Five Music Lovers Seminars, led by five musicians and classical music experts, are the perfect way to prepare for each concert of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.  The seminars are from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church with the exception of the Aug. 15 lecture in Orcas Center’s Madrona Room. Each one is augmented by a visit to a concert rehearsal.  Following is the schedule.

• Friday, Aug. 8: “Nuevo Tango!” with Spencer Hoveskeland, a Seattle double bass musician and music educator.

• Tuesday, Aug. 12: “Welcome Back!” with Heather Bentley, Principal Viola of the Northwest Sinfonietta and music educator.

• Friday, Aug. 1: “European Interlude” with Melinda Bargreen, a Seattle-based writer and composer who was classical music critic of The Seattle Times from 1977 to 2008.

• Tuesday, Aug. 19: “Orcas~trations: The Three Parkers” with Lisa Bergman, founder and Artistic Director of the Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series and on-air announcer for Classic KING-FM 98.1 in Seattle.

• Friday, Aug. 22: “Brahms in Vienna” with Roupen Shakarian, composer and conductor in the Pacific Northwest, now in his ninth season as Music Director of the Skagit Symphony.

Tickets are $30, students 18 and under are free. Call the OICMF Office 376-6636 or visit www.oicmf.org.