitive element. Throughout the 20th century\, structures for competition developed and spread across the globe. These competitions are often called Feiseanna (singular Feis). In Irish dance culture\, a Feis is a traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival. \nCostumes are considered important for stage presence in competition and performance. In many cases\, costumes are sold at high prices and can even be custom made. Each costume is different\, with varying colors\nand patterns\, designed to attract the judge’s eye in competitions and the\naudience’s eye in performance. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/live-event-stillson-school-of-irish-dance/ LOCATION:Wells Junior High School\, 1470 Post Rd. (Route 1 just south of Route 109 intersection)\, Wells\, ME\, 04090\, United States CATEGORIES:Family Friendly,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Stillson-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20251027T211821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T152358Z UID:10000241-1772373600-1772373600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series - Mystery DESCRIPTION:click HERE to join the email list for more information\n \n \n \n \n \n OPA’s 24th Annual Classic Film Series will take place this season at Ogunquit Baptist Church\, 157 Shore Road in Ogunquit\, in their first floor community meeting room. \nScreenings will occur on two Sunday afternoons per month. March’s Classic Movie Theme: MYSTERY \nDue to licensing restrictions\, titles and actors can only be promoted by postings at Ogunquit Baptist Church\, and through our email list. If you are not already on the mailing list\, you can enroll HERE. \nThe Sunday afternoon series is a great opportunity for fellowship with friends and family\, and provides antidote to winter’s cabin fever malaise.Admission\, parking and popcorn are free. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/the-annual-classic-film-series-returns-3/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Baptist Church\, 157 Shore Road\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mystery-Classic-Film-Series.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20251027T211740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260201T024359Z UID:10000240-1769954400-1769954400@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:*CANCELLED* Classic Film Series: ROMANCE DESCRIPTION:click HERE to join the email list for more information\n \n \n \n \n \n We are sorry to announce that the screening scheduled for Sunday afternoon February 1st\, has been unfortunately cancelled.  The Ogunquit Baptist Church has experienced a broken water pipe and has cancelled all activities in the Church until repairs can be made.\n \nWe regret any inconvenience!\n \nCheck back for updates on upcoming screenings. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/the-annual-classic-film-series-returns-2/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Baptist Church\, 157 Shore Road\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Romance-Classic-Film-Series.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20251027T211101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T152722Z UID:10000239-1767535200-1767535200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: Drama DESCRIPTION:click HERE to join the email list for more information\n \n \n \n \n \n OPA’s 24th Annual Classic Film Series will take place this season at OgunquitBaptist Church\, 157 Shore Road in Ogunquit\, in their first floor communitymeeting room. \nScreenings will occur on two Sunday afternoons per month. January’s classic movie theme: Drama \nDue to licensing restrictions\, titles and actors can only be promoted bypostings at Ogunquit Baptist Church\, and through our email list. If youare not already on the mailing list\, you can enroll HERE. \nThe Sunday afternoon series is a great opportunity for fellowship with friendsand family\, and provides antidote to winter’s cabin fever malaise.Admission\, parking and popcorn are free. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/the-annual-classic-film-series-returns/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Baptist Church\, 157 Shore Road\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Hollywood-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T180000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20250820T021502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T233953Z UID:10000230-1760886000-1760896800@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Piano Festival: Student Piano Recital DESCRIPTION:The 18th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival concludes with the Student Piano Recital\, showcasing  the area’s best young pianists\, performing on Ogunquit Performing Arts Committee’s world class Steinway piano before a live audience in a beautiful setting. \nThe festival\, and particularly this popular event\, honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham (“Betty”)\, and is inspired by her own life as a piano student\, performer and teacher. As a student\, she first received a music degree from Smith College and continued her studies with renowned concert pianists and faculty members from Dunbarton College in Washington\, D.C. and Julliard School of Music\, in New York City. \nThe founder and 1st chair of Ogunquit Performing Arts (OPA)\, Betty saw to it that OPA acquired its spectacular Steinway Model C Grand Piano\, which still remains its greatest treasure. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/18th-annual-elizabeth-dunaway-burnham-piano-festival-student-piano-recital/ LOCATION:The Barn Gallery\, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bourne Lane at Shore Road)\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Untitled-design-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T213000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20250820T020752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T002821Z UID:10000229-1760729400-1760736600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Jonathan Bass\, pianist DESCRIPTION:Virtuoso pianist\, Jonathan Bass\, brings his wide-ranging repertoire and talent to Ogunquit for the first time.  Jonathan enjoys a multi-faceted career\, and appears frequently throughout the United States and around the world as soloist and chamber musician.  Of his 1994 Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall debut\, New York Concert Review wrote\, “A technical presence to be reckoned with…soaring with a feeling of lyrical discovery.” \n“Bass is everything a pianist should be: encompassing technical brilliance without showiness\, musical and emotional depth\, careful thought and an architectural sense of structure. He has a huge dynamic range\, and what impressed me the most about his performance was his extremely delicate and controlled pianissimo\, probably the hardest thing to do well on the piano.” Christopher Hyde\, Maine Classical Beat \n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets to this performance are available three weeks before the concert date on this website. Click here to purchase in advance. Tickets may also be purchased at  Crickets Corner Beach and Toy\, 41 Shore Rd\, the Ogunquit Welcome Center\, 20 Shore Rd\, and the Dunaway Center\, 23 School St. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Program: \nSonata in C Major\, Hob. XVI:50 HaydnAllegroAdagioAllegro molto \nMazurka in A Minor\, Op. 59 No. 1 ChopinMazurka in A-Flat Major\, Op. 59 No. 2Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor\, Op. 59 No. 3 \nSonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor\, Op. 35 ChopinGrave; Doppio movimentoScherzoMarche funèbre: LentoFinale: Presto \n-Intermission- \nPiano Variations (1930) Copland \nGaspard de la nuit RavelOndineLe gibetScarbo \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jonathan Bass\nAmerican pianist Jonathan Bass appears frequently throughout the United States and around the world as soloist and chamber musician. He is a regular presence at Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall in Boston\, and at Tanglewood. His solo and chamber music recordings have received high acclaim from Gramophone Magazine. Internationally\, he has performed in China\, Israel\, Japan\, Lithuania\, Poland\, Spain\, and Russia. He has been featured on many radio programs throughout the United States\, including National Public Radio’s ‘Performance Today’. Bass has performed as concerto solo soloist with numerous orchestras\, including the Boston Pops and the North Carolina Symphony. Of his 1994 Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall debut\, New York Concert Review wrote\, “A technical presence to be reckoned with…soaring with a feeling of lyrical discovery.”Bass was awarded First Prizes in the 1993 Joanna Hodges International PianoCompetition\, the 1984 American National Chopin Competition\, the 1989 American Pianists Association Beethoven Fellowship Competition\, and the 1983 National Arts Club Competition. He also received the Bronze Medal and Mozart Prize at the 1987 Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition. \nCollaborative highlights include multiple guest appearances with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players\, and recitals with violinist Joseph Silverstein. He also partners with his wife\, BSO violinist Tatiana Dimitriades\, in the Boston Duo. For more than 20 years\, as the pianist and a founding member of the Walden Chamber Players\, he performed on a variety of chamber music series and residencies across the United States and Canada. \nHe has recorded music by Larry Bell\, Samuel Barber\, Marion Bauer\, Amy Beach\, Paul Bowles\, Daniel Pinkham\, Quincy Porter\, Walter Piston\, Ned Rorem\, Gerhard Schedl\, Augusta Read Thomas\, as well as Bach\, Chopin\, and Scriabin. \nA graduate of the Juilliard School as a student of Adele Marcus and Sasha Gorodnitski\, Jonathan Bass holds a Doctor of Music degree from the Indiana University School of Music\, where he studied with\, and was teaching assistant to\, Menahem Pressler. He also studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow\, a rare opportunity for an American at that time. Bass is a Professor of Piano at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and serves on the faculty of the New England Conservatory Preparatory School. His students have won many competition prizes\, and he has given numerous master classes across the country. \nJonathan Bass is a Steinway Artist. \nwww.jonathanbass.net \n \n Purchase Tickets URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/18th-annual-elizabeth-dunaway-burnham-piano-festival-jonathan-bass-pianist/ LOCATION:The Barn Gallery\, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bourne Lane at Shore Road)\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Untitled-design-7-e1755702393118.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T213000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20250820T015413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T191706Z UID:10000228-1760211000-1760218200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Randall Hodgkinson and Leslie Amper: Four Hands\, One Piano DESCRIPTION:Renowned classical pianist\, Randall Hodgkinson\, returns to Ogunquit\, where he has appeared multiple times as a soloist\, and with Boston Chamber Music. This time he will be joined by equally acclaimed pianist\, Leslie Amper\, also his spouse\, for a special performance on OPA’s Steinway\, developed just for Ogunquit Performing Art’s 18th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham’s Piano Festival. They regularly perform together\, a four hand\, two piano repertoire. Perhaps their best known recording together is “The Manatee: Piano Music of Bernard Hoffer.” \n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Program: \nBrahms Selections from Waltzes opus 39 \nMendelssohn Nocturne and Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream \nMozart Sonata in C  \nSchubert Grand Duo \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets to this performance are available three weeks before the concert date on this website. Click here to purchase in advance. Tickets may also be purchased at  Crickets Corner Beach and Toy\, 41 Shore Rd\, the Ogunquit Welcome Center\, 20 Shore Rd\, and the Dunaway Center\, 23 School St. