BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Bowdoin Music Festival - ECPv5.10.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Bowdoin Music Festival X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Bowdoin Music Festival BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T120000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260605T185059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T021839Z UID:24583-1785234600-1785240000@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Breaking Barriers with Elinor Freer DESCRIPTION:Breaking Barriers: Music as an Instrument for Rehabilitation and Societal Change \nIn Spring 2026\, five undergraduates from the Eastman School of Music and Assoc. Professor Elinor Freer participated in “Breaking Barriers\,” an innovative project behind the walls of the Monroe County Jail in Rochester\, NY. Join Freer to hear about how incarcerated individuals from the Men’s Rehab Unit used the versatile Hyperscore software program to compose short pieces for string quartet and percussion\, culminating in a final performance of these new compositions for their peers and jail staff. Learn about the effects\, outcomes and future plans for this initiative. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/breaking-barriers-talk/ LOCATION:Beam Classroom\, Visual Arts Center\, 239 Maine Street\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Festival Insights,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/06/Elinor-Talk.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260605T171603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T202117Z UID:24560-1785247200-1785250800@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Day's Ferry Community Concert DESCRIPTION:Day’s Ferry Community Concert \nJoin us in Woolwich for a wonderful afternoon of music featuring talented Festival Young Artists. Community concerts typically feature a variety of classical repertoire and last 45 minutes to 1 hour. \n  \n— PROGRAM — \n\nJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)\nCello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major\, BWV. 1010 \nI. Prelude \nAdam Kremer\, cello\nAdam is sponsored by Richard & Sandra Neiman. \nWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)\nViolin Concerto No. 5 in A Major\, K. 219 \nI. Allegro aperto \nLinke Zhou\, violin • Jingyang Wu\, piano\nJingyang is sponsored by Ed & Whitney Selover. \n\nJOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)\nPiano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor\, Op. 60\, “Werther” \nI. Allegro non troppo \nYen Chiao Wang\, violin • Lana Kim\, viola • Sarah J. Lee\, cello • Mia Safdie\, piano \nANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)\nPiano Quintet No. 2 in A Major\, Op. 81 \nI. Allegro ma non tanto \nSamantha Cheunkarndee\, Jonathan Swank\, violin • Kara Wong\, viola\nCarter Medina\, cello • Rowan Pedraza\, piano URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/days-ferry-concert-2026/ LOCATION:Day’s Ferry Congregational Church\, 50 Old Stage Rd\, Woolwich\, ME\, 04579 CATEGORIES:Concert,Community Concerts,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2017/02/Days-Ferry-church.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T220000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260528T014908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T205024Z UID:24481-1785265200-1785276000@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Young Artists Concert DESCRIPTION:Young Artists Concert \nThis concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. \nFree | Tickets Not Required \n  \n— 7:00 PM — \n\nWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)\nTrio in E-flat Major\, K. 498\, “Kegelstatt” \nI. Andante\nII. Menuetto — Trio\nIII. Rondo. Allegretto \nTaig Egan\, clarinet • Yu-Chen Janet Yang\, viola • Anson Chan\, piano\nThis group is coached by Phillip Ying. Taig is sponsored by Howard & Mary Jane Rosenfield\,\nJanet is sponsored by Tod & Lyn Rodger\, and Anson is sponsored by Dominique van de Stadt\n& Octavio Pajaro. \n\nROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)\nPiano Quintet in E-flat Major\, Op. 44 \nI. Allegro brillante\nIII. Scherzo. Molto vivace \nRyan Char\, Rachel Leigh McClellan\, violin • Torron Pfeffer\, viola\nAbigail Leidy\, cello • Nahyoung Kim\, piano\nThis group is coached by Julian Martin. Ryan is sponsored by Kenneth & Judy Segal\, Rachel\nis sponsored by Barbara Gauditz\, Torron is sponsored by Tony Barrett\, Abigail is sponsored\nby Douglas Collins\, and Nahyoung is sponsored by Ruth & Rupert White. \n\nFRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)\nPiano Quintet in A Major\, Op. 114\, D. 667\, “The Trout” \nI. Allegro vivace \nSunny Shi\, violin • Liam DeRosa\, viola • Elena Kim\, cello\nSaoirse Hurley\, bass • Jordan Manasse\, piano\nThis group is coached by Tracy Rowell. \n\nRICHARD STRAUSS [FRANZ HASENÖHRL] (1864–1949)\nTill Eulenspiegel — Einmal Anders!