Lucinda Carver, Artistic Director
Joseph F. Wheeler Celebration Series
Centrum is pleased to continue the tradition of chamber music in the ”shoulder seasons” that was established by the Chamber Music Society of Port Townsend under the leadership of Leah Hammer and the late Joseph F. Wheeler, Founding Director of Centrum.
- Purchase tickets online, or by phone at 800.746.1982 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Saturday, or between the hours of 6:00 AM and Noon on Sunday.
Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival performances are held at Fort Worden State Park's Joseph F. Wheeler Theater.
All concerts are at 2:00 PM.
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I. Sunday, October 23, 2011
Members of the Rossetti String Quartet, with Lucinda Carver, Piano
Henry Gronnier, violin
Thomas Diener, viola
Eric Gaenslen, violoncello
- Haydn: Piano Trio in G major (‘Gypsy’)
- Fauré: Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
- Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor
"The Rossetti's tone had a sensual finish, and its phrasing practically palpitated with ardor and mystery." ~ Washington Post
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Henry Gronnier
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II. Sunday, February 19, 2012
The Cypress String Quartet
Cecily Ward, violin
Tom Stone, violin
Ethan Filner, viola
Jennifer Kloetzel, cello
- Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2
- Kevin Puts: Lento Assai (2009)
- Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
The Cypress players tie the threads together seamlessly and immaculately. Magical…flawless…muscular and powerful. -- Fanfare
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Cypress String Quartet
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III. Sunday, April 22, 2012
Baroque Virtuosi
Ingrid Matthews, violin
Tekla Cunningham, violin
Shirley Hunt, gamba
Phoebe Jevtovic Alexander, soprano
Lucinda Carver, harpsichord
- Handel: Trio Sonata for Two Violins and Continuo
- Buxtehude: ‘Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet’
- J.S. Bach: Sonata in B minor for Violin and Harpsichord
- Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in B minor for Two Violins and Continuo (‘La Follia’)
- Strozzi: Serenata ‘Hor che Apollo’ from Arie,
- J.S. Bach: Sonata in G minor for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord
- Handel: Cantata ‘O qualis de coelo sonus’
The West Coast’s finest period instrument players, including Ingrid Matthews, Music Director of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, converge at Fort Worden for masterworks of the Baroque era.
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Ingrid Matthews
Shirley Hunt
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