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Randall Hodgkinson\n“The finest performance I have ever heard of this very difficult piece. It was as if he was reading my mind….” Aaron Copland on hearing pianist Randall Hodgkinson performing his Piano Fantasy in Jordan Hall\, Boston \nRandy achieved recognition as the Grand Prize winner of the International American Music competition\, sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation\, winner in the JS Bach International Competition\, and as the recipient of the Tanglewood Music Center’s prestigious Cabot Award. His solo orchestral performances include appearances with the Atlanta and Boston Symphony Orchestras\, the Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras\, and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra\, and internationally with the Iceland Philharmonic Orchestra\, and the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia in Rome. He has had successful collaborations with such well-regarded musical giants as Leonard Bernstein and Gunther Schuller. \nAs both Randy’s parents were musicians\, Randy began his musical career at a very young age\, with his mother as his first teacher. “Discovered” at a music festival at age 15\, he was encouraged to apply for admission to the New England Conservatory of Music\, where he earned a BA\, MM\, and AD. \nHis musical repertoire spans from JS Bach to Donald Marino\, and he performed the world premier of the piano concerto of Gardner Read at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, N.Y. \nHe currently serves on the faculties of the New England Conservatory\, the Longy School of Music of Bard College\, and Wellesley College. \nwww.wellesley.edu/people/randall-hodgkinson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Leslie Amper \n“The highlight of the program was a most commanding and serious performance of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations…She built the series in a mighty span\, intensely engaged throughout.” New York Times \nLeslie Amper launched her career with a critically acclaimed debut in the Carnegie Recital Hall. While still a conservatory student\, she won the first annual Jordan Hall Honors Competition and was selected to play Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto #3 at her graduation ceremony from The New England Conservatory of Music. Taking advantage of a program offered through the Pittsburgh public schools for serious high school musicians\, Leslie further honed her musical talents during summers at highly regarded music camps and festivals. \nA winner of the National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Fellowship Grant\, she performed in Boston\, New York\, Pittsburgh\, and Washington D.C. She also toured the United States as the musical component for the Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition 1934: A New Deal for Artists. An acknowledged scholar and practitioner of contemporary music\, she is equally adept at accompanying silent film\, and has compiled piano accompaniments at the Harvard Film Archives for the short films of King Vidor’s The Crowd\, among others. She also performed onstage piano in Peter Sellars’ production of Chekhov’s A Seagull at the American National Theater. Leslie has continued to lecture and perform internationally in England\, Italy and Austria\, and at Art Museums around the country\, including but not limited to the National Gallery of Art\, the Norton Museum of Art. In 2020\, she performed virtual concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. \nShe currently teaches at the Longy School of Music of Bard College\, the New England Conservatory Preparatory Department\, and Wheaton College. She has held residencies at the Universities of Washington and Arizona\, and has lectured at Boston University and the University of Pittsburgh\, as well as at the New Hampshire Music Festival\, where she is a regular performer. \nwww.leslieamper.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purchase Tickets URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/18th-annual-elizabeth-dunaway-burnham-piano-festival-randall-hodgkinson-and-leslie-amper-four-hands-one-piano/ LOCATION:The Barn Gallery\, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bourne Lane at Shore Road)\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Untitled-design-6-e1755702702675.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T213000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20250719T134929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T191500Z UID:10000225-1757791800-1757799000@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Tom Snow Jazz Quartet Feat. Saxophonist Ralph Norris DESCRIPTION:Ticketing for this event will be handled by Jonathan’s. Click Here for Tickets.  All $29 tickets will be automatically upgraded to front seating at no additional cost on the night of the performance\, subject to availability. *NOTE: Tickets for this event will be handled by Jonathan’s only and will not be available at our typical local retail locations. \nTom Snow is best known as a celebrated and prolific songwriter\, singer/songwriter and arranger\, recording artist\, premier pianist\, and bandleader\, across almost every genre of the 70’s\, 80’s and 90’s\, and has become a highly acclaimed educator. Tom and a rhythm section featuring friends and top-call Boston musicians Rick McLaughlin and Phil McGowan\, will be joined by revered saxophonist\, Ralph Norris to perform this special jazz concert. \nUpon graduating from Berklee College of Music\, with a degree in Music  Composition\, Tom set out to pursue a career in songwriting\, postponing his dream of becoming a jazz pianist. He signed with Capitol Records as a solo performer\, producing two albums before changing his focus to writing for others. \nIn the first year of this change in focus\, his first BMI airplay award came with Rita Coolidge’s recording of “You” which he had written and performed on his first solo album\, and his writing career was “off and running.” \nHe has been nominated for or won over multiple years\, Academy Awards (such as “Let’s Hear it for the Boy”-Footloose)\, Emmys (such as Fame LA) \, Grammys (Song of the Year\, Non-Musical Show Album)\, Golden Globe (Best Song)\, Tony (Best Musical). His songs have topped the charts sung by such well known recording artists\, as Selena\, Bonnie Raitt\, Linda Rostadt\, Aaron Neville\, Cher\, Olivia Newton-John\, Amy Grant\, Barry Manilow\, Dolly Parton\, Kenny Rogers\, Joe Cocker\, Dionne Warwick\, Joe Walsh\, Levon Helm\, and Mick Fleetwood. \nRespected and beloved by other musicians and friends such as Jonathan Edwards\, American singer/songwriter\, “I’ve worked with many of our world’s most gifted musicians and Tom is one of the very best! He brings expertise\, generosity\, and soulfulness to every stage\, whether as a professor\, performer or friend\,” and Jeff Coffin\, saxophonist with Dave Matthews band and 3 time Grammy winner\, “There are pianists and music educators…and then there is Tom Snow. He is brilliant\, kind\, resourceful and engaged (even before he sets foot on the stage!” \nWe are fortunate to hear him perform as a jazz pianist\, a return to his roots and dreams from his student days at Berklee. \n \n Listen To Tom Snow\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ralph Norris\, Saxophonist\, has been a fixture of the New England music scene for more than 50 years. In addition to performing alongside many world renowned musicians\, he has performed and recorded with beloved Maine musicians Don Doane and Terry White. For 35 years\, Ralph was a part of countless concerts and two full recordings with bandleader and pianist Tom Snow. Off stage\, he has dedicated many years as a coach and mentor to area high school jazz musicians. \nThough he is choiceful of the gigs he performs these days\, Ralph remains committed to excellence\, always evaluating his playing with honesty and grace: “I try to constantly evaluate my playing so I will have the sense to pack it in before I slide too far down the slope\, if you get my drift.” \nBalancing a fulfilling musical life with a successful career\, Ralph credits his journey to a supportive wife\, understanding business partners\, and the joy of collaborating with talented musicians. “Music has been a driving force in my life… Some of the most memorable moments of our lives occurred on a bandstand creating music with our friends. They are experiences that I shall never forget.” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joined By:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bassist Rick McLaughlin\n Rick McLaughlin\, Bassist\, is a multi-faceted musician. In addition to being a highly talented bassist\, he is an educator at Berklee College of Music\, composer\, arranger\, author\, producer\, and music superfan. These roles have taken him to stages on four continents\, performances and recording sessions with legendary musicians\, to clinics\, classrooms and private lessons. And to the microphone as a podcast guest. He has shared the stage and recorded with a wide array of international artists\, such as Grammy-nominated Either/Orchestra to Ethiopian legends Mahmoud Ahmed and Mulatu Astatke. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Drummer Phil McGowan\n Phil McGowan\, drummer\, maintains an active schedule as a drummer and music educator. Phil has been performing throughout the New England area since he picked up drumsticks at a very young age\, and formed a band with his brother. He has performed at concert halls\, clubs\, music festivals\, and cruise ships which ventured into Europe\, Africa and Asia. He has shared the stage with many inspiring artists\, including Judy Collins\, and American Idol finalists John Stevens and Siobhan Magnus\, the Portland Symphony Orchestra\, Billy Pierce\, Herb Pomeroy and many others\, while continuing to perform regularly throughout the Greater Boston area. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TICKETS URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/tom-snow-jazz-quartet-featuring-saxophonist-ralph-norris/ LOCATION:Jonathan’s Ogunquit\, 92 Bourne Ln\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Capriccio Music Festival,Live Jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Tom-Snow.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20250727T233348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T150335Z UID:10000227-1757156400-1757167200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid DESCRIPTION:Performing at Ogunquit Beach as part of the Kite Festival\, Joyce Andersen\, a singing electro-acoustic fiddle troubadour\, and Harvey Reid\, autoharp virtuoso\, a modern minstrel\, pushing the limits of acoustic music\, guarantee amazing musical entertainment.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nJoyce Andersen\, a folk musician who follows her passion in every genre\, from bluegrass to rock\, began playing violin as an 8 yo child. She discovered\, mastered\, and fell in love with every style she encountered\, once stating: “I just learned how to find the music that had always been there hiding from the mainstream.” Andersen performs her own music on the violin\, accompanying it with vocals\, putting “a modern spin on an old art form.” With her musical influences ranging from Billie Holiday and Otis Redding to Sheryl Crow\, The Rolling Stones and Louis Armstrong\, she seeks to bridge all the genres in her albums and live performances. \nOver the course of her 30 year career\, she has performed at a number of well established venues—including Carnegie Hall and on The Conan O’Brien Show—and released numerous celebrated recordings including her early breakthrough album The Girl I Left Behind\, and her solo album Swerve! (2011)\, where she developed an innovative solo setup using loops\, effects\, foot percussion and electric/acoustic fiddles to merge improvisation with multiple genres: jazz\, gospel\, rock\, torch songs\, and Appalachian tunes. Among her numerous solo albums\, she has others recorded with folk musician Harvey Reid. \nJoyce is recognized for playing violin and singing simultaneously in counter‑rhythms and layered textures\, crafting dramatic one-woman soundscapes without prerecorded tracks. She credits Harvey\, her husband and musical partner with\, among other things\, showing her how “to make CDs on her own label\, work hard getting little concert gigs\, and to earn one fan at a time.” \nJoyce continues writing new songs for a proposed tenth album. \n  \n  \nListen To Joyce \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nHarvey Reid\, songwriter\, multi-instrumentalist\, writer and music educator\, began his musical journey listening to sixties music on top forties radio stations\, and began playing “recreational” guitar at age 14\, performing with friends at parties and local coffeehouses. He began writing songs at the same time but never intended to become a musician. He began a period of self-education\, being introduced to many of the roots of American music in the blues\, bluegrass\, and folk music by a local progressive FM radio station\, based in Bethesda\, MD and like Joyce\, began honing his craft by attending regional concerts and festivals\, where he had opportunities to jam with bluegrass legends\, and fell in love with bluegrass and old time music\, and began playing autoharp. \nHe is considered to be one of the modern masters and innovators of the acoustic guitar\, autoharp and 6-string banjo. He has absorbed a wide range of musical styles of acoustic music\, from hip-hop to slashing slide guitar blues to old time Celtic\, ragtime and even classical. \nHis reputation as a “musician’s musician” is unparalleled. He has released over 32 recordings on the Woodpecker record label many recognized with industry accolades. Additionally he was voted as one of the Top Ten Fold CD’s of All Time\, in company with Woody Guthrie\, Joan Baez\, and other musical giants. Apple Computer used his version of J.S. Bach’s Minuet in G in their iPhoto software. \nHe is author of dozens of music education books. Among many notable publications\, he wrote the first college textbook for folk guitar\, Modern Folk Guitar\, the epic\, The Troubadour Chronicles\, blazing a new trail in music history and education. Among his many awards he has won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Competition\, the International Autoharp competition\, and in 2023 was inducted into the Maine Music Awards Hall of Fame. \nListen To Harvey \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Harvey Reid and Joyce Andersen are traveling less to perform\, while raising their two children in York\, Maine. They can be found performing locally\, and in 2020 began a series of livestream performances\, which can be heard on their Puffin and Loon You Tube channel where their current goal is to post a daily new song for one year until 3/11/26! \nHow fortunate are we to call these talented artists and performers “neighbors” who are gracing us with their unique blend of multi-genre music as part of our Capriccio celebration. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/joyce-andersen-and-harvey-reid/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Main Beach\, 115 Beach St\, Ogunquit\, United States CATEGORIES:Capriccio Music Festival,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Untitled-design-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20250719T132330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T225015Z UID:10000226-1757149200-1757167200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:25th Annual Capriccio Festival of Kites DESCRIPTION:OPA is delighted to continue sponsorship of the 25th Annual Festival of Kites\, this favorite Ogunquit event. Professional kite flying demonstrations\, with huge\, multi-dimensional kites\, are an all-day feature of the festival. \nChildren are also offered an opportunity to decorate their own kites\, and to enter them into a contest with a multitude of categories in order for many prizes to be awarded. Kites can also be purchased at the beach so that everyone can participate. The “Grand Ascension” where the sky is filled with all of the day’s kites occurs at approximately 12 noon. Bring your cameras! It’s a spectacular sight. \nThe music of Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid will accompany the festivities with sets occurring at 11 am and 1 pm. \nThe Capriccio Festival of Kites is presented by Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, Ogunquit Performing Arts\, Ogunquit Rotary Club\, Kennebunk Savings Bank\, That Place in Ogunquit\, and the Town of Ogunquit. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/25th-annual-capriccio-festival-of-kites/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Main Beach\, 115 Beach St\, Ogunquit\, United States CATEGORIES:Capriccio Music Festival,Family Friendly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Untitled-design-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20250527T170118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T170914Z UID:10000224-1749843000-1749843000@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:BOSTON CHAMBER MUSIC STRING QUARTET DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n In recent years\, OPA’s Chamber Music Festival has featured an on-going partnership with Boston Chamber Music\, which every year puts together a special ensemble for the Ogunquit concerts\, unique to OPA. \nThe players this year include  Omar Chen  Guey\, violin\, Peter Sulski\, violin\, Noriko Futagami\, viola\, and David Russell\, cello – three of whom have played for OPA before\, with Ms. Futagami making her Ogunquit debut. \nThe Program:\nBoston Chamber Music’s  program this year will feature Haydn’s String Quartet No. 63 in B♭major\, Op. 76\, No. 4\, (the Sunrise Quartet)\, a piece which evokes the rising of the sun and the stirring awakening of nature.  It was selected by Boston Chamber Music as  a fitting tribute to the Marginal Way Centennial\, which this year marks 100 years since the deed of gift of the scenic cliff walk to the town of Ogunquit by Josiah Chase. \nThe Haydn quartet is nicknamed “Sunrise” due to the rising theme over sustained chords that begins the quartet\, and is perhaps the most magical in all Haydn.  Featuring rising themes throughout\, it combines earthiness with sophisticated development\, blending  Hungarian or Balkan folk music with the composer’s natural elegance. \nBCM’s program will also include Mozart’s Quartet in Eb Major\, K. 171 (the Viennese).  Written in 1773\, the quartet represents a considerable advance from Mozart’s previous works and reflects the influence of Haydn. \nCrisantemi    (Chrysanthemums)\, a haunting lovely elegy written by Giacomo Puccini in 1890 in tribute to the late Amadeo I of Spain.  Puccini later incorporated the beautiful\, tragic melodies of this short piece into his first successful opera\, Manon Lescaut. \nMendelssohn’s Quartet in Eb Major\, Op. 12 concludes the program.  This masterfully composed quartet of 1829\, while still echoing the influence of Beethoven\, features stylistic and lyrical departures from that influence as Mendelssohn continued to develop as a composer. \n \n \n \n \n \n The Players:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Violinist Omar Chen Guey\n Violinist Omar Chen Guey has performed as soloist\, in recitals and chamber concerts throughout his native Brazil\, the US\, Europe\, Asia and Africa.  He is a prizewinner at both Tibor Varga and Lipizer International Violin Competitions.  A faculty member of Dartmouth College\, he is the assistant concertmaster of the Rhode Island Philharmonic\, a member of the Boston Ballet and the New England Camerata Trio. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Violist Noriko Futagami\n Violist Noriko Futagami performs with some of the area’s most celebrated ensembles.  She is a member of the Radius Ensemble\,  as well as working with the Boston Musica Viva\, Emmanuel Music\, Cantata Singers\, and Winsor Music on a regular basis.  She holds permanent positions in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and Rhode Island Philharmonic\, and is principal violist for Albany Symphony. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Violinist Peter Sulski\n Violinist Peter Sulski was a member of the London Symphony Orchestra for seven years. While in England\, he served on the faculty of the Royal College of Music and Trinity College of Music and Drama\, as well as serving as Artistic Director of Chapel Royal Concerts which he founded in 1993. For seven years he gave the annual Viola Masterclass\, as well as many performances at the Dartington International Summer School. He made his Carnegie Hall Debut in 1999. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cellist David Russell\n Cellist David Russell was hailed as a “superb cellist” in the Boston Globe\, and maintains a vigorous schedule both as soloist and as collaborator in the U.S. and Europe. He was appointed to the teaching faculty of Wellesley College in 2005 and currently serves as Director of Chamber Music. He is a regular performer with several Boston-area ensembles such as Emmanuel Music and Cantata Singers and Ensemble\, and served as Principal Cello with Opera Boston from 2005-2011. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for this final chamber music concert of the season\, as these wonderful artists bring this superlative program to Ogunquit audiences! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TICKETS URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/29th-annual-chamber-music-festival-concludes-with-boston-chamber-music-string-quartet/ LOCATION:The Barn Gallery\, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bourne Lane at Shore Road)\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Ogunquit Chamber Music Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BCM-Noriko-FutagamiFARHARBOR.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20250516T174910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T171218Z UID:10000223-1749238200-1749238200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:ZAHILI ZAMORA AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ TRIO and their Ogunquit Premiere DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n Performing in Ogunquit for the first time ever\, Zahili Zamora and her Afro Cuban Jazz Trio promise a unique and unparalleled jazz experience.  Ms Zamora and her Trio have  headlined such venues as the landmark Scullers Jazz Club in Boston\, the Monterey Jazz Festival\, the Celebrity Series of Boston\, the Montreal International Jazz Festival\, and many more. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Her awards include: the Duke Ellington Award\, the Wayne Shorter Award\, the 40th Annual DownBeat music Award in the Outstanding Performance Category\, Finalist at the DC Jazz Prix Competition\, and with her Trio MIXCLA\, a two time nominee for the Boston Music Awards in the Jazz Group category. \nA pianist\, composer\, bandleader\, arranger and educator\, Ms Zamora started playing piano at the age of six\, in her birthplace of Manzanillo\, Cuba\, where she graduated from the National School of Music\, as a classical pianist\, with a performance diploma. Emigrating to Canada\, she explored a wide range of musical genres such as traditional Ecuadorian\, French\, and South African\, and then to Asia for 6 years\, where she even performed with a pop band. \nDiscovering Jazz\, she returned to school in the U.S. to study at the Berklee College of Music\, immersing herself in the study and analysis of jazz performance and composition\, and falling in love with the process of creating. She graduated summa cum laude with a dual MM degree in Jazz Composition and Jazz Piano Performance. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Piano Department. \nThis rich musical background\, career experience and extraordinary improvisation skills\, render her a leader in the modern jazz idiom and an influential and emulated musician. \nShe describes the evolution of her artistic identity as a Latin Jazz pianist\, singer\, bandleader and composer\, through reconnecting with her Cuban roots\, and using elements of her rhythmic idiosyncrasy with American jazz\, while adding and developing skills to encompass her artistry. She describes her music as representing multiculturalism and global unity in these times when there is so much division and oppression. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tributes from musical colleagues and journalists include: \n“…[Zahili] is amongst the most notable female pianists/composers in the field of Latin Jazz today\, and her skills as an improviser are unmatched.”  Oscar Stagnaro \n“In addition to explorations of Habanera-steeped rhythms and textures and flourishes of American big band tradition\, Zamora incorporates spacious and lovely melodies that soar beyond any descriptives..  Rick Koster\, The Day \n“A brilliant classically-trained improviser who is a master of polyrhythms\, she is also a very appealing and versatile singer.”  Scott Yannow\, Jazz Journalist \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please join us to experience this enormous talent\, in an Ogunquit premiere performance. It will blow your musical mind! \nWe are pleased to welcome our local friends and visitors back to the beautiful Barn Gallery\, which has stepped up once again to offer an alternative venue during the repair\, planned renovation and construction of our new municipal building and S. Judson Dunaway community center.  Join us in this wonderful venue for a festive evening with Zahili and her Trio! \nLISTEN TO ZAHILI:  VIDEOS | Zahili Zamora \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TICKETS URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/zahili-zamora-afro-cuban-jazz-trio-and-their-ogunquit-premiere/ LOCATION:The Barn Gallery\, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bourne Lane at Shore Road)\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Live Jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Zahili-Zamora.