\, Op. 28 \nKatelyn Waffer Poetker\, clarinet • Abigail Lopez\, bassoon • Oved Rico\, horn\nEdgar Lucena\, violin • Moa Glimberg\, bass\nThis group is coached by Tracy Rowell. Katelyn is sponsored by Susan Lavan\, Abigail is\nsponsored by Debbie Schall\, Oved is sponsored by Kent Mitchell\, and Moa is sponsored by\nCharles Johnson. \n\n— 8:00 PM — \n\nJOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)\nPiano Quintet in F Minor\, Op. 34 \nI. Allegro non troppo \nAedan Lowry\, Omiyo Hossain\, violin • Audrey Swank\, viola\nAlexander Forman\, cello • Benjamin Tran\, piano\nThis group is coached by Jon Nakamatsu. \n\nJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)\nFlute Sonata in B Minor\, BWV 1030 \nI. Adagio\nII. Largo e dolce\nIII. Presto \nLucy Rubin\, flute • Alber Chien\, piano\nLucy is sponsored by Liza & Reid Thompson. \n\nFRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)\nFantasie in C Major\, D. 934 \nZhengnan Wang\, violin • Alber Chien\, piano\nZhengnan is a summer student of Mikhail Kopelman and is sponsored by Jennifer Litchfield. \n  \n— 9:00 PM —\n \n\nMIGUEL DEL ÁGUILA (b. 1957)\nSubmerged\, Op. 108 \nSerene Shiu-Ning Tu\, Eliana Kirkup\, harp\nThis group is coached by June Han. \n\nFRANCIS POULENC (1899–1963)\nSonata for Cello and Piano\, FP 143 \nI. Allegro — Tempo di Marcia\nII. Cavatine \nKahauri Donya Brown-Givens\, cello • Yeseul Kim\, piano\nKahauri is a summer student of Paul Katz and is sponsored by Marta & Robert Frank. Yeseul\nis a summer student of Pei-Shan Lee and is sponsored by Jeannette Walker. \n\nSERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873–1943)\nSonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor\, Op. 19 \nI. Lento — Allegro moderato \nFinn Luyten\, cello • Michelle Qiu\, piano\nFinn is a summer student of Daniel McDonough. Michelle is a summer student of Pei-Shan\nLee and is a recipient of the Richard & Maryan F. Chapin Scholarship. \n\nSERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891–1953)\nViolin Concerto No. 1 in D Major\, Op. 19 \nI. Andantino \nSophie Ng\, violin • Yeseul Kim\, piano\nSophie is a summer student of Sergiu Schwartz. Yeseul is a summer student of Pei-Shan\nLee and is sponsored by Jeannette Walker. \n\nGEORGE ENESCU (1881–1955)\nKonzertstück for Viola and Piano \nAngelina Sievers\, viola • Irene Huang\, piano\nAngelina is a summer student of Phillip Ying. Irene is a summer student of Pei-Shan Lee\nand is sponsored by Barbara & John Norton. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/young-artists-concert-72826/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2023/02/2023-YAS10.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260605T171838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T142330Z UID:24562-1785333600-1785337200@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Bath Library Community Concert DESCRIPTION:Bath Patten Free Library Community Concert \nJoin us for a wonderful afternoon of music at the Bath Patten Free Library featuring talented Festival Young Artists. Community Concerts typically feature a variety of classical repertoire and last 45 minutes to 1 hour. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/bath-library-concert-2026/ LOCATION:Bath Patten Free Library\, 33 Summer Street\, Bath\, ME\, 04530\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Community Concerts,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2025/06/Bath-Library.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T210000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260130T031909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T142440Z UID:24003-1785353400-1785358800@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Beethoven\, Hesketh\, & Glinka DESCRIPTION:Beethoven\, Hesketh\, & Glinka \nLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)\nPiano Trio No. 5 in D Major\, Op. 70\, No. 1\, “Ghost” \nSergiu Schwartz\, violin • Daniel McDonough\, cello • Tao Lin\, piano \nKENNETH HESKETH (b. 1968)\nTwo Epitaphia \nJeffrey Zeigler\, cello \nMIKHAIL GLINKA (1804–1857)\nGrand Sextet in E-flat Major \nMikhail Kopelman\, YooJin Jang\, violin • Phillip Ying\, viola • Keiko Ying\, cello • Tracy Rowell\, bass • Tao Lin\, piano URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/07-29-2026/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Ticketed Events,Wednesdays,Livestream ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/01/July-29-2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T113000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260527T024546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T143409Z UID:24400-1785405600-1785411000@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Meet the Composer: Ken Hesketh DESCRIPTION:MEET THE COMPOSER: Ken Hesketh \nDuring this talk\, Ken Hesketh will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his works Two Epitaphia and Time’s Music Box performed on the Wednesday\, July 29 and Friday\, July 31 subscription series concerts at Studzinski Recital Hall. \nJoin us in the Beam Classroom for this conversation. (The Beam Classroom is located in the Visual Arts Center\, 239 Maine Street\, Brunswick\, ME 04011) \n— \nKenneth Hesketh has been described as “one of the UK’s most vibrant voices\, having a brand of modernism that reveals true love for sound itself” (International Piano) and as “a composer who both has something to say and the means to say it” (Tempo magazine). Hesketh has received numerous national and international commissions and has worked with leading ensembles and orchestras in the USA\, Far East and Europe. He is a professor of composition and orchestration at the Royal College of Music\, honorary professor at Liverpool University and active as a