Welcome Fall with vibrant chamber music that connects new sounds, the environment, and the community.

Vigorous Tenderness is an immersive outdoor concert series that amplifies marginalized voices in classical music and democratizes new / experimental music. This Fall Equinox event resembles an art museum experience, with chamber music in harmony with the landscape while the audience follows a path of listening and reflection.

People of all ages are welcome; this is a family friendly event.

Please arrive between 5:30 and 6:15 pm and move through the installation of continuous performances at your own pace.

Sliding scale donations are welcomed: suggested ticket price is $30 but please pay what you can based on need. Cash and venmo are accepted; everything goes to the musicians and to sustaining future concerts.
Venmo: @VigorousTenderness

Please bike or carpool; parking will be limited!

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for those who need assistance. This event involves moving over wide trails and grassy hard packed ground. For more information, please reach out to vigorous.tenderness@gmail.com.

Featuring music by Elizabeth A. Baker, Luis Fernando Amaya, Alex Temple, Yaz Lancaster, Sage Harlow, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and more.

Performed by Maine-based musicians Fred Edelen, Christina Scott Edelen, Nate Lesser, Kate Campbell Strauss, Kal Sugatski, Katherine Liccardo, Maria Wagner, Tom Parchman, Matthew Watras, Suki Flanagan, Wren Saunders, Anna Noyes, Matt Consul, Lucas Goodman, José Martinez, Barry Saunders, Annie Antonacos, and more.

This concert is supported by Shahida Keen Associate Broker Realtor, Onion Foundation, Sam L. Cohen Foundation, and many wonderful volunteers. We are deeply grateful.

Vigorous Tenderness concerts are held four times a year, on the Equinoxes and the Solstices.