Seal Bay Festival: Cassatt String Quartet

A beloved and regular participant of the Seal Bay Festival, the acclaimed Cassatt String Quartet will participate in the 18th Seal Bay Festival of American Chamber Music for three in-person recitals, as well as for several private outreach concerts, August 11 to 19, 2021. Bringing chamber music to the local community, the Cassatts’ recitals will take place as follows: at Smith Hokanson Memorial Hall, Vinalhaven School (22 Arcola Ln Vinalhaven, ME 04863) on August 16, 7pm; Waterfall Arts (256 High St, Belfast, ME 04915) August 18, at 7 pm; and Mechanic's Hall (519 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101) August 19, at 7:30 pm. The repertoire, supporting Seal Bay Festival’s mission of making American chamber music a living experience, will include works by leading American composers Victoria Bond, Shirish Korde, Andy Teirstein, and Sato Matsui. The full program follows: Victoria Bond (b.1945) Blue and Green Music (2020) for string quartet 1) Blue and Green 2) Green 3) Blue 4) Dancing Colors Commission made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sato Matsui (b. 1991) Two Thoughts (2020) for solo viola Shirish Korde (b.1945) Excerpts from 3 Rasas for string quartet Shringara (love) and Aananda (Joy) (2020) Amit Kavthekar, Tabla (Aananda) Shirish Korde (b.1945) Anusvara (2015) for solo cello and tanpura photographs by Paula Artal-Isbrand, video by Muneko Otani Andy Teirstein (b. 1957) Restless Nation (2010, rev. 2021) for string quartet 1) My Eyes Were Hungry 2) Our teachers… Flora and Fauna 3) Recess 4) The Door of No Return 5) Stories of Rocks and Rivers 6) Finding our Way Home