guest lecturer. \nHe has received numerous national and international commissions\, including the Fromm Foundation at Harvard University\, a Faber Millennium Commission for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group premiered under Sir Simon Rattle\, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko\, the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Vasilly Sinaisky\, Hans Werner Henze and the Endymion Ensemble (in honour of Henze’s 75th birthday)\, the Munich Biennale\, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra\, the Michael Vyner Trust for the London Sinfonietta\, the Göttinger Symphonie Orchester\, The Opera Group\, Britten Sinfonia\, ensemble Psappha and Kissinger Sommer Internationales Musikfestival. Between 2007 to 2009 Hesketh was Composer in the House (Royal Philharmonic Society/ PRS Foundation scheme) with the RLPO. He has been represented at festivals from London (Proms) to the USA (Tanglewood/Bowdoin) to China (Beijing Modern Music Festival). In 2017 Hesketh’s ‘In Ictu Oculi’ for wind orchestra won the ‘Wind Band or Brass Band’ category of the 2017 British Composer Awards. The panel described the winning piece “as a mature and highly imaginative work that gives the listener an ever more rewarding experience. The writing for instruments show complete mastery of the medium with continually evolving and evocative textures.” \nHis work has been recorded by BIS\, NMC\, London Sinfonietta\, Psappha and Prima Facie labels; the first NMC recording (titled Wunderkammer(konzert) and released in 2013) was devoted to large ensemble and orchestral works. A disc of Hesketh’s piano music performed by pianist Clare Hammond was released by BIS in 2016; in the same year the Prima Facie label released a chamber music disc performed by the Continuum Ensemble. All discs were released to critical acclaim. \nHesketh’s natural flair for the theatrical has led to work for the stage. His dance work\, Forms entangled\, shapes collided\, commissioned by ensemble Psappha and Phoenix Dance Theatre\, through the support of The Royal Philharmonic Society Drummond Fund\, toured nationally throughout 2013 with final performances in the Royal Opera House’s Lindbury Theatre. His interest in the bizarre and eerie on celluloid has led to three scores for the medium\, including ‘a darting\, phantastical score’ (The Telegraph) for ‘Hände’\, premiered by pianist Clare Hammond. A score for the film ‘Ein Lichtspiel\, Schwarz-weiss-grau’ (1930) by the Hungarian László Moholy-Nagy was deemed “a refreshingly unique\, novel and hugely intelligent approach to the mechanical in music” (Classicalsource.com) whilst his score for Theatre of Attractions “inhabits a more darkly-hued sound-world. Obsessive rhythms are combined with immense elemental energy that spills over into unbridled aggression and a manic sense of propulsion.” (Musicweb-international). \n“Hesketh’s music is beautiful\, complex and restless … His response to musical form is particularly remarkable … The colorful orchestration and palpable verve in the individual gestures and large-scale construction make me want to return to them again and again.” American Record Guide URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/meet-the-composer-hesketh/ LOCATION:Beam Classroom\, Visual Arts Center\, 239 Maine Street\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Free Events,Meet the Composer,New Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/05/MTC-Hesketh.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T110000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260605T172202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T144613Z UID:24564-1785405600-1785409200@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Children's Museum Community Concert (Family Series) DESCRIPTION:Children’s Museum & Theatre Community Concert \nJoin us at the Children’s Museum & Theatre in Portland! Festival Young Artists will provide family-friendly instrument demonstrations and ensembles featuring string and woodwind players will perform classical repertoire. \nThis concert is part of our Family Series. Children of all ages encouraged. \nFree Concert with Museum Admission URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/childrens-museum-2026/ LOCATION:Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine\, 250 Thompsons Point Rd\, Portland\, ME\, 04102 CATEGORIES:Concert,Community Concerts,Free Events,Family Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2023/06/20210506_114158.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T220000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260526T193722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T132112Z UID:24384-1785438000-1785448800@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Museum Tour & Composers Concert DESCRIPTION:Museum Tour & Composers Concert \nTonight’s concert features student compositions inspired by works of art at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Please join us for a tour of the works in the Museum before the concert. \n7:00 PM: Bowdoin College Museum of Art Tour\n8:00 PM: Concert in Studzinski Recital Hall \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/composers-concert-july30/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events,Music at the Museum,New Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2025/05/YAS-2025-19.