Presented in partnership with the Farnsworth Art Museum, Music@Noon is a series of lunchtime concerts that offer a midday break in the relaxed atmosphere of the Farnsworth’s library in downtown Rockland. The hour-long performances begin at 12PM and each ticket includes a freshly-prepared lunch provided by Atlantic Baking Co. plus free access to the museum following the performances.

Tickets are on sale now and patrons can save by purchasing the series package for just $120, getting five concerts for the price of four. Single tickets are $30 for adults and just $10 for those under age 25. The Music@Noon series is generously underwritten by Allen Insurance and Financial and loyal sponsor, Ann Bixler.

The series opens on Wednesday October 10, at noon with the Portland Piano Trio, in a program entitled “Lunchtime in Paris”. Pianist Anastasia Antonacos, violinist Tracey Jasas-Hardel, and cellist Benjamin Noyes formed the critically-acclaimed Portland Piano Trio in 2016. Since then, their “enlivening tautness and precision,” “impressive ensemble and shared musical values” have thrilled and inspired audiences across the country. The Farnsworth Library will be transformed into a concert hall in Paris for this program of works by composers connected with The City of Light; Chausson, Turina and concludes with a contemporary work by Kaija Saariaho, “Light and Matter”.

On Wednesday November 14, the second concert in the series features Orlando Cela, flute and George Lopez, piano in a program that includes J.S. Bach’s Sonata in G Minor BWV 1020, “Deux Piéces Fugitives” Op. 15 by Clara Schumann, Samuel Barber’s Canzona and Philippe Gaubert’s Flute Sonata No. 1. Conductor, acclaimed flutist, and educator, Cela leads multiple university and professional ensembles, both choral and instrumental, in the US and abroad. Pianist, Lopez is a dynamic performer and educator, known for his “kaleidoscopic colors and clarity of conception” LA Times.

The Anderson Twins will perform on Wednesday January 9, also at noon, in an eclectic crossover program called “Jazz Meets Classical”.  “Virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone” (New York Times), identical twins and Juilliard graduates Peter and Will Anderson are known for their unique renditions of classic jazz songs and innovative original music. They’ve performed with many jazz greats and headlined at The Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, New Orleans Jazz Festival and many other prestigious U.S. and international venues and festivals. Their Music@Noon concert showcases innovative and virtuosic arrangements of well-known classical pieces including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and American in Paris; Debussy’s Clair de Lune and Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and much more.

Just in time for Valentine’s day, on Wednesday February 13^th Aleksandra Labinska, violin, Kett Chuan Lee, cello and Inês Andrade, piano will present a romantic program including works by Tchaikovsky, Bartok, Debussy and more. Polish-born Aleksandra Labinska holds a Doctorate in violin performance from Boston University, has received numerous awards and performed in many prestigious concert series around the world; cellist Kett Chuan Lee was the youngest member of the National Symphony and Radio Television Orchestras in Malaysia before coming to the United States in 2003 and is the cellist of the Boston String Quartet; Portuguese pianist Inês Andrade has performed at Carnegie Hall, Centre Le Phénix (Switzerland), Centro Cultural de Belém (Portugal), Alexander Girardi Hall (Italy), and Auditório Jotamonte (Cape Verde).

And finally, on Wednesday March 13 the Music@Noon Series concludes with a masterful program featuring Edoardo Carpenedo, piano and Tudor Dornescu, violin. Italian-born Edoardo Carpenedo impresses audiences with “technical strength, sweet and singing tone and deep sensitivity” Charleston City Paper. He has received numerous awards in national and international competitions, including the prestigious Trofeo Febo Villani.  As a chamber musician, Tudor Dornescu performs regularly with the Mirage Violin Duo in numerous chamber music concert series. He recently toured over 22 cities in China and has been invited to return for a second tour in June 2019. The duo will perform the delightful Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major “Spring”, Op. 24 along with works by Schumann, Brahms and Fritz Kreisler.

For more information or to buy tickets, please visit www.baychamberconcerts.org or call (207)236-2823.

Contact: Monica Kelly, monica@baychamberconcerts.org