Schedule

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

10:00 AM-  11:00 AM: Bach for Breakfast Part1

Part 1 of a series of morning lecture recitals that map the personal journeys of musicians with the music of Bach. Hosted by acclaimed pianist and artistic advisor to Tippet Rise Art Center, Pedja Muzijevic and renowned musicologist, and chair of the Historical Performance Department at Longy School of Music of Bard College, John McKean, our series this year begins with two days of Bach’s music for string instruments. Part 1 features iconic unaccompanied Cello Suites played by Sphinx Competition and multi-award-winning Brazilian-American cellist, Gabriel Martins.

Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets:
35 +$35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Music on the Green

We’re delighted to open our Camden Village Green program this year with a free lunchtime performance by the Bay Chamber Jazz Ensemble featuring faculty and students from Bay Chamber Music School; Jim Ostergaard on bass, Dave Austin on piano, Neal Yetman on guitar, Hank Lunn on drums, and Mike Whitehead on trumpet.

Also appearing in this lunchtime concert, the award-winning string duo ARKAI – violinist Jonathan Miron and cellist Philip Sheegog fuse classical virtuosity with the electricity of a rock band and the spontaneity of a jazz combo.

Bring a picnic and join us for a cool lunchtime respite.

Location: Camden Village Green

Tickets: FREE

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Festival Opening Concert

FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT

A grand opening concert featuring many of the performers appearing throughout the week including Calidore and Maxwell String Quartets; violinist Geneva Lewis; cellist Gabriel Martins; bandoneonist JP Jofre; ARKAI String Duo; pianists Contrad Tao, Peipei Song and Pedja Muzijevic as well as our much-loved resident ensemble, Palaver Strings.

A celebratory and creative embarkation at the start of our Screen Door Festival 2022.

Location:Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatr

Tickets
35 +: $35
22-35: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

Thursday, August 18, 2022

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM: Bach for Breakfast Part 2

Parrt 2 of a series of morning lecture recitals that map the personal journeys of musicians with the music of Bach. The second session continues our journey through Bach’s music for string instruments with an exploration of his masterful Partita No. 2 played by violinist Geneva Lewis, recently named one of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists. Cellist Gabriel Martins’ deep, joyful, charismatic artistry is again on display in Bach’s Gamba Sonata No. 3, and he is joined by performer and scholar of historical performance practice, harpsichordist, John McKean.

PROGRAM

Sonata No. 3 for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord in G Minor, BWV 1029

Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004

Zoom coffee and muffins are available before the concert.

Location:Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets:
35 +: $35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Music on the Green

FREE

Maxwell Quartet plays on the Green

1st Prizewinner and Audience Prizewinner at the 9th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in 2017, and hailed as “brilliantly fresh, unexpected and exhilarating” by The Scottish Herald, and "superb storytelling by four great communicators" by The Strad Magazine, the Maxwell Quartet is now firmly regarded as one of Britain's finest young string quartets, with a strong connection to their folk music heritage and a commitment to bringing together wide-ranging projects and programmes to expand the string quartet repertoire.

Location: Camden Village Green

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Calidore String Quartet

THE CALIDORE STRING QUARTET with PEDJA MUZIJEVIC

JEFFREY MYERS & RYAN MEEHAN, violins, JEREMY BERRY, viola, ESTELLE CHOI, cello with special guest  - PEDJA MUZIJEVIC, piano

Calidore String Quartet has been praised by The New York Times for its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct.” The Los Angeles Times described the quartet as “astonishing,” their playing “shockingly deep,” with “the kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime searching”. The Washington Post has said that “Four more individual musicians are unimaginable, yet these speak, breathe, think and feel as one.” This remarkable ensemble are joined by pianist Pedja Mujijevic for their luscious early evening program.

