Combined list of program menus - 2025

The following calendar lists dinner menus as they are finalized for program evenings.

Programs evenings at Eagle Hill are followed by an optional dinner for guests who enjoy an extended evening at Eagle Hill with friends in the company of the presenters. Reservations need to be made by 10AM of the program day. Dinners are normally $40; $35 for Friends of Music members, Dinner Club members, and college students; and $20 for children under 18. Dinners include a salad, baguette, choice of 1 of 2 entrées, dessert, and coffee/tea. Wine with dinner is optional. Dinners are served across the hall from the performance/lecure room.

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2025 - Concert and lecture programs are inserted as they are scheduled. Bios are at the end of the page. See below for schedules from past years.
Dates/Times	Days	Program titles and presenters	Optional dinners
Jan 18th, 4PM	Sat	Baroque Orchestra of Maine Heidi Powell, baroque violin. Max Treitler, baroque cello.	Green house salad Baguette with butter Entrées: Chicken in a paprika light cream onion sauce ... or ... Three beans with tofu and mixed vegetables in a paprika light cream onion sauce Sweet potato wedges Basmati rice Dessert: Black Forest chocolate cherry cake with whipped cream Coffee or tea

Feb 21st, 4PM	Fri	Jazz concert in celebration of Lawrence Schuster, a concert regular Dan Barrett, trombone. Scott Cleveland, piano. Isaac Atkinson, bass. Kyle Agbuya, drums.	Caesar salad Baguette with herbed butter Lebanese pomegranate dip with roasted peppers and walnuts Salmon with portobello mushroom cream sauce Peas Layered potatoes Dauphinoise Vegetarian - Ratatouille with eggplant, zucchini and mixed peppers over falafel Dessert: Pineapple sponge cake Coffee or tea

Feb 28th, 4PM	Fri	DaPonte String Quartet Kirsten Monke, viola. Lydia Forbes, violin. Myles Jordan, cello. Philipp Elssner, violin	Lebanese whipped feta cheese dip with beets, pistachios, and honey House salad with lemon vinaigrette Baguette with herbed butter Chicken breast or walnut burger with a sun dried tomato and parmesaned cream sauce with fresh basil Roasted carrots and parsnips Basmati rice Dessert: Rhubard crisp with whipped cream Coffee or a selection of teas

Mar 15	Sat	Concert Baroque Orchestra of Maine Heidi Powell, baroque violin. Sylvia Schwartz, baroque violins. Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp	Hummus dip with roasted red peppers Green mixed house salad with honey lemon dressing Baguette with butter Entrées: Roasted pork tenderloin medallions ... or ... Carrot, cheddar, barley, mushroom loaf ... Both with mushroom gravy Herbed roasted red potatoes Creamed spinach with onions Dessert: Black Forest blueberry cake with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

Mar 28	Fri	Jazz Concert With all original music Dan Barrett, trombone. Scott Cleveland, piano. Kyle Jordan, saxopone.	Cannellini bean dip with caramelized onion Green house salad. Balsamic herb dressing Baguette with butter Mediterranean shrimp with fresh herbs, garlic, mushrooms, red peppers, baby tomatoes Vegan option: Mediterranean stew with mushrooms, red peppers, baby tomatoes, and sesame-crisped tofu Penne pasta with gluten-free option Butternut squash Dessert: Rhubarb and apple puff pastry with whipped cream. Also as GF compote

Apr 9th, 5PM	Wed	Chinese Pentatonic Music Ruixin Niu, viola. Simon Debierre, Guquin What is pentatonic music?	House salad with tarragon dressing Baguette with butter Baked haddock with home-made tartar sauce Vegan: Portobello mushroom cap stuffed with chickpeas, onion, tomato and garlic in a red wine sauce Home-made cole slaw Basmati rice Dessert: Florida rum cake with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

Apr 12th, 5PM	Sat	Cello and piano Timothy Garrett, cello. Amy Irish, piano.	House salad with raspberry vinaigrette House baba ganoush Entrée: Summer beef stew with rutabegas, potatoes, carrots, fennel, and peas Vegan: Stuffed zucchini canoe with lentils, carrots, barley, almond slivers, fresh herbs Glazed roasted beets and onion wedges Dessert: French blueberry tart with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

May 31st, 5PM	Sat	Violin and piano Sacha Zaburdaeva, violin. Amy Irish, piano.	Caesar salad Baguette with herbed butter Salmon Basmati rice Portobello mushroom cream sauce Peas Vegetarian - Ratotouille Dessert: Hazelnut torte with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

