The DaPonte String Quartet, from left, Kirsten Monke, viola; Ferdinand Liva, violin; Lydia Forbes, violin; Myles Jordan, cello.)

Experience the 18th century in the glow of flickering candles for a very unique DaPonte String Quartet concert. The concert will be held at the all-original, pre-revolutionary, Old Walpole Meetinghouse on Sunday September 9, 2017 at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm).

Tickets are $25 and are available only by pre-purchase, not at the door. Tickets for this very special event may be purchased on-line by credit card at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3556974 or by check/cash at Sherman’s Maine Coast Bookstore in Damariscotta, the Walpole Barn in Walpole (Rt. 129), or the Boothbay Harbor Framer’s Gallery in Boothbay Harbor (Meadow Mall).To make other arrangements for tickets, please call 882-7744 or e-mail info@oldwalpolemeetinghouse.org. Note also, that because this is a special fund-raising concert to benefit replacing the roof shingles on the Meetinghouse, we are not able to honor tickets for other Daponte venues in the “Leaf Peeper Series”.

The Meetinghouse is located 3.5 miles south of Damariscotta off Route 129 on Meetinghouse Road in South Bristol.

The DaPonte String Quartet is comprised of Lydia Forbes and Ferdinand (Dino) Liva on violin, Kirsten Monke on viola, and Myles Jordan on cello. The special performance this year celebrates works by Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809), Alfred Pochon (1878-1959), and Franz Schubert (1797-1828).

The Quartet has performed at Carnegie Hall, has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, and toured in France, Scotland, and Canada, as well as in over twenty American states. They have broadcast on nation-wide radio and television both in the United States and Canada, received awards from the NEA, Philadelphia Musical Fund Society, Music Teachers National Association, Chamber Music America, and Maine Arts Commission. They have also recorded three CD’s, with a fourth coming soon.

The Meetinghouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and is an exquisite example of colonial architecture, which includes a soaring hand-carved pulpit. The proceeds from this concert benefit the maintenance of the structure. In particular, the wood shingles on the south side of the roof need to be replaced.

Open seating for the concert is in the original box pews, and with the Quartet posed on a central elevated platform, gives the performance a theater-in-the-round effect. Quartet violinist, Dino Liva has commented, “The Meetinghouse has the best acoustics of any venue we play”.

Please bring a cushion for comfort and flashlights to guide you to your vehicles after the event.

Tax-deductible contributions toward the roof replacement project would be gratefully accepted and should be sent to Old Walpole Meetinghouse, P.O. Box 47, Walpole, Me 04573.

Old Walpole Meetinghouse is a non-profit 501c(3) historical and educational organization.

(photo: Pierce Studios.)

“…the setting, the rainy day, the rich interior all coalesced to create just the right mood; I could not have been happier. I keep reliving the experience of entering the building and being held captive by the history and the presence of what felt to be sacred space.”

Elaine Pearsons

Photographs, Elaine Pearsons, 2014

Please join us in the glow of flickering candles for a very unique DaPonte String Quartet concert at the all-original, pre-revolutionary Old Walpole Meetinghouse on Sunday September 8, 2013 at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm).

Tickets are $25 and are available only by pre-purchase at the Maine Coast Bookstore in Damariscotta, the Walpole Barn in Walpole (Rt. 129), or the Framer’s Gallery in Boothbay (Meadow Mall). To make other arrangements for tickets, please call Shirley at 563-5471 or e-mail owm@tidewater.net.

The Meetinghouse is located 3.5 miles south of Damariscotta on Meetinghouse Road off Route 129 in South Bristol.

The Quartet’s special performance this year will include Henry Purcell’s Fantasias for Strings, Zhou Long’s Song of the Ch’in, Randall Thompson’s Alleluia, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet in C# Minor, Op. 131. Movie goers may recognize the very special Beethoven selection as it was featured in the recent movie, “A Late Quartet”.

The DaPonte String Quartet has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Philadelphia Musical Fund, the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music America, and have participated in several of the nation’s most prestigious concert series to rave reviews.

This event promises to be a truly 18th century experience; there is no electricity and no running water in the building. The Meetinghouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and is an exquisite example of colonial architecture, including a soaring hand-carved pulpit.

The proceeds from this concert benefit the maintenance of the structure. In particular, this year the original 12 over 12 light windows will receive much needed restoration.

Open seating is in the original box pews, and with the Quartet posed on a central elevated platform gives the performance a theater-in-the-round effect. Quartet violinist, Dino Liva has commented, “The Meetinghouse has the best acoustics of any venue we play”.

Please bring flashlights to guide you to your vehicles after the event.

Tax-deductible contributions toward the window restoration project would be gratefully accepted and should be sent to Old Walpole Meetinghouse, P.O. box 47, Walpole, Me 04573. Old Walpole Meetinghouse is a non-profit 501©(3) historical and educational organization.