Student chamber music program, Arthur Russell Week (ARW), culminates in public performances; including one to benefit the Westside Food Pantry - July 11 and 12 Southwest Harbor -

Arthur Russell Week (ARW) will present two concerts on July 11 and 12, 2024, at 5:30 pm, at St. John Episcopal Church. Both concerts are free of charge and open to the public.

Named for cellist-songwriter Arthur Russell, Ellsworth Community Music Institute (ECMI) again presents the much-loved student chamber music program Arthur Russell Week on July 8-12, this year in collaboration with Camp Beech Cliff.

Esteemed faculty for the festival are Noreen Silver (ARW Artistic Director) cello, Phillip Silver, piano, and Emily Stodola, violin. The week culminates in two public performances: Thursday, July 11 at 5:30 pm will be a benefit concert for Westside Food Pantry, featuring adult ARW students, faculty, and accomplished student mentors. The performance will be a celebration of mixed genres - classical music, and the music of composer Arthur Russell.

Friday, July 12, young students will perform at 5:30 pm. Both concerts will be held at St. John Episcopal Church, 315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine.

About ARW Arthur Russell Week (ARW) is the summer festival of ECMI. Both adult and young musicians travel to Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island for a week of playing music together, receiving professional coaching, and performing for eager audiences. In 1998, Arthur Russell Strings was founded to honor the legacy of an avant-garde cellist, composer, singer, and musician with ties to Mount Desert Island, Maine. Arthur’s work spanned the genres of classical, disco, folk, and rock.