THE CASSATT QUARTET

WORKS BY ELLIOTT SCHWARTZ, AUGUSTA READ THOMAS, VINEET SHENDE, AND MORE

The Cassatt Quartet, one of the contemporary-classical world’s most highly-regarded string quartets presents a program of new and recent works, in tribute to the recently departed Maine composer, Elliott Schwartz and his wife, printmaker Deedee Schwartz. The concert is part of the 15th annual Seal Bay Festival of American Chamber Music‘s 10-days of concerts and events in Belfast, Vinalhaven, Waterville, Yarmouth, Brunswick, and Portland. 

The SPACE concert features… 

Augusta Read Thomas, Helix Spirals 
Daniel Strong Godfrey, Intermedio
Victoria Bond, Dreams of Flying
Elliot Schwartz, String Quartet #3: Portrait for Deedee – with video & artwork by Deedee Schwartz
Vineet Shende, प्रकाश आणि सावली (Luminescence and Shadow)
Peter McLaughlin, No Sad Songs

and a 7pm pre-concert conversation with Vineet Shende and Daniel S. Godfrey