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The staff have arrived in Jamaica, and as the musicians trickle in over the next few days, we're getting everything ready for a fantastic week of music at the Pikes Falls Chamber Music Festival. On Tuesday, The Commons had a really lovely article about the festival. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out! Events start on Tuesday with "Meet the Instruments" for families at the Jamaica Library at 10am and a Garden Party at 3417 Rt 30 at 5:30pm. Check it all out on our website, and be sure to reserve a seat for our evening concerts!  We're thrilled to have another event to add to the mix! At 5pm on August 10, please come to the Jamaica Historical Foundation to hear Greg Joly's "Sugar and Stone: Helen and Scott Nearing's Vermont Years." Refreshments will be served!  Good morning, from Springtime in Philadelphia.
Our concerts and events for the summer are firming up really nicely! I'm so happy to share that discussions with Jamaica's Librarian have yielded a new event for this year! Please put our Children's Program at the Jamaica Library on Tuesday, August 6 at 10am on your calendars! Everyone is welcome to enjoy an Introduction to Instruments and Musical Storytime. Later that day, come to the Garden Party from 5:30-7:30pm on Karen Ameden's gorgeous property. Listen to solos and small ensembles perform and enjoy food to share. On Wednesday, the Jamaica Town Hall welcome's Ensemble Amphion Baroque's concert at 7pm. This guest artist concert is always completely packed; we love having hearing them every year! On Thursday, drive down the road to the picturesque Grafton Church, and hear the Pikes Falls Musicians at 7pm. The program includes Nathalie Joachim's They Found Me in Pieces, David Ludwig's The Catherine Wheel, Osvaldo Golijov's Lullaby and Doina, and Anton Arensky's Quartet No. 2. On Saturday evening, the festival's programming will close with a return to the Jamaica Town Hall at 7pm. The Pikes Falls Musicians will perform Paul Wiancko's Cities of Air, Ellen Taffe Zwillich's Oboe Quartet, Johannes Brahms' Clarinet Quintet, and a World Premiere by Nathan Lincoln-Decusatis. These concerts and events are so exciting, and the days are happily ticking by before it all starts. Check out the website for more event details: http://www.pikesfallschambermusicfestival.com/2024-dates-and-events Now for the tougher news. We're behind on fundraising for the year. We still have to raise about $20,000. Please consider a donation to make this wonderful little festival possible. You can donate safely on our website: http://www.pikesfallschambermusicfestival.com/donate-to-pfcm And, if you'd like to keep track of how the fundraising is going our DonorBox site has an accurate thermometer (and you can also donate directly there if you prefer): https://donorbox.org/pikes-falls-chamber-music-festival-2024 Snail mail donations are also welcome! You can donate by mailing a check made out to "Inscape Chamber Orchestra" with "PFCM" in the memo line: Susanna Loewy 4637 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19139 Regardless of whether you can donate now (or later), we hope to see you at the concerts in early August. It's all shaping up to be a wonderful 12th season! Already counting down to summertime in Vermont, Susanna Loewy Founder & Executive Director Good morning! I took the week off of all my other jobs in order to plan this summer's festival in earnest, and I'm really thrilled to announce this summer's concert repertoire. It's all posted on the website (along with concert dates and locations), so please check it out when you have a chance! As I've been organizing everything this week, once again the Jamaica, VT community has immediately stepped up with incredible generosity and good will in order to make all of this happen. Sometimes I pinch myself that I'm so lucky to be part of such a wonderful place. This summer's budget is once again $25,000. I just got a $4000 donation confirmed, so that's where we're starting! Please consider donating to make this summer's festival possible (the link is below). As you know, the funding is crowdsourced each summer. It's amazing to have so many supporters come together to make music happen in a beautiful and special place. Thank you for your help in being part of the group of donors, and in spreading the word!Regardless of whether you can donate now (or later), we hope to see you at the concerts in early August. It's all shaping up to be a wonderful 12th season! You can donate by mailing a check made out to "Inscape Chamber Orchestra" with "PFCM" in the memo line: Susanna Loewy 4637 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19139 OR Donate Online Already counting down to summertime in Vermont, Susanna Loewy Founder & Executive Director |