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20250423T182357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T151838Z UID:10000222-1747510200-1747510200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:29th ANNUAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring: THE DaPONTE STRING QUARTET DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n THE DaPONTE STRING QUARTETCelebrating the Music of Haydn\, String Quartet in D Opus 20\, #4Korngold\, String Quartet #2 in E-Flat Major Opus 26 \nOgunquit Performing Arts is delighted to welcome back to Ogunquit\, a long time favorite in the area\, the Daponte String Quartet. And to welcome our local friends and visitors back to the Ogunquit Baptist Church\, which has offered OPA its beautiful sanctuary as an alternative venue during the repair\, planned renovation and construction of our new municipal building and S. Judson Dunaway community center. \nDSQ’s program will include the String Quartet in D Major\, Opus 20\, No. 4 by Joseph Haydn\, the great Austrian composer who was one of the most important figures in the development of the Classical style in music during the 18th century\, helping establish the forms and styles for the string quartet and the symphony.  This particular quartet is an example of the dramatic innovations which Haydn introduced\, reflecting the influence of the “Sturm und Drang” movement of the era. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moving forward to the 20th century\, DSQ will also play a work by Austria-Hungary composer Erich Korngold who first was well known for his operas\, such as Die Tote Stadt (1920).  In the ‘30s\, he moved to Hollywood to arrange music for film where his background in opera revolutionized cinematic music and won him an Oscar for “The Adventures of Robin Hood.”  Written just before he moved to Hollywood\, his Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major\, Opus 26\, has a lilting Viennese lightness and uses dance forms and touches of impressionism. \nHaving relocated to Maine 33 years ago from the urban musical center of Philadelphia\, where they were co- founded by Ferdinand “Dino” Liva\, and Myles Jordan\, the DaPonte String Quartet has continued to grow- locally\, nationally and internationally with their musical reach and popularity.   Known for their inventive interpretations of the works they perform\, the Boston Globe noted that “….whatever music they present- be it Renaissance\, Baroque\, Classical\, Romantic\, Modern\, or Post-Modern- the freshness of DSQ’s performances make these works appear novel and contemporary.” While so many classical musicians struggle to remain relevant in the contemporary music space by performing only new compositions\, DSQ’s repertoire has been able to keep chamber music as a vital and alive art form. \nBecause their work is based on research\, scholarship\, (see quartet members introduction below) and hundreds of hours of preparation necessary to perform music of such complexity\, their performances are grounded in an authority which is not stiff or aloof. Their stage manner among themselves and with their audiences is intimate and conversational. They unselfconsciously share their musical insights with their audiences which enable us to connect with the music in new ways. \nThey perform and teach all over the world. Their performances have been broadcast over nation-wide radio and television programs in the US and Canada. \nThey have received awards from but not limited to such prestigious organizations as the National Endowment of the Arts\, Chamber Music America\, the Music Teachers National Association\, and the Maine Arts Commission. \nAnd\, some 34 years later\, their deeply rooted relationship in Maine fuels their pride to call Maine home\, and Maine’s pride that they chose to do so. Maine people have embraced DSQ. When they performed at Carnegie Hall\, such a large contingent from Maine traveled to cheer them on that the NYT wrote: “Let it not be said that the Daponte String Quartet enters New York musical life without friends. Weill Hall was packed!” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n QUARTET MEMBERS (highlights) \n \n \n \n \n \n Philipp Elssner- Violin \nViolinist\, violist\, and musical theorist.Joined quartet in 2024.Based in Northport\, Maine. \nEducation: Bachelor’s from Cleveland Institute of Music\, Masters in Music Theory from McGill University. \nOther: Master’s Thesis “Groove in the Mix: Spatial Manipulation in Groove-based Popular music\, 1970-present.”  Taught music theory and musicianship at McGill and Cleveland Institute of Music and to private students at all levels\, believing that music is an art form in which everyone should be able to take part. \n \n \n \n \n \n Kirsten Monke – Viola \nJoined Daponte in 2008\, which she describes as a serendipitous occurrence\, bring her back to her home state of Maine. \nHer undergraduate and graduate studies were at Indiana University\, and she continued her graduate studies at UC Santa Barbara. For a decade\, she was principal violinist for both the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra\, and the Santa Barbara Symphony. She has taught at UC Santa Barbara\, Westmont College\, and is currently on the faculty at Bowdoin College and Bay Chamber Music School. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lydia Forbes- Violin \nPerformed with Daponte since 2005\, living the dream since age 11 of being a member of a string quartet and raising her 3 sons in the beauty of Maine. \nStarted musical career in the Netherlands\, where she also performed with numerous European quartets.  Cofounded and toured with Het Zephyr Kwartet\, devoted to contemporary music\, as well as performing with the Oslo Philharmonic in Norway and the Netherlands Wind Ensemble. \nMusical awards from Yale University\, among other prestigious international awards. \n \n \n \n \n \n Myles Jordan- Cello \nCellist\, writer\, Teacher \nUndergraduate studies at the University of Toronto\, two further degrees at Julliard\, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Temple University. Subsequently\, he became associate principal cellist of the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia\, before founding the Daponte String Quartet. \nHe has taught at Temple University\, Wilkes University\, and the University of North Texas. \nMyles best describes the work of Daponte through his eyes: “ Because music is a language\, the driving impetus…is to create greater awareness of historical\, social\, political and philosophical contexts it’s created.” He describes his own aim as “to draw as many human connections as possible between contemporary audiences and great composers.” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TICKETS URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/29th-annual-chamber-music-festival-featuring-the-daponte-string-quartet/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Baptist Church\, 157 Shore Road\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Ogunquit Chamber Music Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DaPonte-5166-transparent-bkgd-2000x1600-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20240827T185550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T185858Z UID:10000212-1728761400-1728761400@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:17th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival - Randall Hodgkinson DESCRIPTION:Renowned classical pianist\, Randall Hodgkinson\, returns to Ogunquit as a piano soloist\, having performed in Ogunquit multiple times with the late Bruce Coppock and the Boston Chamber Music Society’s Piano Quartet. \n“The finest performance I have ever heard of this very difficult piece. It was as if he was reading my mind…” Aaron Copland on hearing pianist Randall Hodgkinson performing his Piano Fantasy in Jordan Hall\, Boston \nRandy achieved recognition as the Grand Prize winner of the International American Music competition\, sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation\, winner in the JS Bach International Competition\, and as the recipient of the Tanglewood Music Center’s prestigious Cabot Award. His solo orchestral performances include appearances with the Atlanta Symphony\, the Philadelphia\, the Boston Symphony\, and Cleveland Orchestras\, the Buffalo Philharmonic\, and the New York Symphony. He has also performed at numerous well regarded chamber music festivals\, including but not limited to: Blue Hill (Maine)\, Chestnut Hill (Connecticut)\, Seattle (Washington) and Santa Fe (New Mexico). \n As both of Randy’s parents were musicians\, Randy began his musical career at a very young age\, with his mother as his first teacher. “Discovered” at a music festival at age 15 he was encouraged to apply for admission to the New England Conservatory of music\, where he earned a BA\, MM and AD. \nHis musical repertoire spans from JS Bach to Donald Marino\, and he recently performed the world premier of the piano concerto of composer Gardener Read at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, N.Y. He regularly performs the four hand and two piano repertoire with his talented spouse\, Leslie Amper. \nHe currently serves on the faculties of the New England Conservatory\, the Longy School of Music at Bard College in Cambridge\, MA\, and Wellesley College. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mr. Hodgkinson’s Program: \nBach:   Italian Concerto \nBerg:   Sonata in b minor \nChopin:   Fantasy \nChopin:   Sonata in b minor \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets to these performances are available on this website. Click here to purchase in advance. Tickets may also be purchased at the Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, the Dunaway Center\, and the Ogunquit Welcome Center beginning three weeks prior to the performance. \nTickets: $20 in advance\, $25 at the door for both Weber and Hodgkinson concerts \nFree admission for Student Recital  \n Free parking for the performances at the Barn Gallery URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/17th-annual-elizabeth-dunaway-burnham-piano-festival-randall-hodgkinson/ LOCATION:The Barn Gallery\, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bourne Lane at Shore Road)\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Randall-Hodgkinson-2-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20240827T183351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T230124Z UID:10000210-1728226800-1728243000@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:17th Annual Piano Festival - Annual Student Piano Recital DESCRIPTION:The Festival’s Student Piano Recital\, showcases up to 15 of the area’s best young pianists\, performing on Ogunquit Performing Art Committee’s famed Steinway piano. The recital provides these talented local students the opportunity to perform on a world class piano before a live audience in a beautiful setting. \nThe Piano Festival honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham\, founder and first chairperson of Ogunquit Performing Arts. A pianist herself\, Betty studied\, performed and taught piano for most of her life. She also saw to it that OPA acquired its spectacular Steinway Concert Model C Grand Piano\, which still remains OPA’s greatest treasure. \nThe Ogunquit Performing Arts Committee was Betty’s brain-child.  Her love of Ogunquit was matched by her love of the piano\, which she studied and taught for most of her life.  She long dreamed of the possibility that Ogunquit could support a program of musical performances to add to its attractiveness as a welcoming place for painters\, sculptors and summer theatre. \nWhen her father\, S. Judson Dunaway\, died in 1976\, his will directed that a portion of his estate be donated to charitable causes.  Betty requested that the executors include a contribution to Ogunquit to endow a fund to help support musical performances\, some to be held at the Dunaway Center\, which he earlier had donated to the town.  When this endowment was in place\, the Committee for the Performing Arts was formed and began its work\, with Betty elected as chairperson. \n \n \n \n \n \n Free admission for Student Recital  \nTickets to these performances are available on this website. . Tickets may also be purchased at the Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, the Dunaway Center\, and the Ogunquit Welcome Center beginning three weeks prior to the performance. \nTickets: $20 in advance\, $25 at the door for both Weber and Hodgkinson concerts \nFree parking for the performances at the Barn Gallery URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/17th-annual-piano-festival-annual-student-piano-recital/ LOCATION:The Barn Gallery\, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bourne Lane at Shore Road)\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Elizabeth-Dunaway-Burnham-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20240827T185037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T185041Z UID:10000211-1728070200-1728070200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:17th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival - Janice Weber DESCRIPTION:Janice Weber is a vivacious performer with a reputation for programing the most exciting and technically challenging selections – which certainly applies to her upcoming performance for OPA!  Her program includes works by Grieg and Liszt – a composer with whom she is particularly identified. \n“Ms. Weber is … a concert pianist of cliffhanging panache and daredevil brilliance.”  