Salt Bay Chamberfest 2008
The Spoken Word and Beyond
Wilhelmina Smith, artistic director

Join us for our 14th season of chamber music concerts-"The Spoken Word and Beyond." Each program will highlight a chamber work devoted to the spoken word and explore its unique configuration of music and speech. As always, you'll hear works by some of today's leading composers, blended seamlessly with the great classical repertoire - all played by the world's most exceptional artists. Don't miss a note.

All concerts take place at Darrows Barn on the campus of Round Top Farm

Tuesday, August 12 at 7:30pm*

Franz Joseph Haydn The Seven Last Words of Christ
(Maine premiere of version with newly commissioned poetry by Mark Strand, played by the Brentano Quartet with spoken text read by poet Mark Strand)

Friday, August 15 at 7:30pm*

Derek Bermel Fetch for Speaking Pianist
Schumann String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41, No.3.
Penderecki Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano

Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30pm*

Strauss Enoch Arden, Op. 38
Strauss Piano Quartet in C Minor

Friday, August 22 at 7:30pm*

Luciano Berio Sequenza III
Luciano Berio Naturale
Dvorak Folksongs
Dvorak Sextet for Strings in A Major, Op. 48

*Mark Mandarano sets the stage for each concert with a free pre-concert talk at 6:30pm.

Pedja Muzijevic and Mark Steinberg after a 2004 concert