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260606T154651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260606T154651Z UID:24596-1785502800-1785510000@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Frank Huang Masterclass DESCRIPTION:FRANK HUANG VIOLIN Masterclass \nMasterclasses give the audience a first-hand look into the teaching and learning process that goes into creating music. Honing technical craft\, understanding the nuances of musical language\, and finding personal meaning in music are all part of a great masterclass. \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/frank-huang-masterclass-2026/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Festival Insights,Livestream,Free Events,Masterclasses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/06/Frank-Huang-MC.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260605T160530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T144721Z UID:24537-1785506400-1785510000@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Thornton Oaks Community Concert DESCRIPTION:Thornton Oaks Community Concert \nJoin us for a wonderful afternoon of music at Thornton Oaks featuring talented Festival Young Artists. Community Concerts typically feature a variety of classical repertoire and last 45 minutes to 1 hour. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/thornton-oaks-concert-073126/ LOCATION:Thornton Oaks\, 25 Thornton Way\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Community Concerts,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2025/06/Thornton-Oaks.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T210000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260130T032017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T141313Z UID:24005-1785526200-1785531600@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Bloch\, Hesketh\, & Schubert DESCRIPTION:Bloch\, Hesketh\, & Schubert \nThis concert is generously sponsored by Chuck & Dena Verrill. \nERNEST BLOCH (1880–1959)\nBaal Shem Suite\nSergiu Schwartz\, violin • Tao Lin\, piano \nKENNETH HESKETH (b. 1968)\nTime’s Music Box \nLucy Rubin\, flute • Taig Egan\, clarinet • Oved Rico\, horn • Kitty Amaral\, violin • Jeehye Lee\, cello • Max Hammond\, piano • Luke Rinderknecht\, percussion \nFRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)\nPiano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major\, Op. 99\, D. 898\nRobin Scott\, violin • Ahrim Kim\, cello • HieYon Choi\, piano URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/07-31-2026/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Ticketed Events,Fridays,Livestream ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/01/July-31-2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T110000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260605T173618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260726T144918Z UID:24566-1785578400-1785582000@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Curtis Library Community Concert (Family Series) DESCRIPTION:Curtis Library Community Concert \nJoin us at Curtis Library for a wonderful morning of music featuring talented Festival Young Artists. Community Concerts typically feature a variety of classical repertoire and last 45 minutes to 1 hour. \nThis concert is part of our Family Series. Children of all ages encouraged. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/curtis-library-concert-080126/ LOCATION:Curtis Memorial Library\, 23 Pleasant St\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Community Concerts,Free Events,Family Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/06/Curtis-Library-CC3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T170000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260528T015143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T015717Z UID:24483-1785589200-1785603600@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Young Artists Concert DESCRIPTION:Young Artists Concert \nThis concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/young-artists-concert-8126/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/05/YAS-9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T180000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260706T141356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T144933Z UID:24694-1785600000-1785607200@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Leadership Reception DESCRIPTION:Leadership Thank-you REception \nYou are cordially invited to our 2026 Leadership Thank-You Reception\, in appreciation for your continued support and dedication to the Festival. \nThis is a private\, invite-only event.  \nSaturday\, August 1\, 4:00–6:00 PM\nSmith Center\, Wolfe’s Neck\n180 Burnett Road\, Freeport\, ME 04032\n(off Lower Flying Point Road\, 1 mile down Burnett Road) \nRSVP by July 20 \n  \n\nReception RSVP\n\n\n \n First Name*Last Name*Email*\n \n How many attendees?*\n \n \n 1 (myself)\n \n \n \n 2 (myself and a "plus one")\n Guest First NameGuest Last NameAnything else you would like us to know? URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/leadership-reception-2026/ LOCATION:Smith Center\, Wolfe’s Neck\, 180 Burnett Road\, Freeport\, ME\, 04032 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/07/Leadership-Reception.