Ellen Pfeifer\, The Wall Street Journal \nHer world premiere recording of Liszt’s 1838 Transcendental Etudes elicited acclaim from Time Magazine: “Liszt later simplified these pieces into the still ferociously difficult Transcendental Etudes (1852 version) for fear that no one else could play them. There may now be several fire-eating piano virtuosos who can execute the original notes\, but few can liberate the prophetic music they contain as masterfully as Janice Weber does here.” \nMs. Weber recorded Liszt’s last Hungarian Rhapsody\, one of only two living pianists to be included in a compendium of historic performances by nineteen legendary artists. This disc subsequently won the International Liszt Prize. \nHer recordings also include Rachmaninoff’s complete transcriptions; with the Lydian Quartet\, Leo Ornstein’s vast Piano Quintet; flute and piano works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert; and waltz transcriptions of Godowsky\, Rosenthal\, and Friedman. \nHer Naxos recording of Leo Ornstein’s radical works introduced the charismatic composer to a worldwide audience. She is heard in Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time on Ongaku Records and her newest disc\, Cascade of Roses (Dorian Sono Luminus)\,features works of twenty-one composers from Adolf Jensen to Billy Mayerl. \nA summa cum laude graduate of the Eastman School of Music\, Janice Weber has performed at the White House\, Carnegie Hall\, Wigmore Hall\, National Gallery of Art\, and Boston’s Symphony Hall. She has appeared with the Boston Pops\, Chautauqua Symphony\, New Jersey Symphony\, Hilton Head Orchestra\, Sarajevo Philharmonic\, and Syracuse Symphony.   She has performed at the Bard\, Newport\, La Gesse\, Husum\, and Monadnock summer festivals and has twice toured China under the auspices of the American Liszt Society. \nShe was a member of the piano faculty at Boston Conservatory for twenty-seven years and has taught at MIT and New England Conservatory. \nMs. Weber is also a published author.  Her novels\, most of which have something to do with music\, have a worldwide following.  She also produced the tones for Ivory\, the worldwide bestselling virtual piano software. \nShe is a Steinway artist. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ms. Weber’s Program: \n\nPrelude and Fugue in E minor\, Op. 35 No. 1\n\nFelix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)\n\n\nLyric Pieces\n\nEdvard Grieg (1843 – 1907)\n\nTo Spring\,  Op. 43 No. 6\nMarch of the Trolls\, Op. 54 No. 3\nButterfly\, Op. 43 No. 1\nPeace of the Woods\, Op. 71 No. 4\nWedding Day at Troldhaugen\, Op. 65  No. 6\n\n\n\n\n\n Variations on a Theme of Corelli\, Op. 42\n\nSergei Rachmaninoff  (1873 – 1943)\n\n\n\nINTERMISSION \n\n St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds\n\nFranz Liszt (1811 – 1886)\n\n\nSt. Francis of Assisi Walking on the Waters\n\nFranz Liszt (1811 – 1886)\n\n\nHarmonies du Soir\n\nHungarian Rhapsody No. 12\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets to these performances are available on this website. Click here to purchase in advance. Tickets may also be purchased at the Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, the Dunaway Center\, and the Ogunquit Welcome Center beginning three weeks prior to the performance. \nTickets: $20 in advance\, $25 at the door for both Weber and Hodgkinson concerts \n Free admission for Student Recital  \n Free parking for the performances at the Barn Gallery URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/17th-annual-elizabeth-dunaway-burnham-piano-festival-janice-weber/ LOCATION:The Barn Gallery\, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bourne Lane at Shore Road)\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/JaniceWeber-color2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240907T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240907T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155411 CREATED:20240702T204321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240903T161113Z UID:10000209-1725699600-1725717600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:24th Annual Capriccio Festival of Kites DESCRIPTION:In this annual celebration\, kite making and kite flying activities will begin at 9 am. \nProfessional kite flying demonstrations\, with huge\, multi-dimensional kites\, are an all-day feature of the festival. \nChildren are also offered an opportunity to design their own kites\, and to enter them into a contest with a multitude of categories in order for many prizes to be awarded. Kites can also be purchased at the beach so that everyone can participate. \nThe finale\, scheduled for noon\, is the “Grand Ascension\,” where the sky is filled with all of the day’s kites. Bring your cameras! It’s a spectacular sight.  \nThe Capriccio Festival of Kites is presented by Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, Ogunquit Performing Arts\, Ogunquit Rotary Club\, Kennebunk Savings Bank\, That Place in Ogunquit\, and the Town of Ogunquit.   \nReturning to provide high-flying music for this event is Portland fiddler/singer Andy Happel and Friends\, performing 2 concerts during the day\, at 10:00 am and again at 2 pm\, serenading beach-goers\, spectators\, music lovers\, and over 100 kite flyers.  \nAndy plans to bring along some musician friends to join in the joyous fun\, playing selections from his repertoire of exotic tunes and lilting rhythms. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/23rd-annual-capriccio-festival-of-kites-with-andy-happel-friends-2/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Beach\, Beach Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Capriccio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Capriccio-Kites-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20240516T155202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240517T132248Z UID:10000207-1717788600-1717788600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:28th Annual Chamber Festival: Boston Chamber Music String Trio DESCRIPTION:ONLINE TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n Boston Chamber Music returns to OgunquitCelebrating the Music of \nSchubert\, String Trio in B-Flat MajorMozart\, Divertimento in E-Flat Major andBeethoven\, String Trio in G-Major \n \n \n \n \n \n After several months of uncertainty over the use of the Dunaway auditorium\, OPA is delighted to be able to return to the Dunaway Center venue for this year’s Chamber Festival.Since its inception\, the Chamber Music Festival has always been a very special occasion for OPA\, and in recent years\, has been an on-going partnership with Boston Chamber Music. For more than two decades\, the Boston-based players have put together a special ensemble for the Ogunquit Festival\, unique to OPA. This year’s programming explores accessible\, but lesser-known and powerful music from the Viennese School of Classical and Romantic eras. \nThis year’s Boston Chamber musical artists will include: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Omar Chen Guey\, Violinist \nMr. Guey has performed as soloist\, in recitals and chamber concerts throughout his native Brazil\, the US\, Europe\, Asia and Africa. He has been a soloist with the Brazilian\, Campinas\, Goiania\, Mias Gerais\, Claudio Santoro National Theatre\, Sao Paulo University\, San Paulo Municipal\, State of San Paulo Symphony Orchestras\, Qatar Philharmonic\, Manhattan School of Music\, Stonu Brook University Symphony\, Maidstone Symphony and the Seychelles International Music Festival Orchestras. \nIn 2023\, he performed the Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Fribourg Youth Orchestra in Switzerland\, having previously performed the Britten Violin Concerto with them. He is a prizewinner at both Tibor Varga and Lipizer International Violin Competitions. \nHe is on the faculty of Dartmouth College. He is the assistant concertmaster of the Rhode Island Philharmonic\, a member of the Boston Ballet and the New England Camerata Trio. He’s been a guest artist with Radius Ensemble\, Boston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players\, Worcester Chamber Music Society\, Walden Chamber Players and the Monadnock Music Festival. Mr. Guey’s premiere of the Violin Concerto by Jean-Charles Gandrille with the Qatar Philharmonic was released on the French recording label Paraty. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Sulski\, Violist \nMr. Sulski was a member of the London Symphony Orchestra for seven years. While in England\, he served on the faculty of the Royal College of Music and Trinity College of Music and Drama\, as well as serving as Artistic Director of Chapel Royal Concerts which he founded in 1993. For seven years he gave the annual Viola Masterclass along with many solo recitals and chamber music concerts at the Dartington International Summer School. He made his Carnegie Hall Debut in 1999\, and his first London South Bank appearance in 2001. \nAfter a brief stint in the Middle East as Head of Strings of the National Palestinian Conservatory\, Bicommunal Coordinator for chamber music for the Cyprus Fulbright Commission and Principal Violist of the Cyprus Chamber Orchestra\, in 2002\, he returned with his wife Anita to his native Worcester where he is currently on the faculty of Clark University and College of the Holy Cross as teacher of violin/viola/chamber music. He is a member of QX and Mistral. Peter is also Artistic Director of the Thayer Festival in Lancaster\, MA and records for Centaur Records. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brent Selby\, Cellist \nA cellist and teacher\, Mr. Selby is from the small town of Bath\, North Carolina\, where he was raised on a farm. Up until age eleven he thought he would end up farming crops like his father\, but after seeing Yo-Yo Ma perform on PBS he decided he was interested in music and learning to play the cello. Luckily\, Doris Hamilton\, a retired violinist\, had recently moved to the area and agreed to teach him until she could find him a proper cello teacher. He eventually went on to study with Wendy Bissinger and then at 17\, he studied with Emanuel Gruber\, Cello faculty at East Carolina University. \nMr. Selby earned his bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory studying with Natasha Brofsky and then went on to study privately with violinist\, Mela Tenenbaum. In addition to performing with various local ensembles\, he began teaching cello for Lifelong Music Academy in Franklin\, MA where he has now been teaching for over a decade. Mr. Selby is passionate about providing quality music instruction for children as much as he loves performing. In 2018\, Mr. Selby joined the Rhode Island Philharmonic’s cello section\, and in 2021 he was appointed assistant principal cellist of the Portland Symphony Orchestra. In 2022\, Mr. Selby was appointed principal cellist of the Rhode Island Philharmonic\, and in 2024 he was appointed principal cellist of the Boston Lyric Opera. Although he never took up farming\, his wife Jackie\, also a cellist\, often ropes him into weeding her ever expanding garden! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured composers for this year’s Chamber Music Festival include three of the most prodigious composers of the Classical and Romantic eras\, performing and composing across virtually every musical genre. All were child prodigies\, as both composers and musicians and all were thought to have crossed paths as adults in Vienna and to have influenced one another’s music. \nFranz Schubert (1797-1828) Austrian composer\, born in Vienna\, he was considered the last of the Classical composers\, and one of the first of the Romantic era\, his music bridged both worlds. When he died at 31 years of age\, he left a vast body of over 1500 works: more than 600 secular vocal works\, complete symphonies\, sacred music\, operas\, as well as a large body of piano sonatas and chamber music. His influence on later composers extends into the modern era\, including harmonies used by the Beatles. Schubert’s gift for creating beautiful melodies remains almost unsurpassed in music history. Growing up in an everchanging political landscape (during his childhood\, Vienna was essentially a police state) had a profound influence on his work. \nLudwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) German composer and pianist\, his works are among the most performed classical music\, and spans the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era. One of the most revered figures in the history of Western music\, he ranks among the most performed of the classical music repertoire. Displaying his musical talent at a young age\, he moved to Vienna at age 21 and studied composition with Haydn. He gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He composed his first works for patrons at the age of 25. His first major orchestral work and first set of string quartets were published in the early 1800s. Almost completely deaf by 1814\, he composed most of his most admired works during the time of increasing hearing loss. Written in his last years\, his late string quartets are among his finest achievements. \nWolfgang Mozart (1756- 1791) Austrian composer widely considered one of the greatest composers in the history of Western classical music. He composed more than 800 works in almost every Western classical genre of his time: symphonic\, concertante\, chamber\, operatic and choral repertoire. The forms were not new\, but Mozart advanced their technical sophistication and emotional reach. Beethoven (some 15 years younger) was deeply influenced by his work. Like his fellow composers and musicians of this period\, he was a child prodigy\, at the age of 5\, he was already competent on keyboard and violin and had begun composing and performing at court at the age of 6. He was becoming familiar with other musicians and composers\, and at age 8\, visited Johann Bach\, who became a significant influence. It was then that he wrote his first symphony\, which he played and was most likely transcribed by his father. He became friends with Haydn who declared to Mozart’s father: “Your son is the greatest composer known to me by person and repute; he has taste and what is more\, the greatest skill in composition.” Most of his best known symphonies\, piano concertos and operas were created in the final decade of his life. The last year of his life was a time of high productivity when he composed some of his most admired works: The Magic Flute (opera)\, the last in his series of string quartets\, final piano concerto\, and the unfinished Requiem. