CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet

Edward Elgar — Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Samuel Barber — Adagio for Strings
Hanna Benn — Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók — Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118

Nelson Lee, violin
Meg Freivogel, violin
Liz Freivogel, viola
Daniel McDonough, cello

Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery –  Banner for String Quartet and String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118

The lush and powerful tone of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) is featured in these colorful works never before performed at CMNW. The ensemble’s versatility is on full display in the wide range of compositional styles on this program. The Jupiter String Quartet joins as soloists in Jessie Montgomery’s scintillating Banner for quartet and orchestra.

About the Festival: After a year without live music, we are so excited to share our plans for a joyful and reflective Chamber Music Northwest 2021 Summer Festival! We present to you an array of thrilling and deeply moving repertoire, performed by the greatest artists in the world, that you can enjoy both live and at home.

Some of CMNW’s favorite performers will return, such as the Dover and Brentano string quartets, and cellist Paul Watkins of the Emerson Quartet. The East Coast Chamber Orchestra, saxophonist Timothy McAllister, guitarist Jason Vieaux, and bass-baritone Davóne Tines headline the star-studded cast who will make their CMNW debuts. Timeless classics such as Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings and Copland’s Appalachian Spring will be heard alongside five exciting world premieres.

We hope you will join us this summer, for both live and at-home performances, to reflect on the past year and rejoice with the optimism that music brings into our lives!

The concert will take place at 4pm.

Advance ticket reservations are required. Limited live seats (max 150 occupants) are available in the 750 occupancy auditorium. LIVE festival passes include an AT-HOME pass. ($325)

Recorded and produced concerts from the LIVE festival 9 concerts will premiere on cmnw.org two weeks after the first live concert. These rolling online premieres begin on July 15 and run through August 7 – the entire festival is available on-demand through August 31. ($150)

Link to donate: https://cmnw.org/give

About East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO)

http://eccorchestra.org/home

About Jupiter String Quartet

http://www.jupiterquartet.com

About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)

Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.

Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.

https://cmnw.org/