Artist Instructors

"At Bowdoin, a spirit of kind generosity prevails and infuses the experience and the music-making."

Joel Smirnoff, President, Cleveland Institute of Music

WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2010. APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2011 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER.

Meet our Artist Instructors:

The Bowdoin International Music Festival engages faculty members and renowned artists from major conservatories, orchestras, and performing groups worldwide to serve as instructors in our summer study program and performers in our seven concert series. Notable conservatories such as Juilliard, Eastman, Indiana, Peabody, Shanghai, and London’s Royal College; major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic; and important chamber groups like the Ying and Shanghai string quartets and the Aeolian Chamber Players are represented.

Our artist instructors work with our summer study participants in a collegial environment to advance each participant’s skills through private and group instruction, masterclasses, and the study and performance of chamber music. They also collaborate with each other and with our participants to present more than 80 concerts each season.

2010 Festival Dates

6 Week Session
June 26 - August 7

3 Week Sessions
June 26 - July 17
July 17 - August 7

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See Also

Ensembles in Residence
The Ying and Shanghai string quartets and the Aeolian Chamber Players are in residence at the 2010 Bowdoin Festival. Each is performing in the Wednesday Upbeat! and Festival Fridays concert series. Members of the ensembles teach, give masterclasses, and coach chamber groups.