Musical Masterworks will present the final concerts of its 2012-13 season of chamber music concerts at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme on Saturday, May 4, at 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m.  The concerts will feature violinists Jesse Mills and Aaron Boyd, and violist Che-Yen Chen.  Musical Masterworks Artistic Director Edward Arron will perform on cello and serve as host for the concerts.

The program will feature the String Quartet in E Major by Niccolo Paganini;  the String Quartet No. 1 (the “Kreutzer Sonata”) of Leos Janacek; and the String Quartet in C Major, Opus 59, No. 3 of Ludwig von Beethoven, known as the “Razumovsky” Quartet.

Violinist Jesse Mills has been nominated for a Grammy Award twice.  He has performed as  soloist throughout the U.S. and Europe, including concerts at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, and at London’s Barbican Centre.

Violinist Aaron Boyd has concertized throughout the United States, Europe, Russian, and Asia.  He has played to great acclaim in every major hall in New York, and is a frequent guest artist at New York’s Bargemusic.

Violist Che-Yen Chen won first prize at the prestigious London International String Quartet Competition, first place in the 2003 William Primrose Viola Competition, and the “President Prize” at the Tertis International Viola Competition.  He is the Principal Violist of the San Diego Symphony and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra.

Musical Masterworks Artistic Director, Edward Arron, is one of the world’s finest cellists.  He performs regularly at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and at summer festivals including Ravinia, Salzburg, Mostly Mozart and others.

Tickets for the May 4 and 5 concerts are $35 with $5 student tickets available.  Please call 860-434-2252 or visitwww.musicalmasterworks.org for tickets and information.  The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme is located at 2 Ferry Road in historic Old Lyme, CT 06371.