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T220000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260528T020130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T020130Z UID:24486-1785610800-1785621600@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Young Artists Concert DESCRIPTION:Young Artists Concert \nThis concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/young-artists-concert-080126/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/05/YAS-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T153000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260130T032419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T222136Z UID:24007-1785679200-1785684600@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Frank Huang & Friends DESCRIPTION:Frank Huang & Friends \nFeaturing New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Frank Huang collaborating with Festival faculty. \nCAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)\nIntroduction and Rondo Capriccioso\, Op. 28\nFrank Huang\, violin • Pei-Shan Lee\, piano \nLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)\nSonata for Piano and Violin No. 9 in A Major\, Op. 47\, “Kreutzer”\nFrank Huang\, violin • Pei-Shan Lee\, piano \nANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)\nPiano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major\, Op. 87\nFrank Huang\, violin • Phillip Ying\, viola • David Ying\, cello • HieYon Choi\, piano \n— \nFrank Huang \nFrank Huang joined the New York Philharmonic as Concertmaster\, The Charles E. Culpeper Chair\, in September 2015. The First Prize Winner of the 2003 Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s Violin Competition and the 2000 Hannover International Violin Competition\, he has established a major career as a violin virtuoso. Since performing with the Houston Symphony in a nationally broadcast concert at the age of 11 he has appeared with orchestras throughout the world including The Cleveland Orchestra\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra\, Indianapolis Symphony\, NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Hannover\, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra\, and the Genoa Orchestra. He has also performed on NPR’s Performance Today\, ABC’s Good Morning America\, and CNN’s American Morning with Paula Zahn. He has performed at Wigmore Hall (in London)\, Salle Cortot (Paris)\, Kennedy Center (Washington\, DC)\, and Herbst Theatre (San Francisco)\, as well as a second recital in Alice Tully Hall (New York)\, which featured the World Premiere of Donald Martino’s Sonata for Solo Violin. Following more than 25 additional solo appearances with the Orchestra\, in May 2022 he performs Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5\, Turkish\, conducted by then Music Director Jaap van Zweden. \n\n\nHuang has had great success in competitions since the age of 15 and received top prizes in the Premio Paganini International Violin Competition and the Indianapolis International Violin Competition. Other honors include Gold Medal Awards in the Kingsville\, Irving M. Klein\, and D’Angelo international competitions. His first commercial recording — featuring fantasies by Schubert\, Ernst\, Schoenberg\, and Waxman — was released on Naxos in 2003. \nIn addition to his solo career\, Frank Huang is deeply committed to chamber music. He is a member of the New York Philharmonic String Quartet\, established in the 2016–17 season\, and has performed at the Marlboro Music Festival\, Ravinia’s Steans Institute\, Seattle Chamber Music Festival\, and Caramoor. He frequently participates in Musicians from Marlboro’s tours\, and was selected by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to be a member of the prestigious CMS Two program. Before joining the Houston Symphony as concertmaster in 2010\, he served as first violinist of the Grammy Award–winning Ying Quartet and was a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music. \nFrank Huang was born in Beijing\, China. At the age of seven he moved to Houston\, Texas\, where he began violin lessons with his mother. He commenced study with Fredell Lack at the University of Houston and at 16 he enrolled in the pre-college program at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) where he studied with Donald Weilerstein. He continued studies with Weilerstein in college and earned his bachelor of music degree from CIM in 2002. He subsequently attended The Juilliard School in New York City\, studying violin with Robert Mann. He is an alumnus of the Music Academy of the West. He served on the faculties of The Shepherd School of Music at Rice and the University of Houston\, and currently serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/frank-huang-friends/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Ticketed Events,Livestream,Sundays ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/01/Frank-Huang-V2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T220000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260528T020116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T020116Z UID:24488-1785697200-1785708000@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Young Artists Concert DESCRIPTION:Young Artists Concert \nThis concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/young-artists-concert-8226/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2023/02/2023-YAS6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T210000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260130T032707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T104806Z UID:24010-1785785400-1785790800@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Jupiter String Quartet DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT — JOIN THE WAITLIST \n\n\n \n First Name*Last Name*Phone*Email*\n \n Number of Tickets*1234Mobility Considerations*\n \n \n No Mobility Considerations\n \n \n \n Space for a Wheel Chair\n \n \n \n Unable to Use Stairs\n Seat Availability Preference*\n \n \n Seat us separately\n \n \n \n Seat us together\n Please indicate whether you would prefer to wait until the necessary number of seats become available together. Notes for Box Office\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  \nJupiter String Quartet \nJupiter String Quartet\nMélanie Clapiès\, Meg Freivogel\, violin • Liz Freivogel\, viola • Daniel McDonough\, cello \nFRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)\nString Quartet in C Major\, Op. 33\, No. 3\, Hob. III:39\, “Bird”    \nCLARICE ASSAD (b. 1978)\nCanções da America  \nJOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)\nString Quartet No. 2 in A Minor\, Op. 51\, No. 2  \n— \nThe Jupiter String Quartet is a particularly intimate group\, consisting of violinists Mélanie Clapiès and Meg Freivogel\, violist Liz Freivogel (Meg’s older sister)\, and cellist Daniel McDonough (Meg’s husband\, Liz’s brother-in-law). Founded in 2001\, the ensemble is firmly established as an important voice in the world of chamber music\, and exudes an energy that is at once friendly\, knowledgeable\, and adventurous. The New Yorker states\, “The Jupiter String Quartet\, an ensemble of eloquent intensity\, has matured into one of the mainstays of the American chamber-music scene.” \nThe quartet has performed across the United States\, Canada\, Europe\, Asia\, and the Americas in some of the world’s finest halls\, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center\, London’s Wigmore Hall\, Boston’s Jordan Hall\, Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes\, Washington\, D.C.’s Kennedy Center and Library of Congress\, Austria’s Esterhazy Palace\, and Seoul’s Sejong Chamber Hall. Their major music festival appearances include the Aspen Music Festival and School\, Bowdoin International Music Festival\, Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival\, Rockport Music Festival\, the Banff Centre\, Taos School of Music Summer Festival\, Virginia Arts Festival\, Music at Menlo\, Maverick Concerts\, Caramoor International Music Festival\, Lanaudiere Festival\, West Cork (Ireland) Chamber Music Festival\, Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival\, Skaneateles Festival\, Madeline Island Music Festival\, Yellow Barn Festival\, Encore Chamber Music Festival\, the inaugural Chamber Music Athens\, and the Seoul Spring Festival\, among others. \nTheir chamber music honors and awards include the grand prizes in the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2004. In 2005\, they won the Young Concert Artists International auditions in New York City\, which quickly led to a busy touring schedule. They received the Cleveland Quartet Award from Chamber Music America in 2007\, followed by an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2008. From 2007-2010\, they were in residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Two and\, in 2009\, they received a grant from the Fromm Foundation to commission a new quartet from Dan Visconti for a CMSLC performance at Alice Tully Hall. In 2012\, the Jupiter Quartet members were appointed as artists-in-residence and faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, where they continue to perform regularly in the beautiful Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, maintain private studios\, and direct the chamber music program. \nThe Jupiter String Quartet feels a strong connection to the core string quartet repertoire; they have presented the complete Bartok string quartets at the University of Illinois and the complete cycle of Beethoven string quartets at the Aspen Music Festival and School\, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Lanaudiere Festival in Quebec. Also deeply committed to new music\, they have commissioned string quartets from Nathan Shields\, Stephen Andrew Taylor\, Michi Wiancko\, Syd Hodkinson\, Hannah Lash\, Dan Visconti\, and Kati Agócs; a quintet with baritone voice by Mark Adamo; and a piano quintet by Pierre Jalbert. They are also part of a commission for chamber choir and string quartet\, with music by Su Lian Tan and words by Robin Wall Kimmerer. \nThe Jupiters place a strong emphasis on developing relationships with future audiences through educational performances in schools and other community centers. They believe that\, because of the intensity of its interplay and communication\, chamber music is one of the most effective ways of spreading an enthusiasm for “classical” music to new audiences. The quartet has also held numerous masterclasses for young musicians\, including most recently at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music\, Cleveland Institute of Music\, Northwestern University\, Eastman School of Music\, the Aspen Music Festival\, Encore Chamber Festival\, Madeline