June 7th, 5PM	Sat	Piano recital Danny Holt	House salad with tarragon dressing Baguette with butter Baked haddock with home-made tartar sauce Vegan: Portobello mushroom cap stuffed with chickpeas, onion, tomato and garlic in a red wine sauce Home-made cole slaw Basmati rice Dessert: Florida rum cake with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

June 13th, 5PM	Fri	Harpsichord and violin concert Mark Kroll and Carol Lieberman	Green house salad with honey lemon dressing Baguette with butter Entrées: Chicken with tarragon sauce ... or ... Walnut/cheddar/onion medallions with tarragon sauce Roasted broccoli and cauliflower Basmati rice Dessert: Rhubard/apple crisp with whipped cream Coffee or tea

July 10, 2025. 5PM	Thu	LECTURE ... "Long-term monitoring of vegetation composition on Adirondack Alpine Summits" by Sean Robinson	Green mixed house salad with honey lemon dressing Baguette with butter Entrées: Roasted pork tenderloin medallions ... or ... Carrot, cheddar, barley, mushroom loaf ... Both with mushroom gravy Herbed roasted red potatoes Creamed spinach with onions Dessert: Apple crisp with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

July 19, 2025. 5PM	Thu	Guitar concert Aaron Larget-Caplan	Green mixed house salad with honey-lemon dressing Baguette with butter Entrées: Garlic chicken scampi ... or ... Garlic mixed vegetable scampi with tofu. Both without cream. Both with green peppers and mushrooms Basmati rice Sweet potato wedges Dessert: Bobbi's raspberry/vanilla ice cream with lemon walnut cookies Coffee or tea

July 16, 2025. 5PM	Wed	LECTURE The Calais Vermont Roads Project on the iNaturalist Website: Connecting with Nature by way of Sharing Photographs ... by Erika Mitchell	Baguette with butter Baked haddock with home-made tartar sauce Vegan: Portobello mushroom cap stuffed with chickpeas, onion, tomato and garlic in a red wine sauce Home-made cole slaw Basmati rice Dessert: Florida rum cake with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

July 17, 2025. 5PM	Thu	LECTURE Sea Level Rise from Climate Change is Expected to Increase the Release of Arsenic into Bangladesh’s Drinking Well Water by Reduction and by the Salt Effect ... by Seth Frisbie, PhD	Green mixed house salad with honey-lemon dressing Baguette with butter Entrées: Garlic chicken scampi ... or ... Garlic mixed vegetable scampi with tofu. Both without cream. Both with green peppers and mushrooms Basmati rice Sweet potato wedges Dessert: Bobbi's raspberry/vanilla ice cream with lemon walnut cookies Coffee or tea

July 24, 2025. 5PM	Thu	LECTURE Ten Common Fungi and the Trees they Inhabit, by Jason Karakehian, PhD	Green mixed house salad with honey lemon dressing Entrées: Spaghetti Bolognese with beef, red wine, and herbs ... or ... Spaghetti Bolognese with mixed vegetables, red wine, and herbs House-made coleslaw Garlic bread Dessert: Vanilla/raspberry ice cream and a walnut cookie Coffee or tea

Aug 1st, 5PM	Fri	University of Maine Faculty Jazz Quintet Dan Barrett, trombone. Jim Winters, trombone. Scott Cleveland, piano. Ross Gallagher, bass. Mike Bennett, drums	Green house salad Baguette with butter Entrées: Chicken in a paprika light cream onion sauce ... or ... Three beans with tofu and mixed vegetables in a paprika light cream onion sauce Sweet potato wedges Basmati rice Dessert: Black Forest chocolate cherry cake with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

Aug 2nd, 5PM	Sat	Cimbalon and piano concert Matěj Číp, cimbalom. Alan Kryszak, piano. Valachia Cimbalon Folk Quartet Matěj Číp, cimbalom, vocals. Daniel Macho, principal violin, viola, vocals. Marek Číp, bass, vocals, cimbalom. Libor Kudělka, viola, vocals.	House salad with raspberry vinaigrette Entrée: Beef stew with rutabegas, potatoes, carrots, fennel, and peas Vegan: Stuffed zucchini canoe with lentils, carrots, quinoa, almond slivers, fresh herbs Glazed roasted beets and onion wedges Dessert: French blueberry tart with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

