STRINGBEINGSQUARTET

Tim Arnold, violin Margaret Hopkins, violin Wendy Keyes, viola Steve Witkin, cello From your local composers to your listening ears. “Experience a fresh, vibrant program featuring new works for string quartet from composers right here in our community. It’s a chance to hear music being made *now*—exciting, diverse, and deeply connected to our local scene. Ronald Hirsch – Quartet #1 Ellen Schwindt – Parables form the Life of John Brown: The Browns Come to North Elba, Pottawattamie, The Quarry, The Wages of Righteousness Ken Piotrowski – Quartet #8, Op. 437: From the West Land Mountains, The Hive Run Time: 45 minutes, with no intermission. Free RSVP for All Ages is available online for this event. Thursday, November 5, 2026 12:15PM portland conservatory of music This newly renovated space at 28 Neal St in Portland’s idyllic West End features a stage constructed out of the pews originally housed in the former church’s space at PCM. The performance space now seats approximately 150. 28 Neal Street Portland, ME, 04102