Imagine
Nov. 8, 2025, 7 pm
Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland
143 State Street map
Nov. 9, 2025, 2 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick
1 Middle Street map
Pre-Concert Panel Discussion, 1 pm
Pamela Mia Paul, Piano
Kathleen McNerney, Oboe
Helen Goode-Castro
Dean Stein, Violin,
Fred Edelen, Cello
Panel Discussion, 1 pm, with
Mary Hunter
Bill Matthews
Benjamin Moodie
Imagine
This evocative program invites you into two extraordinary sound worlds—one unfinished, the other timeless.
Begin with Arnold Schönberg’s Ein Stelldichein (A Rendezvous), a rarely heard early work shimmering with late-Romantic color and mystery. Though incomplete, it offers a tantalizing glimpse into the young composer’s expressive voice.
Then, journey into the transcendent with Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, written during his imprisonment in a WWII camp. Scored for an unusual ensemble of piano, clarinet, violin, and cello, this masterpiece is a meditation on eternity, faith, and the resilience of the human spirit. Let this evening of profound beauty and emotional depth transport you beyond the boundaries of time and sound.