Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music Returns This Summer

Portsmouth Athenaeum announces schedule of four chamber music concerts

The Portsmouth Athenaeum announces the summer schedule of Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music. The series of four Sunday concerts will kick off with the Rowe’s Lane Quartet, comprised of two violins, viola and cello, on July 13 at the Rye Congregational Church. Subsequent performances include Emily Daggett Smith and Tanya Gabrielian, on piano and violin, on August 24 at New Castle Congregational Church; Calandra Trio, comprised of viola, harp and flute, on September 14 at the Congregational Church of Kittery Point; and Trio Cleonice, comprised of violin, cello, and piano, on October 19 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth. All concerts start at 3:00pm.

Audience members planning to attend all four concerts are encouraged to purchase a Series Subscription for $75.00 per person. The Portsmouth Athenaeum also offers Series Patronage for $250 per person, which includes all four concerts plus an invitation to a special event. There is a suggested $20 at-the-door donation for each concert for those attendees who do not wish to subscribe.

“In the past two years, the response to Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music has been simply overwhelming,” noted Bill Wieting, Chairman of the Portsmouth Athenaeum Performance Committee. “We are excited again to be pairing captivating music and gifted performers with uniquely historic properties in the greater Portsmouth area.”

Those interested in subscriptions or patronage can mail a check made out to The Portsmouth Athenaeum, P.O. Box 848, Portsmouth, NH 03802 with “HPCM” noted on the memo line.

For more information on Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music or the Portsmouth Athenaeum, please visit www.portsmouthathenaeum.org.  

About Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music

Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music is an annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic properties around Portsmouth. Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music is produced by the Portsmouth Athenaeum. The Portsmouth Athenaeum is a non-profit membership library and museum, incorporated in 1817 and located in the heart of historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For more information, please visit www.portsmouthathenaeum.org.