Easton Map and History

The County Seat of Talbot County. Established around early religious settlements and a court of law, Historic Downtown Easton is today a centerpiece of fine specialty shops, business and cultural activities, unique restaurants, and architectural fascination. Treelined streets are graced with various period structures and remarkable homes, carefully preserved or restored. Because of its historical significance, historic Easton has earned © John Norton distinction as the “Colonial Capitol of the Eastern Shore” and was honored as number eight in the book “The 100 Best Small Towns in America.” With a population of over 16,500, Easton offers the best of many worlds including access to large metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Annapolis, Washington, and Wilmington. For a walking tour and more history visit https:// tidewatertimes.com/travel-tourism/easton-maryland/.

note is the appearance of mezzosoprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, a Metropolitan Opera star who will open the first week’s three concerts with performances of arias from Johann Sebastian Bach cantatas. Cano will also present two songs by Johannes Brahms (for voice, viola and piano), Ernest Chausson’s poignant Chanson Perpétuelle and Maurice Ravel’s three exotic Chansons madécasses (“Songs of Madagascar”).

As is customary, the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival program will feature several wellloved chamber ensemble pieces, including a trio for flute, cello and

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piano by Franz Joseph Haydn, four works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a string quintet by Johannes Brahms and a string sextet by Antonín Dvořák. Several early modern tonal pieces are also on the program. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Amy Beach, two outstanding American composers, are represented with a clarinet quintet and a piano quintet, respectively. The French composer Édouard Destenay’s extremely virtuosic trio for oboe, clarinet and piano will also be featured. A brilliant contemporary work, John Harbison’s Six American Painters, will help bring the Festival to a dazzling conclusion. Based on six paintings that Harbison viewed at the Metropoli-

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Metropolitan Opera star, mezzosoprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, who will open the fi rst week’s 2022 Festival concerts.

tan Museum in New York, the work was originally written for flute and strings. Harbison recast the work for oboe and strings for oboist Peggy Pearson, his longtime student and friend.

As in past years, the winners of the 10th International Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition for Young Professionals will perform on June 17.

Program selections are subject to change. For more details on the 2022 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival and to purchase tickets, visit chesapeakemusic.org.

2022 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival Schedule

Ebenezer Theater, Easton

June 10, 7:30 p.m.

Opening Extravaganza! June 11, 7:30 p.m.

From Bach to Brahms June 12, 5:30 p.m. Artful Dialogues June 16, 5:30 p.m.

Mozart and More June 17, 7:30 p.m. Chesapeake Chamber Music

Competition Winners

June 18, 7:30 p.m. Festival Finale June 8 and 15, 10 a.m. Free! Open Rehearsals

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