The Port Townsend Chamber Music Series is performing at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.18, at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, at 45 Redeemer Way in Chimacum.

This free concert series features local soloists, chamber musicians and Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra members.

No tickets or reservations are required, although donations are accepted at the door to benefit the symphony.

There will be a short reception after the concert.

“We greatly appreciate the willingness of these 14 musicians and one poet, sharing their artistic talents with our community,” co-artistic director Sung-Ling Hsu said. “The free nature of these programs helps ensure that everyone in our community can attend.”

The concert includes the world premieres of two pieces by local composer Philip Hirschi.

Discussing the poems that inspired him to write these pieces, Hirschi said, “One composition features Edna St. Vincent Millay’s famous ‘Recuerdo,’ which is a short, punchy poem filled with memorable images. For our second composition, we wanted something by a local poet that was nature-oriented. We were so glad to discover our own Kathryn Hunt’s ‘Do You Consider Yourself a Nature Poet?’ It’s very dramatic, very musical. After reading it slowly several times, the musical ideas just started coming.”

Other featured artists include Tamara Rotz on flute, Kristina Holm on bassoon, Karl Perry on violin, and Vincent Oneppo, Al Thompson, Stephanie M. Neumann and Jonathan Doyle on saxophone, with Pat Gunning, Philip Hirschi and Pamela Roberts on cello, as well as Jessica Larson, Michael Carroll and Sung-Ling Hsu on piano, plus Merion Wright as the narrator.

The program includes:

• Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, by Ludwig van Beethoven.

• Pavane, Op. 50, for Saxophone Quartet by Gabriel Fauré, arranged by Eddie Jennings.

• Classics for Saxophone Quartet by George Gershwin.

• Duet for Two Cellos, Op. 22, No. 1, by Friedrich August Kummer.

• Sonata for Flute and Piano, FP 164, by Francis Poulenc.

“Recuerdo/On the Ferry” for Bassoon, Cello and Narrator by Hirschi.

“Do You Consider Yourself a Nature Poet?” for Bassoon, Cello and Narrator by Hirschi.

Hungarian Dance #1 and #5 for Piano Duo by Johannes Brahms.

“These chamber concerts last about one hour with no intermission,” co-artistic director Michael Carroll said. “This concert has classical, jazz and modern compositions represented. I believe the sheer variety of styles will be highly entertaining.”

For more details, go to the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra website.