“Mystics and Magic”
Mozart: Overture from The Magic Flute for piano duet
Mozart: Duet “Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen” from The Magic Flute
Beethoven: Seven Variations on a Theme from The Magic Flute for cello and piano
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Festival Venue, Winthrop $18-22 509-996-6000

Saturday, July 29, 7:30 PM
Verne Windham, host (KPBX-FM)
Charles Robert Stephens, baritone
Deborah Stephens, soprano
Christopher Hahn, pianist
Kevin Krentz, cellist
Kwan Bin Park, violinist
Lisa Bergman, pianist

“Heart and Soul”
Gershwin/Heifetz: Highlights “Porgy and Bess” for violin and piano
Gershwin: Summertime from “Porgy and Bess”
Medley of Romance for Baritone and Piano
Arvo Pärt: Fratres for Cello and Piano
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
Festival Venue, Winthop $18-22 509-996-6000

Sunday, July 30, 4:30 PM
Finisterra Trio with the Pipestone Orchestra
Jake Shaw, Pianist and Composer
“ Family Concert” - FREE
Festival Venue, Winthop (by donation) 509-996-6000

Tuesday, August 1
GALA! Fundraiser
6:00 PM Wine tasting
7:00 PM Recital
Stephen Beus, pianist
Barber: Sonata, Op. 26
Bach: English Suite in F major
Barber: Excursions, Op. 20
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody
The Merc Playhouse, Twisp $50 509-996-6000

Wednesday, August 2, 7:00 PM
Greater Puget Sound Tuba Quartet: “Tivolian Tubas” play toe-tapping tunes
Sheri’s Sweet Shop, Winthrop, FREE

Thursday August 3, 10:00 AM
Open rehearsal – The Columbia String Quartet
Freestone Inn, Mazama
FREE 509-996-6000 Donations accepted

Thursday August 3, 10:00 AM
Open rehearsal – Maria Sampen, Tim Christie and Lisa Bergman
Home of Mary Anne Quigley, 330 Twisp-Carlton Rd, Carlton
FREE 509-996-6000 Donations accepted

Thursday August 3, 6:00 PM
“French Horn Frenzy” – Demystification of Classical Music
Jeffrey Snedeker, French hornist & Marilyn Willbanks, pianist
Twisp River Pub, Twisp -- by donation – food and beverages available

Friday August 4, 7:30 PM
Sean MacLean, host KING-FM
Columbia String Quartet (Sarah Roth, Shin-young Kwon, Charles Noble, Heather Blackburn)
Maria Sampen, violin
Timothy Christie, viola
Lisa Bergman, piano

“Sizzling Sunset”
Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4 (“Sun”)
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano
Forest Pierce: “Come with Me from Lebanon” for Violin/Viola
Mozart: String Quintet in G minor, K. 516
Festival Venue, Winthrop $18-22 509-996-6000

Saturday August 5, 7:30 PM
Sean MacLean, host KING-FM
Columbia String Quartet (Sarah Roth, Shin-young Kwon, Charles Noble, Heather Blackburn)
Maria Sampen, violin
Timothy Christie, viola
Lisa Bergman, piano

“Three Bees with a Twisp”
Bach, J.S.: Concerto in D minor BWV 1043 for Two Violins and String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 (“Razumovsky”)
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Festival Venue, Winthrop $18-22 509-996-6000

The Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival 2006 (July 28 – August 5) offers eight days of world class performing artists presenting chamber music in an outdoor setting. Repertoire ranges from Baroque to contemporary with strings, piano, brass and voice. The main stage, weekend concerts frame a host of midweek events taking chamber music throughout the Methow Valley, from Mazama to Carlton. A glittering gala features a virtuoso piano recital and included in the menu are two free events – toe-tapping tubas and a family concert. Tickets are $18-22.Call 509-996-6000 or visit www.methowmusicfestival.org