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/28th-annual-chamber-festival-boston-chamber-music-string-trio/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street Ogunquit\, ME 03907 United States CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Ogunquit Chamber Music Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cellist.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20240321T211307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240322T141440Z UID:10000206-1716060600-1716060600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Jason Anick's Rhythm Future Quartet with Matt DeChamplain. "A Tribute to Oscar Peterson and Stephane Grappelli" DESCRIPTION:Ticket Information:  $25  On-line sales will be handled by Jonathans www.jonathansogunquit.com and may also be purchased at the door. Special dinner packages will be offered by Jonathan’s.  All ticket sales will accrue to the benefit of Ogunquit Performing Arts. \n \n \n \n \n \n Pianist Matt DeChamplain and violinist Jason Anick celebrate the release of their newest CD\, paying tribute to jazz giants pianist Oscar Peterson and violinist Stephane Grappelli. \n \n \n \n \n \n OPA gratefully acknowledges Jonathan’s Restaurant\, Ogunquit\, for graciously providing OPA with their wonderful stage and facilities for this special event\, (due to the possibility that our home venue at the S. Judson Dunaway Center might not be available due to unforeseen circumstances). \n \n \n \n \n \n Pianist Matt DeChamplain and violinist Jason Anick team up to celebrate the release of their newest CD\, which pays tribute to jazz giants and frequent collaborators\, pianist Oscar Peterson and violinist Stephane Grappelli. Rounding out the group for this special concert will be Max O’Rourke on Guitar and Eduardo Belo on bass. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Listen to Jason and Matt \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jason and Matt have each performed for Ogunquit Performing Arts (OPA) in Ogunquit for more than 10 years\, having been invited back to perform here numerous times to ecstatic audiences. Their new collaboration and return to our community is much anticipated both by long-time fans and jazz afficionados\, old and new. \nBerklee College of Music Professor Jason Anick\, has earned a reputation among string players as an imaginative improviser\, versatile composer\, and insightful educator. Growing up playing fiddle tunes with his family and classical music with local orchestras\, he developed a passion for improvisation\, which led him to study jazz and classical music at Hartt Conservatory. In 2008\, Anick started what would be a 10-year stint touring and recording with Grammy award-winning guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson while still a senior at Hartt Conservatory. \nAs a band-leader\, Anick has launched a variety of musical projects over the years\, including the Gypsy Jazz group Rhythm Future Quartet\, an Americana-inspired Acoustic Trio\, and a contemporary jazz ensemble with pianist Jason Yeager. His string of recordings (Sleepless\, Tipping Point\, United\, Travels\, Rhythm Future Quartet and Friends) has earned him praise from Downbeat Magazine as a “Rising Star in the world of jazz violin\,” and from the Boston Globe: “Jason’s compositional voice is as distinctive as his virtuoso playing.” \nSought after as a sideman\, Anick has shared the stage from such diverse genres as well-known artists as Stevie Wonder\, Guster\, and the Jim Kweksin Jug Band. Fellow artist Regina Carter described him as “Equally gifted as a musician and composer.” And veteran Christian Howes lauds him with high praise “Jason is easily one of the best jazz violinists and mandolinists of his generation.” \nHe has performed around the world\, from China to Japan\, and across Europe\, and in such renowned venues as the Montreal Jazz Festival\, as well as such well-known regional jazz clubs as Scullers\, Blue Note and the Regatta Bar.  His work has been featured on NPR and The Tonight Show. \nPianist Matt DeChamplain grew up in Wethersfield\, Connecticut. During high school Matt attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts studying under Jimmy Greene and Dave Santoro. He obtained his bachelors degree from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School in 2010 and graduated with his masters from the University of Toledo in Ohio in 2012. \nAlso sought after by such musical artists from diverse musical genres\, Matt has performed with such well known artists as the Dave Brubeck Quartet\, Jose Feliciano and has opened for the Wynton Marsalis Quintet. In his well-received solo album\, Stride Bop\, Matt sought to uniquely fuse the Harlem Slide tradition with bebop and hard bob\, while integrating swing and blues elements. His work has earned him praise from colleagues and jazz publications\, and may be best summed up by praise from the Hartford Jazz Society : “Matt DeChamplain plays with amazing dexterity and superb taste while conveying the history of jazz piano from ragtime and slide to modern.” \nMatt has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival\, Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz\, New York’s JVC Jazz Festival\, the Kennedy Center\, Jazz at Lincoln Center and renowned regional jazz clubs such as the Regatta Bar\, Smalls and Yoshi’s. In 2008\, Matt was selected for the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program where he engaged in a two-week intensive composition and performance workshop under the instruction of jazz luminaries Dr. Billy Taylor\, Nathan Davis and Curtis Fuller culminating in three performances filmed live from the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. That same year he was part of a group lead by bassist Nat Reeves that toured New Ross\, Ireland. In 2010\, Matt participated as a semifinalist in the Martial Solal Jazz Piano Competition in Paris\, France. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/jason-anicks-rhythm-future-quartet-with-matt-dechamplain-a-tribute-to-oscar-peterson-and-stephane-grappelli/ LOCATION:Jonathan’s Ogunquit\, 92 Bourne Ln\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jason-Anick-Rhythm-Future-Quartet-with-Matt-DeChamplain-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20230918T181015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150754Z UID:10000197-1697382000-1697398200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:16th Annual Piano Festival - Annual Student Piano Recital - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:The Festival concludes with the Student Piano Recital\, featuring the area’s best young pianists. Talented local students have the opportunity to perform before a live audience\, sharing the Festival with renowned pianists of national and international repute (Frederick Moyer and Liana Paniyeva). \nThe Festival\, and especially this recital\, honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham\, the founder and first Chair of Ogunquit Performing Arts. A pianist herself\, “Betty” studied\, performed and taught piano for most of her life. \nBetty Burnham had long dreamed that Ogunquit could support such a program as Ogunquit Performing Arts to add to its attractiveness as a welcoming place for artists\, sculptors and summer theatre. Her dream was realized in November 1978\, when the Committee for the Performing Arts was formed and began its work\, with Betty elected as chairperson. \nShe saw to it that Ogunquit Performing Arts acquired its spectacular Steinway Concert Model C Grand Piano\, which still remains OPA’s greatest treasure. \nNow 45 years later\, we hope and believe Betty would be happy with the ongoing work of OPA\, and would certainly be proud of the students showcased in this concert.\n \n \n \n \n \n Barn Gallery is owned and administered by the Ogunquit Arts Collaborative\, a volunteer-run 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation. In collaboration with the Ogunquit Art Association\, these two organizations provide the opportunity for professional artists to exhibit their work to the public in a beautiful setting. \nOPA has performed multiple times at the Barn Gallery over the years\, and is proud and grateful to be offering this concert series in this lovely place of visual beauty and wonderful acoustics. Having lost the Dunaway Auditorium to the temporary relocation of the Police Department\, OPA is returning to Barn Gallery\, its home away from home. \nVisit Barn Gallery at barngallery.org URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/16th-annual-elizabeth-dunaway-burnham-piano-festival-student-piano-recital/ LOCATION:The Barn Gallery\, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bourne Lane at Shore Road)\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Elizabeth-Dunaway-Burnham.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20230614T141821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150756Z UID:10000192-1694250000-1694271600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:23rd Annual Capriccio Festival of Kites with Andy Happel & Friends DESCRIPTION:Ogunquit Performing Arts continues its 31st Annual Capriccio Festival with everyone’s favorite event\, the Capriccio Festival of Kites at Ogunquit Beach\,  with activities occurring from 9 am to 2 pm.  This delightful\, annual Festival features professional kite flying demonstrations\, with multiples\, and oversized kites filling the sky.  Children are provided with free\, white kites\, along with colorful markers and crayons.  They can decorate their own kites\, which are then entered into a contest with a multitude of categories in order for many prizes to be awarded.  Kites are also available for sale at the beach\, so that no one is left out of the fun.  Scheduled at 12 noon is the “Grand Ascension” where the sky is filled with all of the day’s kites.  Bring your cameras!  It’s a spectacular sight! \nReturning to provide high-flying music for this event is Portland fiddler/singer Andy Happel and Friends\, performing 2 concerts during the day\, at 10:00 am and again at 2 pm\, serenading beach-goers\, spectators\, music lovers\, and over 100 kite flyers.  Andy plans to bring a musician friend or two to join in the joyous fun\, playing selections from his repertoire of exotic tunes and lilting rhythms. \nA well-known favorite accompaniment to multiple kite festivals\, Andy is becoming a perennial favorite\, and continues to dish up both familiar and provocative new sounds in an original music repertoire from across the continents\, representing a wide range of musical styles\, such as Tex-Mex Folk\, Appalachian String Music\, Canadian Maritime fiddle tunes\, and classical\, country\, folk/rock and R&B. \nAndy Happel’s music is accessible to and enjoyed by audiences across a wide range of musical tastes and is guaranteed to inspire and delight all. \nA concert violinist and fiddler\, Happel has shared the stage with symphony orchestras\, pop stars\, and country music artists. As bandleader for the 1990’s rock group “Thanks to Gravity\,” Andy was signed to Capitol Records and toured extensively with several well-known groups including Guster\, Train and The Dave Matthews Band. \nA successful run with country singer Don Campbell followed\, where he opened for such country legends as Willie Nelson\, Randy Travis and George Daniels. \nIn addition to performing\, Andy has served as Director of Strings at the Waynflete School in Portland\, Maine\, and has worked and performed with such far reaching regional and international musical entities as the Moravian Philharmonic in the Czech Republic\, the Metropolitan Children’s Chorus in NYC\, the New England String Quartet\, and the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra. \nAdmission to the Festival and the Andy Happel concerts is free.  