Aug 23rd, 5PM	Sat	Voice and viol concert Musick's Recreation Ashley Mulcahey, mezzo-soprano. James Perretta, viol Lyracle	Green house salad Baguette with butter Entrées: Chicken in a paprika light cream onion sauce ... or ... Three beans with tofu and mixed vegetables in a paprika light cream onion sauce Sweet potato wedges Basmati rice Dessert: German open-faced apple cake with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

Aug 30th, 5PM	Sat	An evening of music, storytelling, folklore, and history Gordon Thomas Ward Website	Caesar salad Baguette with herbed butter Salmon with mushroom cream sauce Peas Basmati rice Vegetarian - Ratatouille with eggplant, zucchini, and mixed peppers over a carrot falafel base Dessert: Pineapple sponge cake Selection of coffees or teas

Sept 13th, 5PM	Sat	DaPonte String Quartet Kirsten Monke, viola. Lydia Forbes, violin. Myles Jordan, cello. Philipp Elssner, violin Website	Romaine lettuce with Caesar salad dressing Baguette with herbed butter Baked haddock with home-made tartar sauce Vegan: Seared portobello mushroom slices with chickpeas, onion, tomato and garlic in a caramelized sauce Creamed spinach with onions Basmati rice Dessert: Florida rum cake with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

Sep 26th, 6PM	Fri	Patron's special dinner evening (all are welcome) with the 3 singers and 6 musicians who will be performing the long-awaited Bach's Coffee Cantata the next day. They include those who will be performing the other pieces in the Bach's masterworks program. Your donation of $100 includes the patron's dinner.	House salad with a raspberry vinaigrette House red beet/chick pea hummus with lime Baguette with herbed butter Entrées: German rolled beef roulade with a sour cream, onion, and port wine gravy Vegetarian: Sliced eggplant roulade with a black bean, mushroom, and walnut filling, with a caramelized onion gravy Butternut squash purée Red potatoes Dessert: Ingrid's walnut torte with an apricot ganache filling Selection of coffees or teas

Sept 27th, 5PM	Sat	A Bach's Masterworks Program • Sinfonia from the Cantata: Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209 • Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV 1050 • Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 Na’ama Lion, baroque flute. Sylvia Schwartz, baroque violin. Sascha Zaburdaeva Lorimer, baroque violin. Anatole Wieck, baroque viola. Joachim Woitun, baroque cello. Marina Minkin, harpsichord, Kayla Gayton, voice. Zachary Fisher, voice. Isaac Bray, voice.	House salad with Italian vinaigrette Whipped feta cheese and yoghurt dip with pomengranates and pistachios Baguette with herbed butter Entrées: Chicken marsala with mushrooms in a light sherry cream sauce Vegetarian: Walnut burgers with mushrooms in a light sherry cream sauce Country-style mashed potatoes Oven roasted broccoli Dessert: Chocolate mousse cake with raspberry sauce and whipped cream Coffee or tea

Oct 4th, 5PM	Sat	Piano and Cello Concert Phillip Silver, piano. Noreen Silver, cello. Works by Bach, Beethoven and Mendelssohn	Green mixed house salad with honey-lemon dressing Baguette with herbed butter Entrées: Chicken parmesan ... or ... Eggplant parmesan Penne pasta in a light creamy tomato sauce or regular tomato sauce Roasted zucchini and roasted Vidalia onions Dessert: Toasted hazelnut cake with chocolate glaze and whipped cream Coffee or tea

Oct 17th, 5PM	Fri	Harpsichord recital Tatjana Vorobjova Website	House hummus dip with roasted red peppers Green mixed house salad with honey lemon dressing Baguette with herbed butter Entrées: Traditonal German Sauerbraten (beef roast marinated in vinegar, wine, spices and herbs with a sour cream gravy) Vegetarian: Carrot, cheddar, barley, mushroom loaf ... with a mushroom gravy Herbed roasted red potatoes Creamed spinach with onions Dessert: Black Forest cherry cake with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas

Nov 1st, 5PM	Sat	Forty-Fifth Parallal Chris Nemeth, violin. Laura Gallucci, viola. Tim Garrett, cello. Website	House hummus dip with roasted red peppers Green mixed house salad with honey lemon dressing Baguette with herbed butter Entrées: Traditonal German Sauerbraten (beef roast marinated in vinegar, wine, spices and herbs with a sour cream gravy) Vegetarian: Carrot, cheddar, barley, mushroom loaf ... with a mushroom gravy Herbed roasted red potatoes Creamed spinach with onions Dessert: Black Forest cherry cake with whipped cream Selection of coffees or teas