“Meet the Ensembles”
Friday, July 25, 7:30 p.m.

Biava Quartet, Finisterra Trio
HAYDN, String Quartet Op. 54, No. 2
HAGEN, Piano Trio No. 4, The Angel Band
GRIEG, String Quartet
Meet our two resident ensembles (who recombine throughout the week) as they open the festival with the ravishing Mendelssohn Trio and the Grieg Quartet. (Grieg himself said,“I will accomplish something big, whatever the price.”)

“Thrillers: The Greatest Pieces You’ve Never Heard”
Saturday, July 26, 7:30 p.m.

Biava Quartet; Finisterra Trio; joined by Craig
Weaver, cello; Chris Hahn, piano; Paul Taub, flute; Bill Doerrfeld, piano
DOERRFELD, 3 Piano Etudes (world premiere)
MOZART, G minor Quartet

KODALY, String Quartet No. 2

CRUMB, Voice of the Whale

The theatrical and mind-altering “Voice of the Whale” is an American classic and audience favorite. Hagen’s “Angel Band Trio” follows on last summer’s hit performance of his “Wayfaring Stranger Trio.”

Family Concert
Sunday, July 27, 4:30 p.m.

Biava String Quartet; joined by Craig Weaver, cello;
Terry Hunt, guitar; Pipestone Orchestra
BOCCHERINI, Cello Concerto
VIVALDI, Guitar Concerto
SPECIAL PRESENTATION FOR FAMILIES by the Biava Quartet
Free admission

“Wine and Song”
Tuesday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.

Stephen Beus, piano; Finisterra Trio; Biava Quartet
SOLO PIANO SELECTIONS performed by Stephen Beus
ARENSKY, Two Cello String Quartet
FRANCK, Piano Quintet
Three flights of wine tasting with presentations by wine experts between “courses” of epic music selections. This special evening features the tremendous Franck Piano Quintet in a performance that will be a highlight of this year’s festival.

Sun Mountain Dinner Ride
Wednesday, July 30, 5 p.m.

Music performed by Biava Quartet
Horse-drawn wagon ride to Hough Homestead. Advance reservations required through Sun Mountain Lodge at (509) 996-4735.

“We are Family”
Friday, August 1, 7:30 p.m.

Finisterra Trio; Biava Quartet; joined by Tim
Garland, violin; Michael Lim, violin; Melia
Watras, viola
RILEY, In C
CHAUSSON, Violin Concert Austin Hartman, violin
MENDELSSOHN, String Octet
An evening of larger chamber works, from the groundbreaking minimalist “In C,” to the unique and
heartbreaking Chausson Violin Concert and the tour-de-force Mendel ssohn Octet, written when the composer was only 16.

“The American Brahms is a Woman”
Saturday, August 2, 7:30 p.m.

Finisterra Trio; joined by Yuri Namkung, violin;
Michael Lim, violin/viola; Melia Watras, viola
KODALY, Serenade for Two Violins and Viola
BRAHMS, String Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello
BEACH, Piano Quintet
 

The Kodaly Serenade speaks in the language of Slavic folk music without directly quoting it. Amy Beach was one of America’s first great composers — and certainly our first great female composer.

Open Rehearsals at Eagle Acres Ranch
Free admission
Tuesday, July 29, 10 a.m.
Friday, August 1, 10 a.m.
Saturday, August 2, 10 a.m.

AfterGlow Parties
Come join in the fun with the musicians as they celebrate after each concert with a glass of wine right on stage. Probe the minds and personalities behind the music making, share a laugh, and hear stories of their travels.

FESTIVAL SEATING AT EAGLE ACRES RANCH 308 Twin Lakes Road, Winthrop

CENTER STAGE CONCERTS $22 in advance or at the door.

FLEX PASS 4 tickets for $75 (pre-ordered only, by July 15).
Provides 4 adult tickets that can be used for any combination of 4 individual admissions.
Flex Pass cannot be used for the July 29 wine tasting or July 30 dinner ride.

STUDENTS UNDER 18 FREE (with ID, at door only).

JULY 29, “WINE AND SONG” $35 includes wine tasting; $22 for concert alone.

JULY 30, SUN MOUNTAIN DINNER RIDE – $45 for adults, $35 for children 12 & under.
Music performed by Biava String Quartet. Advance reservations required through Sun Mountain Lodge at (509) 996-4735.

PAYMENT Checks preferred.

Mail order form with check to:
Methow Music Festival Association, P.O. Box 249, Winthrop, WA 98862

CONTACT US: Or order tickets by phone at (509) 996-6000 or by e-mail to mmf@methownet.com.

Tickets by credit card available at www.BrownPaperTickets.com.  Just type in Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival in the search field.  (A service fee of $1.00 + 2.5% will be charged per order.)