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Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Holly Workman, violin
August 31, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Holly Workman, violin
August 31, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
In Memoriam: Maryan Chapin
July 12, 2016
CHAPIN, Maryan Fox of Georgetown, Maine formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 6, 2016 at the age of 83; she was surrounded by her family. Maryan Chapin, daughter of Louis Rodman and Mary Catherine Cannon Fox was born in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1933. She attended the Westover School and graduated from Vassar College in 1954. She marrie ...
Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Holly Workman, violin
August 31, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
In Memoriam: Maryan Chapin
July 12, 2016
CHAPIN, Maryan Fox of Georgetown, Maine formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 6, 2016 at the age of 83; she was surrounded by her family. Maryan Chapin, daughter of Louis Rodman and Mary Catherine Cannon Fox was born in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1933. She attended the Westover School and graduated from Vassar College in 1954. She marrie ...
Q&A with Jason Friedman, horn
June 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Holly Workman, violin
August 31, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
In Memoriam: Maryan Chapin
July 12, 2016
CHAPIN, Maryan Fox of Georgetown, Maine formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 6, 2016 at the age of 83; she was surrounded by her family. Maryan Chapin, daughter of Louis Rodman and Mary Catherine Cannon Fox was born in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1933. She attended the Westover School and graduated from Vassar College in 1954. She marrie ...
Q&A with Jason Friedman, horn
June 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with John Petrey, viola
May 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Holly Workman, violin
August 31, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
In Memoriam: Maryan Chapin
July 12, 2016
CHAPIN, Maryan Fox of Georgetown, Maine formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 6, 2016 at the age of 83; she was surrounded by her family. Maryan Chapin, daughter of Louis Rodman and Mary Catherine Cannon Fox was born in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1933. She attended the Westover School and graduated from Vassar College in 1954. She marrie ...
Q&A with Jason Friedman, horn
June 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with John Petrey, viola
May 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Amalia Rinehart, piano
May 18, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Holly Workman, violin
August 31, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
In Memoriam: Maryan Chapin
July 12, 2016
CHAPIN, Maryan Fox of Georgetown, Maine formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 6, 2016 at the age of 83; she was surrounded by her family. Maryan Chapin, daughter of Louis Rodman and Mary Catherine Cannon Fox was born in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1933. She attended the Westover School and graduated from Vassar College in 1954. She marrie ...
Q&A with Jason Friedman, horn
June 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with John Petrey, viola
May 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Amalia Rinehart, piano
May 18, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Roger Zare, composition
May 9, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Holly Workman, violin
August 31, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
In Memoriam: Maryan Chapin
July 12, 2016
CHAPIN, Maryan Fox of Georgetown, Maine formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 6, 2016 at the age of 83; she was surrounded by her family. Maryan Chapin, daughter of Louis Rodman and Mary Catherine Cannon Fox was born in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1933. She attended the Westover School and graduated from Vassar College in 1954. She marrie ...
Q&A with Jason Friedman, horn
June 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with John Petrey, viola
May 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Amalia Rinehart, piano
May 18, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Roger Zare, composition
May 9, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Danielle McBryan, oboe
May 3, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Holly Workman, violin
August 31, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
In Memoriam: Maryan Chapin
July 12, 2016
CHAPIN, Maryan Fox of Georgetown, Maine formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 6, 2016 at the age of 83; she was surrounded by her family. Maryan Chapin, daughter of Louis Rodman and Mary Catherine Cannon Fox was born in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1933. She attended the Westover School and graduated from Vassar College in 1954. She marrie ...
Q&A with Jason Friedman, horn
June 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with John Petrey, viola
May 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Amalia Rinehart, piano
May 18, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Roger Zare, composition
May 9, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Danielle McBryan, oboe
May 3, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Justin DeFilippis, violin
April 25, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Sarah Velasco, violin
September 9, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
Q&A with Holly Workman, violin
August 31, 2016
This past summer the Bowdoin International Music Festival welcomed 255 student participants from 27 countries and 30 states, including 17 remarkable Festival Fellows. Sixty-five percent of these participants received scholarship funds from the Festival. In celebration of an incredible 2016 season and in anticipation of an even better 2017 season, we’ve re ...
In Memoriam: Maryan Chapin
July 12, 2016
CHAPIN, Maryan Fox of Georgetown, Maine formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 6, 2016 at the age of 83; she was surrounded by her family. Maryan Chapin, daughter of Louis Rodman and Mary Catherine Cannon Fox was born in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1933. She attended the Westover School and graduated from Vassar College in 1954. She marrie ...
Q&A with Jason Friedman, horn
June 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with John Petrey, viola
May 23, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Amalia Rinehart, piano
May 18, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Roger Zare, composition
May 9, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Danielle McBryan, oboe
May 3, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
Q&A with Justin DeFilippis, violin
April 25, 2016
In 2014, in honor of our 50th anniversary, the Bowdoin International Music Festival created the Kaplan Fellowship Program to offer tuition free opportunities for advanced musicians at the beginning of significant careers in music. Now in its third year, the program is a unique offering geared to mature, accomplished players. Kaplan Fellows perform with artis ...
The 2016 Concert Season
March 30, 2016
It is our pleasure to introduce the Festival’s 2016 season: Re-Invention. In fact the idea of re-invention is always at the heart of composition, performance, and teaching—everything we do at BIMF. It also characterizes the growth process that keeps our Festival relevant and dynamic. The Monday Showcase series features string quartet based programs pl ...