July 8-August 1, 2009 - 13th Annual International Musical Arts Institute

Summer Chamber Music Concert Series/Festival

Now in its thirteenth season at Fryeburg Academy, the International Musical Arts Institute is a summer community of musicians who range from young professionals and career-bound advanced-level conservatory students to established artists with international reputations. Since our first season in 1997, more than two hundred musicians, both aspiring young talents and seasoned professionals, have come from five continents to the Academy’s campus in Fryeburg, Maine, to make music together, to perform, to study and perfect their art.

The IMAI Summer 2009 Chamber Music Festival includes:

“Music for summer evenings”

At Bion Cram Library, Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg, ME - 7:30 p.m.

A series of concerts presented by IMAI's resident artist/participants at the Bion Cram Library of Fryeburg Academy (air conditioned and fully handicapped-accessible - parking accessed from Bradley Street).  Our concerts take place Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. for four weeks beginning Wednesday, July 8, through Saturday, August 1.

Admission at door - $12 adults/$6 seniors and students

for further details, please phone 617 965-4745 or 603 367-8661

"Music for Sunday Afternoons"

At Bion Cram Library, Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg, ME - 2 p.m.

Chamber music continues on three Sunday afternoons - July12, 19 and 26 at 2 p.m. at the Bion Cram Library, Fryeburg Academy.

$12 adults/ $6 students

Free to seniors and those with mobility limitations

Featured on this season’s concert schedule…

     Special occasions on “Music for summer evenings” –

                Dvorak - Trio in f minor, Op. 65

“Turn of the 20^th Century Samplings”

Wednesday, July 29 - 7:30 p.m.

Music of three great European composers written  at the cusp of the 19th and 20th centuries, including:

Anton Webern’s early work, Quintet for Strings and Piano (1907), Ernest Chausson’s  Piano Quartet in A Major, Op. 30 (1897) and Bela Bartok’s String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 (1896).

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"Music-in-the-making"

Interested audience members are invited to come and listen-in on Monday evenings of "music-in-the-making"...up close, behind-the-scene rehearsals, master classes, discussions, special presentations...all that goes into making music at IMAI. Monday evening, July 13,  20, and 27 at Bion Cram Library from 7:30 p.m. to whenever...give us a call first, or just stop by and listen a while.