The Maine Festival of American Music: Its Roots and Traditions 9th Season, June 25 - 28, 2014 Presented by the United Society of Shakers Musical Directors: The Portland String Quartet All performances take place in the 1794 Meeting House Sabbathday Lake, New Gloucester, Maine Wednesday, June 25 , 7:00 p.m. The Portland String Quartet performs masterpieces by American immigrant composers Fritz Kreisler and Ernest Bloch Fritz Kreisler - Quartet in A Minor Ernest Bloch - Quartet No.1 Thursday, June 26 - Shaker Song Program, 7:00 p.m. Kevin Siegfried (Boston Conservatory faculty) leads The Portsmouth Singers in a diverse program of his arrangements of Shaker music. Friday, June 27 - Workshop Day, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ensembles gather at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village to explore American chamber music under the direction of the Portland String