2008 Concert Calendar

• Nature Calls *
  Friday, July 11 at 7:30 pm, The Farmers' Museum
  Our animal-themed season opener features Schubert's  "Trout" Quintet, an arrangement of Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals, Henrich von Biber's Sonata Representativa, and George Crumb's Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for masked players. Artists include Gil Morgenstern, violin; Kathryn Lockwood, viola; David Geber, cello; Wilhelmina Smith, cello; Jeremy McCoy, double bass; Linda Chesis, flute; Shirley Irek, piano
   
• Family Music Fest: What's that Four? **
  Saturday, July 12 at 11:00 am, Templeton Hall
  The Parker String Quartet delivers a lively introduction to the celebrated chamber music foursome - the string quartet.
   
• Parker String Quartet *
  Sunday, July 13 at 7:30 pm, The Farmers' Museum
  Come hear this award-winning quartet, whom the New York Times calls "flawlessly balanced, perfectly tuned and sheathed in lustrous textures," perform works by Haydn, Janáček, and Beethoven.
   
• Pro-Am Seminar (FREE concerts, no ticket or reservation required)
  July 14 at 7:00 pm, Pathfinder Village 3 Chenango Road Edmeston, NY.
  July 15, at 12 noon, Fenimore Art Museum auditorium, 5798 State Highway 80 Cooperstown.
  July 16, at 12 noon, Fenimore Art Museum auditorium, 5798 State Highway 80 Cooperstown.
  Linda Chesis, flute; David Geber, cello; and Shirley Irek, piano perform with accomplished amateur musicians, in free concerts throughout the community.    (There will also be a private performance for the residents of the Thanksgiving Home in Cooperstown.)
   
  
• Enchanted Baroque *
  Wednesday, July 23 at 7:30 pm, Christ Episcopal Church
  Works by Bach, Purcell, and Telemann highlight this concert featuring Lisa Saffer, soprano; Amanda Crider, mezzo soprano; Peggy Pearson, oboe; Linda Chesis, flute; Brian Manker, cello; and Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord
   
• Daedalus Quartet with David Shifrin *
  Sunday, August 3 at 7:30 pm, Christ Episcopal Church
  The Daedalus Quartet, Grand Prize winner of the Banff International String Quartet Competition, performs the Brahms' Clarinet Quintet with three-time Grammy nominee David Shifrin, and works by Haydn and Shostakovich.
   
• Free Concert: Flute Fest at the Otesaga
  Thursday, August 7 at 7:30 pm, Otesaga Resort Hotel
  Join us in the lovely ballroom at the Otesaga for a free concert featuring a flute choir from the New York Summer Music Festival's International Flute Institute. No ticket or reservation necessary.
   
• Chords and Strings *
  Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 pm, The Farmers' Museum
  Concert Artist Guild winners soprano Sarah Wolfson and the Brasil Guitar Duo offer a dynamic program ranging from baroque to baião to Bossa Nova.
   
• Trio Solisti with Linda Chesis *
  Wednesday, August 13 at 7:30 pm, The Farmers' Museum
  Festival favorites Trio Solisti and Linda Chesis perform works by Beethoven, Frank, and Ravel.
   
• Family Music Fest: Go for Baroque **
  Saturday, August 16 at 11:00 am, Templeton Hall
  A kid-friendly tour of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 − a rollicking, exuberant, and beautiful masterpiece. Artists include Timothy Fain, violin; Linda Chesis, flute; Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord.
    
• Gala 10th Anniversary Concert: The Brandenburg Concertos
  Sunday, August 17 at 7:30 pm, The Farmers' Museum
  One of the largest ensembles ever gathered at the Festival celebrates ten summers of chamber music in Cooperstown with Bach's joyous Brandenburg Concertos nos. 3-6 featuring returning Festival artists Timothy Fain and Bradley Brookshire.
   
• The Brubeck Brothers Quartet
  Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30 pm, Otesaga Resort Hotel
  The jazz dynasty continues. Daniel Brubeck, drums; Chris Brubeck, bass & trombone; guitarist Mike DeMicco, and pianist Chuck Lamb perform straight-ahead jazz with a mix of funk, blues and world music.

           *  Pre-concert chat with the artists begins at 7:00 pm
         **  Come early for hands-on crafts and fun beginning at 10:30 am

2008 Festival Events

• Pro-Am Seminar: Adult amateurs performing with Festival Musicians
  July 14 - 16
  Highly accomplished amateurs play alongside three professional musicians, Linda Chesis, flute, David Geber, cello, and Shirley Irek, piano, in free concerts throughout the community.
   
• Opening Night Reception
  Friday, July 11, The Farmers' Museum immediately following the concert
   
• Tenth Anniversary Gala Celebration
  Sunday, August 17, The Farmers' Museum immediately following the concert