The Capriccio Festival of Kites is presented by Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, Ogunquit Performing Arts\, Ogunquit Rotary Club\, Kennebunk Savings Bank\, That Place in Ogunquit\, and the Town of Ogunquit. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/23rd-annual-capriccio-festival-of-kites-with-andy-happel-friends/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Beach\, Beach Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Capriccio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kites-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20230614T135309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150756Z UID:10000191-1694201400-1694201400@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:31st Annual Capriccio Festival - Deux Voix DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n Free Parking in the church parking lot\, and in the overflow lot behind the parsonage across the street. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n View Program Here \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ogunquit Performing Arts opens its 31st Annual Capriccio Music Festival with a performance by this popular brass/organ duo. \nDeux Voix was formed in 2014 (French for “two voices”) by trumpeter Justin Langham and organist Stephen Distad. They have amassed a sterling reputation nationally and internationally\, presenting concerts in over 19 states and 12 countries. In their mission to expand the world of trumpet and organ\, Stephen and Justin are constantly adapting works from other genres and instrumentations\, such as jazz\, Broadway\, opera and current popular music. They have also commissioned and premiered many new works for trumpet and organ\, including commissioned works by composers such as Mark Hayes\, Craig Courtney\, and Alejandro Basulto. \n“ Our mission is to inspire and engage a wide and diverse audience of trumpet and organ music through the creation of new music\, educational out reach\, creative programming\, and dynamic performances around the world “ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Justin Langham\, co-founder and artistic director is a performer\, composer\, conductor and teacher based in Houston\, Texas. Originally from Mobile\, Alabama\, he earned a double Bachelor’s Degree in trumpet performance and composition from the University of Alabama. In 2013 he earned from the University of Houston\, both his Master’s in trumpet performance\, and doctorate in trumpet performance and conducting. \nIn addition to maintaining an active performing schedule and private teaching studio\, Dr. Langham serves on the faculty of Lone Star College\, teaching music theory\, brass\, and aural skills. \nDr. Langham is also an award-winning composer. His works range from intimate solo works and chamber pieces to music for massive pipe organs and collegiate marching bands. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephen Distad\, co-founder and managing director is a nationally recognized organist and church musician based in Houston\, Texas. In addition to his concertizing\, Stephen serves as artist in Residence at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church. Before coming to Houston\, he served as Minister of Music at First Baptist Church in Charleston\, South Carolina\, and in other communities in Rochester\, Minnesota\, Shreveport\, Louisiana. He received his Bachelor’s Degree  from Drake University\, his Master’s from Baylor University\, and post graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ogunquit Baptist Church Organ \nMeshing an age-old craft with the latest technology\, the Faucher Organ Company builds pipe organs all over the Northeast. Founder Robert Faucher\, pipe organ builder and physicist\, has been involved in the building and installation of over 200 instruments- mechanical as well as electro-pneumatic and electric-actioned. In 1979\, he was awarded the title of Journeyman Organbuilder by the American Institute of Organbuilders. One of only 30 plus built by Faucher’s organ company\, the Church’s hybrid organ provides the best of both worlds: the benefits of a high quality pipe organ with cost effective and space saving features of digital sound. \nOgunquit is so fortunate to be in one of their favorite places to perform\, and we are grateful to our former OPA member Mark Thallander for arranging for their return! \nLISTEN TO DEUX VOIX:  Music — Deux Voix (deuxvoixmusic.com) \nLIMITED ACCESSIBILITY NOTE:  The Sanctuary of the Church is on the second floor.  There is no currently functioning elevator or chair lift. \n \n \n \n \n \n TICKETS may be purchased three weeks prior to performance at the Dunaway Center\, Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, the Ogunquit Welcome Center\, \n  \nOr online now on this website. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/31st-annual-capriccio-festival-deux-voix/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Baptist Church\, 157 Shore Road\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Capriccio,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Deux-Voix-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20230511T203529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150756Z UID:10000190-1686339000-1686339000@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:27th Annual Chamber Music Festival: The New Hampshire Trio DESCRIPTION:Ogunquit Performing Arts continues its 27th Chamber Music Festival with a performance by The New Hampshire Trio.  Bringing together three extraordinary musicians\, the Trio was recently founded in 2021\, and is the resident faculty chamber ensemble at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. \n \n \n \n \n \n The Piano Trio will play: \nRACHMANINOFF Trio Elégiaque No. 1 in G minor \nCHARLES IVES Trio for Violin\, Cello and Piano \nAMY BEACH Piano Trio in A minor\, Op. 150 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karl Orvik\, violin\, has been featured in solo and chamber recitals throughout the United States\, as well as in Canada\, Norway and South Korea. An enthusiastic chamber musician\, he is the founding violinist of Trio Klaritas\, which has appeared on concert series in Boston\, New York City\, Los Angeles\, and at the Tanglewood Music Center\, as well as in a 2010 concert tour of South Korea. Most recently\, the trio made their Carnegie Hall debut in 2018 performing a program of works by living composers. Dr. Ørvik also concertizes frequently with Stonehill College’s resident faculty ensemble\, the Stonehill Trio\, and has appeared in multiple recordings and live radio broadcasts as a member of many other ensembles. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jacques Lee Wood\, cello\, is an avid chamber musician and orchestral musician\, a member of the Pedroia String Quartet and recently appointed principal cello of the Cape Symphony. He is a frequent guest artist with A Far Cry\, House of Time\, Yale Schola Cantorum\, Trinity Baroque Orchestra\, Bachsolisten Seoul\, Bach Collegium Japan\, Juilliard 415\, Firebird Ensemble\, and the Handel and Haydn Society. A recognized pedagogue\, Wood is an Artist-in-Residence at the University of New Hampshire and holds faculty positions at Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra (Intensive Community Program) and Milton Academy. He has held residencies at Yale University\, University of Ulsan\, Tufts University\, and the Boston Conservatory. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mathilde Handelsman\, piano\, is a concert pianist\, poet\, and educator from Paris\, France.  She is recognized as an imaginative and unusual performer with refined interpretations\, for her “calm technical mastery\, immediate understanding of balance” as well as “extraordinary vigor\, flawless musicality\,” (Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alsace). \nSpanning the repertoire across Europe and the United States\, Handelsman’s career as a soloist and collaborative musician has led her to perform under conductors such as Seiji Ozawa\, Thomas Adès\, Stefan Asbury\, and Luigi Gaggero. Highlights from recent and current seasons include chamber performances alongside Yo-Yo Ma\, Nicolas Namoradze\, and Stephen Drury at the Tanglewood Music Festival\, as well as a solo debut at Carnegie Hall in May 2022. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/27th-annual-chamber-music-festival-the-new-hampshire-trio/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street Ogunquit\, ME 03907 United States CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Ogunquit Chamber Music Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NEW-HAMPSHIRE-TRIO.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230602T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230602T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20230511T200317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150756Z UID:10000189-1685734200-1685734200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:27th Annual Chamber Music Festival: Boston Chamber Music Piano Quartet DESCRIPTION:Ogunquit Performing Arts opens its 27th Chamber Music Festival with a concert  by Boston Chamber Music\,  now directed by pianist Randall Hodgkinson.  \nThe concert will celebrate the life and music of BCM’s late director and master cellist Bruce Coppock\, who every year put together a special ensemble for the Ogunquit concerts\, unique to OPA. \n \n \n \n \n \n The Piano Quartet will play: \nMOZART Quartet in Eb\, K.493 \nMEL BONIS Sonata pour Piano et Violoncelle \nFAURÉ Quatour in c\, opus 15 \n \n \n \n \n \n The players will include:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Omar Chen Guey\, violin\,  a Brazilian violinist who has been a soloist with the Brazilian\, Campinas\, Goiania\, Minas Gerais\, Claudio Santoro National Theater\, Sao Paulo University\, Sao Paulo Municipal\, State of Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestras\, the Amazonas Philharmonic\, Petrobras Pro-Musica\, Experimental Repertoire\, Manhattan School of Music\, Stony Brook University Symphony\, Maidstone Symphony\, Qatar Philharmonic and the Seychelles International Music Festival Orchestras. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Sulski\, viola\, has performed in over 30 countries as a member of the Apple Hill Chamber Players\, London Symphony Orchestra\, Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields\, Cyprus Chamber Orchestra\, and Al Kamandjati Baroque Ensemble (Palestine). He returned to his native Worcester in 2002\, after holding  the position of Head of Strings of the Edward Said National Palestinian Conservatory. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n David Russell\, cello\, was hailed as a “superb cellist” in the Boston Globe\, and maintains a vigorous schedule both as soloist and as collaborator in the U.S. and Europe. He was appointed to the teaching faculty of Wellesley College in 2005 and currently serves as Director of Chamber Music. He is a regular performer with several Boston-area ensembles such as Emmanuel Music and Cantata Singers and Ensemble and served as Principal Cello with Opera Boston from 2005-2011. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Randall Hodgkinson\, piano\, won the International American Music Competition in 1981 and his October 1986 formal New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall under the competition’s auspices was greeted with critical acclaim. Mr. Hodgkinson has\, in recent years\, performed with orchestras including those of Philadelphia\, Atlanta\, Albany\, Buffalo\, Westchester\, Oakland\, and Caramoor and has collaborated with such conductors as Leonard Bernstein and Gunther Schuller. 1985 saw his European orchestral debut with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra of Rome. He is a featured artist on the Bosendorfer Concert Series aired over WNYC – FM in New York City and has recorded for the Nonesuch\, CRI and New World labels. Mr Hodgkinson studied with Veronica Jochum\, Russell Sherman and Leonard Shure at the New England Conservatory of Muisc where he now serves on the faculty. He is a member of the Gramercy Trio. Hodgkinson is a certified Feldenkrais® practitioner. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bruce Coppock enjoyed a career as a cellist\, teacher and arts executive for over 40 years.  He was cellist\, co-founder and executive director of the Boston Chamber Music Society; principal cellist of the Handel & Haydn Society; cellist of the Boston Musica Viva.  He was Chair of the Music Division of the Boston Conservatory and subsequently chair of both the chamber music and orchestral studies departments at New England Conservatory.  