Join pianist Deborah Fortier for a concert featuring pieces by Chopin, Schubert and Bach at the Jesup Memorial Library on Friday, August 5 at 5:30 p.m.

 Fortier is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Villa Schifanoia Graduate School of Applied Arts in Florence, Italy. Fortier has composed several sets of piano works. Reviewer Win Pusey of the Ellsworth American wrote of one her pieces, the “vibrant pianist performed two of her own compositions…were well constructed, imaginative and challenging enough for anyone to play, but it is refreshing to hear such good stuff aimed at children.” Lecturer and performer David Dubal wrote about Fortier’s “Dream Waltz:” “…it certainly is a dream.” Fortier works closely with her husband, violinist and conductor Francis Fortier on the Bar Harbor Music Festival, which he founded in 1967. The Festival is dedicated to assisting young, talented performers and composers by providing a showcase in which to perform in Bar Harbor. She accompanied for her husband on the Festival’s National Touring Program. In 2014, Fortier initiated the Festival’s Young Audience Concert Series. As well as serving on the board of the Festival, Fortier served on the board of the Leschetizky Association and initiated the Association’s Teacher’s Forum.

 This event is free and open to the public. . Masks must be worn at all times during the event.