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The 23rd Seal Bay Festival of American Chamber Music July 25 - August 5, 2026, Festival Concerts July 28 - August 5, 2026, Composer Institute September 15 - 17, 2026, Outreach Concerts
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS July 26 10:30am and 11:30am *Children’s concert ( 5 and up)* Cassatt String Quartet and Peter Weitzner, bass Waterman’s Community Center 12 Main st, North Haven ME July 31 1-4pm Recording Sessions Emerging Composers Vinalhaven school, Smith Hokanson Recital Hall *Record by Cassatt String Quartet and Steven Beck* 7pm Composer Institute concert Emerging Composers Vinalhaven School, Smith Hokanson Recital Hall *Performed by Cassatt String Quartet and Steven Beck* August 1 1-3pm Open Rehearsal Vinalhaven Library 6 Carver St, Vinalhaven Cassatt String Quartet *Works by La Pont, Korde, Emerging composer’s works* 7pm Seal Bay Festival Concert Partners in Island Education Vinalhaven School Cassatt String Quartet, Steven Beck (piano) Works by Copland, Unger, Price, Mozart August 2 7pm Seal Bay Festival Concert Vinalhaven school, Smith Hokanson Recital Hall Steven Beck (piano), Cassatt String Quartet *Works by Bond, Tower, Forest, Kimura, Emerging Composer’s works* August 3 2pm Avita of Brunswick 89 Admiral Fitch Ave, Brunswick Cassatt String Quartet *Works by Mozart, Unger, Price and Gershwin* August 4 7pm Seal Bay Festival Concert The Colonial Theatre 163 High St, Belfast Mari Kimura (violin) and Cassatt String Quartet *Works by Korde, LaPont, Price, Unger, Kimura, Emerging composer’s works* September 16 4pm Atrium at the Cedars 640 Ocean Ave, Portland Cassatt String Quartet *Works by Mozart, Unger, Price and Gershwin* September 17 2pm Thornton Oaks Retirement Living Community 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick Cassatt String Quartet *Works by Mozart, Unger, Price and Gershwin* 4pm The Highlands Retirement Community 30 Governnor's Way, Topsham Cassatt String Quartet *Works by Mozart, Unger, Price and Gershwin* September 18 2pm 75 State Street Retirement Community 75 State Street, Portland Cassatt String Quartet *Works by Mozart, Unger, Price and Gershwin* 4pm In at Village Square 123 School st Gorham Cassatt String Quartet, Peter Weitzner, Bass *Works by Mozart, Unger, Price and Gershwin*







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