Since returning to the Boston area in 2016\, he re-joined the faculty of the Longy School of Music\, was Chair of the Chamber Music Department at the Rivers School Conservatory and a member of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. \nMr. Coppock died November 21\, 2022 at the age of 71. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/27th-annual-chamber-music-festival-boston-chamber-music-piano-quartet/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street Ogunquit\, ME 03907 United States CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Ogunquit Chamber Music Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hodgkinson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230520T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230520T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20230421T174910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150757Z UID:10000187-1684611000-1684611000@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Andy Happel & Los Galactacos String Band DESCRIPTION:The band’s new program is a tour de force of authentic\, inspired musicianship\, featuring the blazing fiddle work of violinist Andy Happel\, dobro guitar and twin fiddle by Jonathan Cooper\, bassist Drew Wyman and percussionist Sean Daniels. \nFounded in summer 2015 on a lark to enjoy some late-summer soirees\, the Los Galactacos musical excursion was quickly underway with multi-instrumentalist Andy Happel as navigator. A true translator and ambassador of musical ideas\, Happel has infused Los Galactacos with his elegant fire. \nThe program\, entitled “A Tour of the Americas”\, includes a variety of beautiful tunes and rousing rhythms from across the Americas\, and across the seas: Tex/Mex folk; Appalachian string music; Canadian Maritime fiddle tunes; the Classic American Songbook; ol’ time Country; and music for wherever people gather and celebrate.  In a past performance at Ogunquit Performing Arts\, the engaging personality of Andy Happel & friends and the enticing nature of their music caused audience members to create an impromptu dance floor at the back of the hall! \nA concert violinist and fiddler\, Happel has shared the stage with symphony orchestras\, pop stars\, and country music artists. As bandleader for the 1990’s rock group “Thanks to Gravity\,” Andy was signed to Capitol Records and toured extensively with several well-known groups including Guster\, Train and The Dave Matthews Band. A successful run with country singer Don Campbell followed\, where he opened for such country legends as Willie Nelson\, Randy Travis and George Daniels. \nIn addition to performing\, Andy has served as Director of Strings at the Waynflete School in Portland\, Maine\, and has worked and performed with such far reaching regional and international musical entities as the Moravian Philharmonic in the Czech Republic\, the Metropolitan Children’s Chorus in NYC\, the New England String Quartet\, and the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra\, and as Lead Producer with the classical music label PARMA Recordings. He is also OPA’s annual musical performer at the Capriccio Festival of Kites at Ogunquit Beach. \nAlready embarked on their current adventure\, the group has entertained at Wentworth By The Sea (Newcastle\, NH)\, Wentworth Marina\, The Wentworth (Jackson\, NH)\, two seasons residency at El Rayo in Scarborough\, Maine\, and a collection of private residences. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets: $20\, in advance\, $25\, at the door\, $5 student\, and may be purchased at the Dunaway Center\, Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, Ogunquit Welcome Center\, or ONLINE by clicking the button below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTICKETS URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/andy-happel-los-galactacos-string-band/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center – Community Auditorium on the main floor\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Andy-Happel-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221016T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20220816T181424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150804Z UID:10000077-1665932400-1665932400@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:15th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival | Student Piano Recital DESCRIPTION:The festival concludes with the Student Piano Recital\, featuring the area’s best young pianists performing on Ogunquit Performing Art’s famed Steinway. Talented local students have the opportunity to perform on a world class piano before a live audience. \nThe Festival\, and especially this recital\, honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham\, the founder and first Chair of Ogunquit Performing Arts. A pianist herself\, “Betty” studied\, performed and taught piano for most of her life. She saw to it that Ogunquit Performing Arts acquired its spectacular Steinway Concert Model C Grand Piano\, which still remains OPA’s greatest treasure. \nBetty had been a piano student all her life\, receiving music degrees from Smith College.  She continued piano studies for many years\, working with  Estelle Broussard of Dunbarton College in Washington\, D.C. and William Masselos\, noted concert pianist and faculty member at Julliard School of Music in New York City.  URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/15th-annual-elizabeth-dunaway-burnham-piano-festival-student-piano-recital/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Elizabeth-Dunaway-Burnham.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220910T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220910T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20220816T182011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150805Z UID:10000079-1662800400-1662818400@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:22nd Annual Capriccio Festival of Kites with the Music of Andy Happel DESCRIPTION:Portland fiddler/singer Andy Happel will provide high-flying music on Ogunquit Beach in two concerts for the Capriccio Festival of Kites on Saturday\, September 10th \, from 10 to 11:30 am\, and 2 pm to 3:30 pm. \nAndy plans to bring along some musician friends to join in the joyous fun\, playing selections from his repertoire of exotic tunes and lilting rhythms. \nSponsored by Ogunquit Performing Arts\, Happel will perform as a part of the 22nd Annual Capriccio Festival of Kites\, with activities occurring from 9 am to 2 pm.  This delightful\, annual Festival features professional kite flying demonstrations\, with multiples\, and oversized kites filling the sky.  Children are provided with free\, white kites\, along with colorful markers and crayons.  They can decorate their own kites\, which are then entered into a contest of many categories and prizes.  Kites are also available for sale at the beach\, so that no one is left out of the fun.  At the end comes the climactic Grand Ascension\, filling the sky with everyone’s kite in the air at the same time.  Admission to the Festival and the Andy Happel concerts is free. \nThe Capriccio Festival of Kites is presented by Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, Ogunquit Performing Arts\, Ogunquit Rotary Club\, Kennebunk Savings Bank\, That Place in Ogunquit\, and the Town of Ogunquit. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A little sample of music from Andy Happel URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/the-22nd-annual-capriccio-festival-of-kites-with-the-of-andy-happel/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Beach\, Beach Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907 CATEGORIES:Capriccio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/kites.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220327T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220327T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20220218T183709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150808Z UID:10000164-1648389600-1648389600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: Midnight Lace DESCRIPTION:Myrna Loy assumes a supporting role in this 1960 suspense mystery\, beautifully filmed in London\, and starring Doris Day and Rex Harrison.  When the American wife (Day) of a wealthy London-based financier (Harrison) starts receiving frightening phone calls\, she believes her life is in danger\, but when she protests to her family following a near-fatal accident\, they and the police doubt her claims and even her sanity.  Portraying Day’s wealthy and free-spirited aunt\, Loy brings both sparkle and stability to the film.  She is one of the few we do not suspect in the star-studded cast\, which includes John Gavin\, Herbert Marshall\, Roddy McDowall\, and Hermione Baddeley. \nDirected by David Miller\, “Midnight Lace” is a consistently entertaining thriller\, as the tension escalates in Hitchcock style.  In her autobiography\, Doris Day stated that she found her role so “painful and upsetting” that she  collapsed after one extended scene of hysterical terror\, causing producer Ross Hunter to shut down production briefly.  She vowed to never make another thriller after this movie\, claiming it emotionally drained her. She stayed true to her word. Until her retirement eight years later\, the only movies she made were comedies. \nMyrna Loy\, however\, had a much less stressful experience and recalled the filming in her autobiography\, Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming: “I have nothing but the best to say about Doris Day. She was wonderful to me\, really lovely…” \n \nMyrna Loy was one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses of the late 1930s and maintained that stardom for decades.  Originally typecast in exotic roles\, often as a vamp\, she achieved stardom following her portrayal of Nora Charles in “The Thin Man” series of 6 films\, confiming her as an enduring favorite of movie audiences around the country. \nDuring World War II\, Loy devoted her time working with the Red Cross\, and toured frequently to raise funds for the war efforts.  She was so fiercely outspoken against Adolf Hitler that her name was added to his “hit list.” \nResuming a successful film and stage career in the 1950’s\, Loy also assumed an influential role as co-chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing\, and served as a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.  She continued as an actress through the 1980’s\, and received multiple major awards and honors. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-midnight-lace/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Myrna-Loy-Midnight-Lace-Photo-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T155412 CREATED:20220218T183434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150808Z UID:10000163-1647784800-1647784800@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer DESCRIPTION:The infatuation of a teen-age girl (Shirley Temple) for a determined bachelor and ladies’ man (Cary Grant) leads him into a reluctant but deepening relationship with her older sister and local court judge (Myrna Loy.)  The award-winning screenplay gives Loy and Grant fast-paced and delightful opportunities to make the most of the hilarious ensuing complications and entanglements. \nFilmed in 1947\, the production suffered many problems\, including Grant’s unhappiness with his fellow actors\, with the director\, and with the producer.  Fortunately\, none of this unpleasantness showed up on the screen; in fact\, the movie opened to wonderful reviews\, which translated into an almost unprecedented 5.5 million dollars in ticket sales. To say that “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer” carried RKO over into 1948 is no overstatement. \nDespite the issues\, Loy once again demonstrated her ability to achieve remarkable on-camera chemistry with her leading man; she and Grant  immediately were re-teamed for the studio’s equally successful “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” in 1948. \nMyrna Loy was one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses of the late 1930s and maintained that stardom for decades.  Originally typecast in exotic roles\, often as a vamp\, she achieved stardom following her portrayal of Nora Charles in “The Thin Man” series of 6 films\, confiming her as an enduring favorite of movie audiences around the country. \nDuring World War II\, Loy devoted her time working with the Red Cross\, and toured frequently to raise funds for the war efforts.  She was so fiercely outspoken against Adolf Hitler that her name was added to his “hit list.” \nResuming a successful film and stage career in the 1950’s\, Loy also assumed an influential role as co-chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing\, and served as a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.  She continued as an actress through the 1980’s\, and received multiple major awards and honors. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-the-bachelor-and-the-bobby-soxer/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Myrna-Loy-Bachelor-Photo-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR