February 22, and the Rest of the Season

Our February 22 concert will be exceptionally exciting.  Anthea Kreston, Jason Duckles, and Asya Gulua are very expressive musicians.  Their Haydn Trio will illuminate Haydn’s genius.  And the Ravel Trio, so difficult, presents so many opportunities for excitement....

October 26th, 2021

We are all set for our November 14 and 28 concerts. Loucks Auditorium is still not available for events. But the Unitarian Church has reopened to let groups like us use their sanctuary. Our reservations for those two afternoons are confirmed. So YES, join us at 2:30...

October 18th, 2021

We had a fine concert yesterday. The Salem String Quartet played the dark and dramatic Quartet no. 8 by Shostakovich in honor of those who died during the pandemic, and Haydn’s “Sunrise” Quartet to look forward to a better future after Covid. In addition, the last...

October 11th, 2021

Yesterday I had my second rehearsal of the last movement of the Schubert Quintet with the Salem String Quartet. Before I became president, I played in several Camerata concerts. After I became president because of the failing health of our founders Lydia Woods and...

October 10th, 2021

Mark Babson has volunteered to write program notes for our concerts. He just sent me the notes for this concert, and they are well written and informative. David Gortner was writing our notes; I wrote some after he and his wife moved back to California. We are...