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Introducing the 2018 Concert Season
April 19, 2018
Sundays will present two matinee concerts in Studzinski Recital Hall featuring exceptional guest artists. Sō Percussion will bring their perspective with multi-genre original productions and sensational interpretations of modern classics, while Peter Serkin, one of the most accomplished pianists alive today, presents Mozart and Schumann. Mondays will fea ...
February 12 Program Notes
February 1, 2018
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74, (“Harp”) The early months of 1809 brought Beethoven cause for celebration: Prince Lobkowitz, Prince Kinsky, and Archduke Rudolph joined forces to provide Beethoven with the financial stability that he had been lacking, provided that he remain based in Vienna. With such newfou ...
2017 Annual Report
December 18, 2017
The Festival is thrilled to share the 2017 Annual Report. We hope each page reminds you of the treasured moments of this past summer. Thank you for helping us make this another banner year for the Festival.
Special Winter Concert with the Ying Quartet
November 30, 2017
The Festival is pleased to present the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet on February 12, 2018 in Studzinski Recital Hall on the Bowdoin College campus. Artistic Directors David Ying and Phillip Ying bring their Quartet to Brunswick for a special concert in partnership with Bowdoin College. The program begins with Beethoven’s Quartet Op. 74, composed amid ...
You Can Inspire the Extraordinary
November 29, 2017
Dear Festival Friends, Thank YOU for giving me an incredible opportunity that has transformed my relationship with music, not only as a habit and vocation, but also as a means of living and growing among others. Your enduring connection with the Bowdoin International Music Festival helped give me an experience that will influence the rest of my life. ...
Applications Now Accepted
November 12, 2017
The Bowdoin International Music Festival is one of the world’s premiere music institutes. The students at the Festival are defined by their dedication, creativity, curiosity, and passion for excellence in music. Applications are now being accepted for our 2018 summer program. In no time at all, more than 250 students from around the globe will be selecte ...
2018 Admissions Tour
October 23, 2017
We are going on tour! This fall, join Festival staff, alumni, and faculty at 16 conservatories to learn more about the 2018 Festival. If you are an aspiring musician or music-lover, stop by the lobby to chat about the 2018 institute, live streaming service, and other opportunities for a life-changing trip to beautiful Brunswick, Maine. Cleveland Institu ...
Introducing Susanne Stover
October 11, 2017
We are happy to announce that Susanne Stover has been hired as the Festival's new Finance and HR Officer. Stover comes to the Festival following a 20+ year corporate career in New York and California, most recently as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the New York Racing Association and Chief Financial Officer for Rosa Mexicano Restau ...
Through the Eyes of a Fellow
October 3, 2017
Bixby Kennedy was a clarinet Fellow at the Festival in 2017. Originally from Maryville, TN, Bixby is a fellow of Ensemble Connect where he performs in Carnegie Hall and Juilliard, is a teaching artist in the public schools, and presents community engagement concerts throughout New York City. The recipient of the Grand Prize in the 2017 Minnesota Orchestra Yo ...
Thank You For An Amazing Summer!
August 4, 2017
We extend heartfelt gratitude to you: our faculty, students, patrons, and community partners, for making this 2017 Festival season an inspirational musical journey. Your participation has enriched the hearts and minds of thousands of patrons during the past six music-filled weeks. Audiences totaling over 15,000 filled venues and classrooms at over 100 con ...