Director Lewis Kaplan with Jamie Laredo following their performance of the Bach Double Concerto

Charles E. Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music

Two Trustees

The Gamper Festival has presented the works of of 20th century and contemporary American composers, including the festival's guest composers, composers-in-residence, and top participants, since 1965.

Juilliard Technology Center

The Bowdoin International Music Festival is pleased to host the Juilliard Technology Center in 2010. The 2010 Gamper Festival will feature multi-media performances directed by Edward Bilous, the Center's director, on July 29 and August 1, 2010. The Saturday program will present works by composer-in-residence Samuel Adler, Richard Francis, and Festival participants.

2010 Schedule

Performances July 29, 31, and August 1, 2010, 7:30pm at Studzinski Recital Hall.
Suggested donation $10.00.

2010 Gamper Festival media sponsor: The Portland Phoenix

2010 Gamper Festival Programs

Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m.

Kenji Bunch

Ghost Reel
(violin and viola with electronic tape and projection design)

Igor Stravinsky

L'Histoire du Soldat
(full version with narrator, dancer and projection design)

Location: Studzinski Hall
Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m.

Samuel Adler
Canto XIX
Ricardo Iznaola, guitar

Richard Francis
Sonata for Violin and Piano
TBA, violin; Michal Harris, piano

Festival composer
TBA
Musicians TBA

Festival composer
TBA

Musicians TBA

Festival composer
TBA

Musicians TBA

Festival composition competition winner

TBA
Musicians TBA

Samuel Adler
String Quartet #9
Musicians TBA

Location: Studzinski Hall
Sunday, August 21, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Cantata 58
(soprano, violin solo and continuo with solo dancer and live video)

Kinan Asmeh

Walls and Towers
(clarinet, violin, viola, cello with interactive electronics)

Judith Shatin

Spring Tides
  (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and interactive electronics)

Jakub Ciupinski

BlindEar
(4 violins, 2 violas, cello, bass, live electronics with dance and projection design)

 


The Charles E. Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music

is funded in part by

The Charles Gamper Music Fund of the Maine Community Foundation


and

The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University

Location: Studzinski Hall

2010 Festival Dates

June 26 - August 7