Chamber Stars at Olympic Music Fest

The Olympic Music Festival presents large-scale chamber music works Aug. 29-30.

The Olympic Music Festival presents large-scale chamber music works Aug. 29-30, including Piano Quintet in F minor by César Franck and the String Quintet in C major by Franz Schubert.

The program opens with the Passacaglia by Johann Halverson on themes of Handel for violin and cello.

The festival artists include violinists Tessa Lark and Andrea Segar, violist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu and returning cellist David Requiro.

Cellist Meta Weiss (above), a recent artist-in-residence at the University of Puget Sound, makes her debut.

The Olympic Music Festival is on a 55-acre farm in Quilcene (7360 Center Road), 18 miles south of Port Townsend.

Concerts are held throughout the summer on Saturday and Sunday afternoons beginning at 2 p.m. Ticket prices range from $14-$32 and may be purchased by phone at 732-4800 or online at www.olympicmusicfestival.org.

No pets are allowed on the property.