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Alumni News: September 2024
September 20, 2024
David Bernat ’19 In July, David joined the renowned Formosa Quartet. David shared: “I am thrilled to be joining Debbie, Jasmine, and Matt in this upcoming chapter of the Formosa Quartet! From my first experience playing with the quartet, I felt a unique warmth of spirit that allowed for a thrilling spontaneity and a true sense of exploration in the musi ...
The Strad: Pacifica Quartet Review
September 13, 2024
To a packed house with extra seats on stage, the Pacifica Quartet began the evening at the Bowdoin International Music Festival with Shostakovich’s Second String Quartet. This arresting score was relatively fresh in my memory, after hearing the Jerusalem Quartet traverse its mysteries (reviewed in the July issue). While acknowledging that comparisons are ...
The Strad: Review of Alexi Kenney Masterclass
September 13, 2024
‘Can that be like the most shockingly gorgeous thing ever?’ said violinist Alexi Kenney about a passage in Schumann’s Sonata no.1 for violin and piano. Kenney was encouraging June Chung – a Boston-based violinist – to be more spontaneous, during this invigorating masterclass at the Bowdoin Festival. With grace, lively language and a bit of humour, ...
The Strad: Concert Review of Beethoven, Cuong, & Beach
August 16, 2024
For those who have not yet encountered the music of Amy Beach, a starry ensemble offered a passionate corrective, finishing the evening with her Piano Quintet (1908), a seldom-played work that deserves to be far better known. In the lush first movement, the five players swept through the opening with passion and meticulous care. The Elgarian long lines of th ...
Times Record: Brunswick resident, student reflect on impact of music festival
August 8, 2024
Brunswick resident Margy Burroughs sponsored cellist Camden Archambeau for a second year this summer. With Archambeau now off to Juilliard in the fall, they reflect on their time in the program and Brunswick’s arts scene.
Press Herald: Brunswick resident leaves $3.7 million to Bowdoin International Music Festival
August 2, 2024
Patricia Crawford Brown told stories about eating oysters with Julia Child and is said to have known every restaurant in New York. She also could sing any Broadway tune and regularly attended the Metropolitan Opera. A founding editor at Bon Appetit and the editor-in-chief of Cuisine, Brown had a groundbreaking career in food writing, but later in life, h ...
Bowdoin International Music Festival Receives $3.7 Million Gift
July 25, 2024
Brunswick, ME (July 25, 2024) — The Bowdoin International Music Festival announces a $3.7 million bequest from Patricia Crawford Brown, an ardent supporter and Trustee of the organization. The gift, the largest in the Festival’s 60-year history, establishes a fund to support student scholarships. Earnings from the fund will supplement the nearly $600,00 ...
News Center Maine: 60 Years of Changing Students’ Lives
July 25, 2024
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Bowdoin International Music Festival is a celebration of classical music that draws about 250 young musicians from every state and from countries around the world. It's This summer, it's celebrating a major anniversary. It’s been around for 60 years. Will Fedkenheuer has seen a lot of them. Now a violin inst ...
Good Day Maine: Festival Celebrates 60 Years
July 19, 2024
It's a big weekend for the Bowdoin International Music Festival, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The festival is one of the world's premier music institutes. Founded in 1964, it engages exceptional students and enthusiastic audiences through world-class education and performances. Each summer, 250 students from more than 20 countries and ne ...
Review: Talea Ensemble Shocks and Amuses
July 8, 2024
The classical musicians from New York City played works by contemporary composers from around the world. Embedded within the more tradition-minded confines of the Bowdoin International Music Festival is a brief series of events and concerts called the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music. The mini festival brings recently composed music to audiences at S ...