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Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Anders Hillborg
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Anders Hillborg During this talk, composer Anders Hillborg will discuss his creative process and work Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Anders Hillborg
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Anders Hillborg During this talk, composer Anders Hillborg will discuss his creative process and work Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: David Dzubay
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: David Dzubay During this talk, composer David Dzubay will discuss his creative process and work It Is Above That You And I Shall Go. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 12. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Anders Hillborg
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Anders Hillborg During this talk, composer Anders Hillborg will discuss his creative process and work Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: David Dzubay
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: David Dzubay During this talk, composer David Dzubay will discuss his creative process and work It Is Above That You And I Shall Go. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 12. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Zhou Long
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Zhou Long During this talk, Zhou Long will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his works Illussion and Poems from Tang performed on the July 16 and July 18 subscription series concerts. Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunsw ...

Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Anders Hillborg
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Anders Hillborg During this talk, composer Anders Hillborg will discuss his creative process and work Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: David Dzubay
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: David Dzubay During this talk, composer David Dzubay will discuss his creative process and work It Is Above That You And I Shall Go. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 12. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Zhou Long
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Zhou Long During this talk, Zhou Long will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his works Illussion and Poems from Tang performed on the July 16 and July 18 subscription series concerts. Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunsw ...

Meet the Composer: Helen Grime
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Helen Grime During this talk, composer Helen Grime will discuss her creative process and work Luna. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Anders Hillborg
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Anders Hillborg During this talk, composer Anders Hillborg will discuss his creative process and work Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: David Dzubay
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: David Dzubay During this talk, composer David Dzubay will discuss his creative process and work It Is Above That You And I Shall Go. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 12. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Zhou Long
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Zhou Long During this talk, Zhou Long will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his works Illussion and Poems from Tang performed on the July 16 and July 18 subscription series concerts. Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunsw ...

Meet the Composer: Helen Grime
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Helen Grime During this talk, composer Helen Grime will discuss her creative process and work Luna. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Wang Lu
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: WANG LU During this talk, composer Wang Lu will discuss her creative process and work onward, wayward. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Anders Hillborg
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Anders Hillborg During this talk, composer Anders Hillborg will discuss his creative process and work Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: David Dzubay
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: David Dzubay During this talk, composer David Dzubay will discuss his creative process and work It Is Above That You And I Shall Go. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 12. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Zhou Long
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Zhou Long During this talk, Zhou Long will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his works Illussion and Poems from Tang performed on the July 16 and July 18 subscription series concerts. Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunsw ...

Meet the Composer: Helen Grime
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Helen Grime During this talk, composer Helen Grime will discuss her creative process and work Luna. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Wang Lu
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: WANG LU During this talk, composer Wang Lu will discuss her creative process and work onward, wayward. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Gamper Festival: Composer Panel
June 30, 2024
Join us for a pre-concert panel discussion with three Gamper Festival guest composers — Fang Man, Sid Richardson, and Tyler Taylor. Fang, Richardson, and Taylor are alumni of the Festival's composition program. The discussion will start at 6:30 PM, with the concert to follow at 7:30 PM.

Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Anders Hillborg
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Anders Hillborg During this talk, composer Anders Hillborg will discuss his creative process and work Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: David Dzubay
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: David Dzubay During this talk, composer David Dzubay will discuss his creative process and work It Is Above That You And I Shall Go. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 12. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Zhou Long
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Zhou Long During this talk, Zhou Long will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his works Illussion and Poems from Tang performed on the July 16 and July 18 subscription series concerts. Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunsw ...

Meet the Composer: Helen Grime
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Helen Grime During this talk, composer Helen Grime will discuss her creative process and work Luna. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Wang Lu
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: WANG LU During this talk, composer Wang Lu will discuss her creative process and work onward, wayward. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Gamper Festival: Composer Panel
June 30, 2024
Join us for a pre-concert panel discussion with three Gamper Festival guest composers — Fang Man, Sid Richardson, and Tyler Taylor. Fang, Richardson, and Taylor are alumni of the Festival's composition program. The discussion will start at 6:30 PM, with the concert to follow at 7:30 PM.

Gamper Festival: Composer Panel
June 30, 2024
Join us for a pre-concert panel discussion with three Gamper Festival guest composers — Michael Fiday, Melissa Hui, and Nina Shekhar. Hui, Fiday, and Shekhar are alumni of the Festival's composition program. The discussion will start at 6:30 PM, with the concert to follow at 7:30 PM.

Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Anders Hillborg
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Anders Hillborg During this talk, composer Anders Hillborg will discuss his creative process and work Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: David Dzubay
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: David Dzubay During this talk, composer David Dzubay will discuss his creative process and work It Is Above That You And I Shall Go. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 12. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Zhou Long
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Zhou Long During this talk, Zhou Long will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his works Illussion and Poems from Tang performed on the July 16 and July 18 subscription series concerts. Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunsw ...

Meet the Composer: Helen Grime
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Helen Grime During this talk, composer Helen Grime will discuss her creative process and work Luna. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Wang Lu
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: WANG LU During this talk, composer Wang Lu will discuss her creative process and work onward, wayward. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Gamper Festival: Composer Panel
June 30, 2024
Join us for a pre-concert panel discussion with three Gamper Festival guest composers — Fang Man, Sid Richardson, and Tyler Taylor. Fang, Richardson, and Taylor are alumni of the Festival's composition program. The discussion will start at 6:30 PM, with the concert to follow at 7:30 PM.

Gamper Festival: Composer Panel
June 30, 2024
Join us for a pre-concert panel discussion with three Gamper Festival guest composers — Michael Fiday, Melissa Hui, and Nina Shekhar. Hui, Fiday, and Shekhar are alumni of the Festival's composition program. The discussion will start at 6:30 PM, with the concert to follow at 7:30 PM.

Meet the Composer: Derek Bermel
June 23, 2024
MEET THE COMPOSER: Derek Bermel During this talk, Derek Bermel, Festival composer-in-residence, will discuss his work and creative process. About Derek Bermel Composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel has been internationally recognized for his creativity, theatricality, and virtuosity. Bermel is acclaimed for music that is “intricate, witty, cl ...

Meet the Composer: Amy Williams
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Amy Williams During this talk, Amy Williams will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear her works Cineshape 3 and Switch performed on Wednesday, August 6 at Studzinski Recital Hall Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME ...

Meet the Composer: Anders Hillborg
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Anders Hillborg During this talk, composer Anders Hillborg will discuss his creative process and work Six Pieces for Wind Quintet. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: David Dzubay
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: David Dzubay During this talk, composer David Dzubay will discuss his creative process and work It Is Above That You And I Shall Go. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 12. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Zhou Long
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Zhou Long During this talk, Zhou Long will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his works Illussion and Poems from Tang performed on the July 16 and July 18 subscription series concerts. Join us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center, 239 Maine Street, Brunsw ...

Meet the Composer: Helen Grime
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: Helen Grime During this talk, composer Helen Grime will discuss her creative process and work Luna. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Meet the Composer: Wang Lu
June 2, 2025
MEET THE COMPOSER: WANG LU During this talk, composer Wang Lu will discuss her creative process and work onward, wayward. You can hear this piece performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 10. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online!

Gamper Festival: Composer Panel
June 30, 2024
Join us for a pre-concert panel discussion with three Gamper Festival guest composers — Fang Man, Sid Richardson, and Tyler Taylor. Fang, Richardson, and Taylor are alumni of the Festival's composition program. The discussion will start at 6:30 PM, with the concert to follow at 7:30 PM.

Gamper Festival: Composer Panel
June 30, 2024
Join us for a pre-concert panel discussion with three Gamper Festival guest composers — Michael Fiday, Melissa Hui, and Nina Shekhar. Hui, Fiday, and Shekhar are alumni of the Festival's composition program. The discussion will start at 6:30 PM, with the concert to follow at 7:30 PM.

Meet the Composer: Derek Bermel
June 23, 2024
MEET THE COMPOSER: Derek Bermel During this talk, Derek Bermel, Festival composer-in-residence, will discuss his work and creative process. About Derek Bermel Composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel has been internationally recognized for his creativity, theatricality, and virtuosity. Bermel is acclaimed for music that is “intricate, witty, cl ...

Meet the Composer: Francisco Cortés Álvarez
May 24, 2024
MEET THE COMPOSER: Francisco Cortés Álvarez During this talk, Francisco Cortés Álvarez will discuss his work and creative process. This event is livestream-only, join the conversation online! About Francisco Cortés Álvarez Winner of awards such as the Morton Gould Composition Award (ASCAP) and the Jacob Druckman Orchestral Composition Award, Fr ...