PROGRAM:

CAROLINE SHAW First Essay Nimrod

BRAHMS String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major

DVORAK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 (Movements II and IV)

Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets
35 +: $35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

8:30 PM - 9:30pm: ARKAI

ARKAI

JONATHAN MIRON, violin & PHILIP SHEEGOG, cello

ARKAI is an award-winning string duo that redefines genre boundaries — fusing classical virtuosity with the electricity of a rock band, the spontaneity of a jazz combo, and the beauty of a string quartet. Their past engagements have included performances at The MET, Lincoln Center, Public Theater, and Carnegie Hall. Committed to social impact through music, ARKAI was commissioned by the Museum of Chinese in America to write a piece for the Responses: Asian Americans Resisting the Tides of Racism exhibition. Their electronic debut composition, Letters from COVID, was featured at TEDPMI, attracting a global audience from 182 countries. ARKAI is currently creating its debut album, Aurora, in collaboration with seven-time Grammy-nominated producer Joel Hamilton.

Join ARKAI for a dynamic and electrifying musical evening of original compositions and beloved classics.

PROGRAM

ARKAI Womp 'n Stomp

HENRY MANCINI Moon River (arr. ARKAI)

THE BEATLES Blackbird (arr. ARKAI)

ARKAI Ascent

ARKAI After Hours

ARKAI Tokyo Sidecar

ARKAI Letters from COVID

Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatr

Tickets:
35 +: $35  
22-34: $20  
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

Friday, August 19, 2022

10:00 AM 11:00 AM: Bach for Breakfast Part 3

Part 3 of a series of morning lecture recitals that map the personal journeys of musicians with the music of Bach. Our third session focuses on domestic music of the 18th century and the musical tastes of the Bach Family. Hosted by the erudite pianist, Pedja Muzijevic, the session explores arias from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach sung by GRAMMY Award winning tenor, Karim Sulayman with harpsichordist John McKean, duets for keyboard, and a keyboard concerto by J.S. Bach’s son, Johann Christian Bach, played by Pedja Muzijevic on piano with members of the Maxwell String Quartet.

PROGRAM

J.S. BACH Duet in E Minor, BWV 802

J.S. BACH Duet in G Major, BWV 804

J.S. BACH Two arias from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena

J.Chr. BACH Keyboard Concerto in E-flat, Op. 7 No.5

Zoot coffee and muffins are available before the concert.

Location:  Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets:
35 +: $35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Axiom Brass

AXIOM BRASS

DORIVAL PUCCINI, Jr., & CHRISTOPHER SCANLON, trumpets,  MATTHEW BRONSTEIN, French horn, COREY SANSOLO, trombone and KEVIN HARRISON, tuba

Chicago-based Axiom Brass designs concert experiences for audiences that stretch the imagination and expand sensibilities. Their Screen Door concert program pairs newly commissioned and familiar music in a fun and joyful lunchtime concert. As strong advocates for the creation and performance of “living music”, the ensemble actively engages with their audiences to showcase the music of living composers. Axiom has presented concerts all over the world, including the Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, Gallo Center for the Arts in California, Shenzhen Concert Hall in China, and Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis in Portugal.

Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets
35 +: $35  
22-34: $20  
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Palaver Strings and JP JOFRE

PALAVER STRINGS with special guest – JP JOFRE, bandoneon

The acclaimed Portland-based, musician-led chamber orchestra, returns to Screen Door as ensemble in residence, and will perform a nomadic program of international music featuring a new collaboration with composer and one of the world’s leading bandoneonists, JP Jofre. This intrepid ensemble has distinguished itself for their sense of musical adventure and eagerness to engage with music and collaborators from many different genres and traditions. Argentinian “bandoneon master” (The New York Times) JP Jofre’s music has been recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, multiple GRAMMY Award winner Paquito D’ Rivera and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra among many others. 

Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets:
35 +: $35
22-34: $20  
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

8:30 PM -  9:30 PM: Conrad Tao

CONRAD TAO, piano

Conrad Tao is “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” (New York Magazine). The pianist and composer has amassed a steady stream of awards and critical acclaim for his performances, compositions and recordings. A former prodigy, Conrad has emerged as a mature, thoughtful and thought-provoking artist with both a singular vision and the talent to realize it. Also appearing in this concert as special guests, Maxwell String Quartet.

PROGRAM

CONRAD TAO Improvisation with magnets

JOHN ADAMS China Gates

JASON ECKARDT Echoes’ White Veil

ELGAR Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84

TODD MOELLENBERG Leg of Lamb (after Bernadette Mayer)

CONRAD TAO Keyed In

Location:  Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets: 35 +: $35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

Saturday, August 20, 2022

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM: Bach for Breakfast Part 4

Part 4 of a series of morning lecture recitals that map the personal journeys of musicians with the music of Bach. Our fourth session celebrates two larger-scale works by J.S. Bach – an orchestral suite for flute and strings, and a harpsichord concerto. Harpsichordist and musicologist John McKean is joined by guest flutist and Maine-native, Nicholas Southwick, praised by the Royal Gazette for his “beautiful phrasing” and by the Boston Musical Intelligencer for his "admirable ensemble cohesion", as well as our resident string ensemble, Palaver Strings.

PROGRAM

Harpsichord Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055

Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067

Zoot coffee and muffins are available before the concert.

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Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets:
35 +: $35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

1:00 PM- 2:00 PM: Maxwell Quartet

MAXWELL QUARTET

COLIN SCOBIE and GEORGE SMITH, violins, ELLIOTT PERKS, viola and DUNCAN STRACHEN, cello

1st Prizewinner and Audience Prizewinner at the 9th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, and hailed as “brilliantly fresh, unexpected and exhilarating” by The Scottish Herald, the Maxwell Quartet is now firmly established as one of Britain's finest young string quartets, with a strong connection to their folk music heritage and a commitment to bringing together wide-ranging projects and programmes to expand the string quartet repertoire.

Returning to Screen Door after their previous, highly acclaimed visit, their lunchtime concert will include Haydn’s sparkling Quartet Opus 77, No.1 with music from their latest project entitled Gather, which weaves together different strands of historic Scottish music, from pipe tunes, to celtic plainchant, to work songs, to fiddle music old and new.

Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets:
35 +: $35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Strings and Things

GENEVA LEWIS, violin, GABRIEL MARTINS, cello, CONRAD TAO, piano

Three compelling young artists present a varied and kaleidoscopic program of music for string duo and piano trio. New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis’ performances speak from and to the heart. Lauded for the “remarkable mastery of her instrument” (CVNC), Geneva is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and Musical America’s New Artist of the Month.

Praised for his mesmerizing sound, American-Brazilian cellist, Gabriel Martins is the 2020 Sphinx Competition Gold Medalist. His many high-profile concerts include performances at Wigmore, Carnegie, and Merkin Halls, the Moscow Conservatory Great Hall, and Maison Symphonique in Montréal.

Fresh from his triumphant debut solo recital at Wigmore Hall in London, pianist Conrad Tao has been called an artist of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” (The New York Times). This ferociously talented trio present an eclectic program:

HANDEL/HALVORSEN Sarabande con variazioni

VILLA-LOBOS (arr. Gabriel Martins) Five Preludes for Guitar

SCHUMANN Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor

Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets: 35 +: $35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

8:30 PM- 9:30 PM: Oshima Brothers & Friend

OSHIMA BROTHERS & FRIENDS

SEAN OSHIMA  and JAMIE OSHIMA with surprise guest artists

This Maine-based indie duo have been creating music together since childhood. The brothers blend songs from the heart with blood harmonies to produce a "roots-based pop sound that is infectious." (NPR). On stage, Sean and Jamie offer lush vocals, live looping, foot percussion, electric and acoustic guitars, vintage keyboard and bass - often all at once. They want every show to feel like a deep breath, a dance party and a sonic embrace. For their Screen Door concert, they will collaborate with a range of classical artists and ensembles performing at the festival.

