"Hard" Classical Comes to Waterville April 16

A day I've been waiting for a long time.  This is no Pops concert.  This is rock-solid, hard-core chamber music.  And not awkwardly squeezed into an available church with difficult sight-lines, but on the magnificent stage of the Waterville Opera House.  I feel sure the Opera House will smile to itself that night, with a warm glow in its belly as these compositional delights are channeled through time and space to be as fresh and new as the night of their debuts.

If you've ever had even so much as a passing curiosity about classical music, please turn out for this event.  Share this around on the net.  Invite your Friends list.  Print it off and post it in your business.

It is so important for these reasons:

1) The music - enough said:

Randall Thompson (1899-1984) - Alleluia
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) - String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 132

2) The Quartet:  the DaPonte String Quartet is Maine's resident world-class quartet, much beloved along the Coast, they have long desired to venture further into Maine's interior.  I have seen them twice in Augusta.  They are a delight.  I myself brainstormed ways to bring them to town and I'm pleased to see the Opera House found a path where I could not.

3) The Test:  this concert is in many ways a test of the classical audience in Waterville.  Are classical fans out there?  Will they pay to see top-notch performers?  Will they show their support and encourage future classical offerings in Waterville?  You will answer those questions.

4) The Test Part II:  the Opera House Main Stage is gorgeous - but large.  Can a quartet command that space?  No one remembers a prior test.  This experiment will help us know if the Main Stage can be a chamber space.  I sure hope so, because it's a magical theater.

So Wednesday the 16th, come downtown, have a leisurely dinner, and still easily make the concert's 8 PM start time.  I hope to see you all there.

You can purchase tickets now via the Waterville Opera House here:  http://www.operahouse.org/Events/Music-Comedy/

And here is the event listing on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/643167455750627/

And here is the Quartet's website:
http://www.daponte.org/