SEE SCHEDULE OF CONCERTS ON MT. DESERT ISLAND - SUMMER 1996 IN THE THINGS TO KNOW -- SCHEDULES SECTION OF THIS CD.
THE ARCADY MUSIC SOCIETY,
A non-profit tax-exempt organization, was founded in 1981 through the artistic inspiration of pianist Masanobu Ikemiya to provide first-rate chamber music concerts for Maine. Since that time, Arcady has grown to present over 50 concerts during the summer and winter seasons and is the only major festival that continues through the winter with a strong emphasis on educational programs for public schools and young musicians.
The Arcady Music Society engages internationally-known soloists and chamber musicians and presents them in exciting and imaginative programs. For the past several seasons Arcady's programs have been recorded by Maine Public TV and Radio for later broadcast throughout eastern Canada and New England.
In 1987, Arcady Music Festival received national recognition on "Sunday Morning News" when flutist Eugenia Zukerman described her music-making vacation at Arcady's Cranberry Island Benefit.
Turning international in 1990, Arcady celebrated its 10th summer season, "Musical Peace," with sold-out performances by the renowned Leningrad Boys' Choir and the Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, "Klassika."
From 1991 to 1995, superb contemporary and traditional artists of Japan, young virtuosos from Russia and Japan, as well as musicians from Portugal, Brazil, and Spain have delighted Arcady audiences with their accomplished performances.