Maine Public Radio’s Sara Willis describes their songs as “beautiful, those brother harmonies can’t be beat. They are uplifting and, let’s face it, we need uplifting these days.”

Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets:
35 +: $35
22-34: $20|
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

Sunday, August 21, 2022

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Bach for Breakfast Part 5

35 +: $35 | 22-34: $20 | 21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

Part 5 of a series of morning lecture recitals that map the personal journeys of musicians with the music of Bach. Our final session in this series explores virtuosity, improvisation, and flexibility in Bach’s music with a pianist and composer who is ‘the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music’ (New York Magazine), Conrad Tao. In addition to two magnificent Bach keyboard masterpieces, Conrad will also reflect on his personal creative responses to Bach as a contemporary performer and composer with a selection of his own transcriptions of Bach’s music.

PROGRAM

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903

Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910

A selection of transcriptions of Bach’s music by Conrad Tao

Zoot coffee and muffins are available before the concert.

Location:Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

1:00 PM 2:00 PM: The Bixler Family Concer

PEDJA MUZIJEVIC – THREE CITIES

PEDJA MUZIJEVIC, piano

A globetrotting program from the thoughtful, insightful pianist, and Screen Door favorite, Pedja Muzijevic. Two sonatas written in 18th Century Berlin by CPE Bach frame pieces by composers connected to New York City and Paris. Pedja has defined his career with inventive programming and unexpected combinations of new and old music; Three Cities is a lunchtime musical tour in the company of  a witty and brilliantly talented guide.

PROGRAM:

C.P.E. BACH Sonata in G Minor, Wq. 65/17

ERIC SATIE Embryons desséchés (Desiccated Embryos)

GEORGE ANTHEIL Selection from La Femme 100 têtes (inspired by Max Ernst)

PHILIP GLASS Mad Rush

C.P.E. BACH Sonata in G Major, Wq. 55/6

Location:Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets:

35 +: $35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

3:30 PM 4:30 PM: Palaver Strings - A Journey for Children

PALAVER STRINGS – A JOURNEY FOR CHILDREN

Palaver Strings presents a FREE program specifically for children (ages 4-10) and families, celebrating the versatility and colors that string instruments create, and their ability to communicate images and stories.

Location: Harbor Park, adjacent to the Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

FREE

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM:Season Finale - Songs of Travel

KATE ALDRICH, mezzo soprano, KARIM SULAYMAN, tenor - with guest artists

The culmination of a week of music-making, conversation, community celebration, and travels, our closing gala features performances by artists performing at Screen Door 2022, led by spectacular international vocal talents tenor Karim Sulayman and mezzo soprano, Kate Aldrich.

Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman has garnered international attention as a sophisticated and versatile artist, consistently praised for his sensitive and intelligent musicianship, riveting stage presence, and beautiful voice. The 2019 Best Classical Solo Vocal GRAMMY® Award winner, he continues to earn acclaim for his programming and recording projects, while regularly performing on the world’s stages in opera, orchestral concerts, recital and chamber music.

Hailed by the San Francisco Sentinel as “the Carmen of this generation”, Kate Aldrich is originally from Maine. Franco Zeffirelli chose her for Amneris in his production of Aida, presented on the centenary of Verdi’s death. Since then Kate has appeared in opera houses and concert halls around the world. Several of her performances have been issued on DVD, including Werther opposite Roberto Alagna at the Teatro Regio di Torino.

Also featured in this concert, Axiom Brass Quintet, Maxwell String Quartet, pianists Peipei Song and Manuel Bagorro, and Palaver Strings.

A compelling mixed program of music that marks the end of our summer musical journey together; an expedition that we hope was reviving, intriguing, joyful, and meaningful.

Location: Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Tickets:
35 +: $35
22-34: $20
21 & Under: Pay What You Wish

Date: August 17, 2022 - August 21, 2022

Location: Various Venues in Riockport, ME

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