Island Music Festival\, and Peabody Conservatory. \nThe quartet’s latest album is a collaboration with the Jasper String Quartet (Marquis Classics\, 2021)\, produced by Grammy-winner Judith Sherman. This collaborative album features the world premiere recording of Dan Visconti’s Eternal Breath\, Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat\, Op. 20\, and Osvaldo Golijov’s Last Round. The Arts Fuse acclaimed\, “This joint album from the Jupiter String Quartet and Jasper String Quartet is striking for its backstory but really memorable for its smart program and fine execution.” The quartet’s discography also includes numerous recordings on labels including Azica Records and Deutsche Grammophon. In fall 2024\, the Jupiter Quartet recorded their next album with Judith Sherman\, featuring the world premiere recordings of Michi Wiancko’s To Unpathed Waters\, Undreamed Shores\, Stephen Taylor’s Chaconne/Labyrinth\, and Kati Agócs’s Imprimatur\, which were all composed for the Jupiters. \nRecent and upcoming highlights include residencies at Taos School of Music Summer Festival\, San Francisco Conservatory of Music\, the Adam Chamber Music Festival in New Zealand\, and the University of Idaho\, as well as performances presented by the Library of Congress\, the University of Florida Performing Arts\, Bay Chamber Concerts\, Calgary Pro Musica\, San Antonio Chamber Music Society\, Buffalo Chamber Music Society\, and many more. As artists-in-residence at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana\, they also perform a series of concerts at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. \nThe quartet chose its name because Jupiter was the most prominent planet in the night sky at the time of its formation and the astrological symbol for Jupiter resembles the number four. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/jupiter-string-quartet-2026/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Ticketed Events,Mondays,Livestream ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/01/Jupiter-Quartet.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T180000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260528T020517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T020517Z UID:24491-1785848400-1785866400@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Young Artists Concert DESCRIPTION:Young Artists Concert \nThis concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/young-artists-concert-8426/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2025/05/YAS-2025-110.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260605T174538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T174538Z UID:24573-1785852000-1785855600@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Piper Shores Community Concert DESCRIPTION:Join us for a wonderful afternoon of music at Piper Shores featuring talented Festival Young Artists. Community Concerts typically feature a variety of classical repertoire and last 45 minutes to 1 hour. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/piper-shores-concert-080426/ LOCATION:Piper Shores\, 15 Piper Rd.\, Scarborough\, 04074 CATEGORIES:Concert,Community Concerts,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/06/Piper-Shores-CC2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T220000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260528T020705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T020705Z UID:24493-1785870000-1785880800@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Young Artists Concert DESCRIPTION:Young Artists Concert \nThis concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/young-artists-concert-080426/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2022/05/YAS-Photo6-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T120000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260527T030541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T030541Z UID:24413-1785927600-1785931200@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Meet the Composer: Katherine Balch DESCRIPTION:MEET THE COMPOSER: Katherine Balch \nDuring this talk\, composer Katherine Balch will discuss her work and creative process. You can hear her piece musica spolia performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday\, July 9. \nThis event is livestream-only; join the conversation online! URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/meet-the-composer-balch/ LOCATION:Online from Brunswick\, 12 Campus Rd S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Free Events,Meet the Composer,New Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/05/MTC-Balch.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260605T180211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T135039Z UID:24576-1785938400-1785942000@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Arctic Museum Community Concert DESCRIPTION:Arctic Museum Community Concert \nJoin us for a wonderful afternoon of music at Bowdoin’s Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum featuring talented Festival Young Artists. Community Concerts typically feature a variety of classical repertoire and last about 45 minutes. \nThis concert has reached capacity. Please submit the form below to be added to our waitlist.\nFree | Reservation Required (limit to 2 per household) \n\n \n First Name*Last Name*Phone*Email*\n \n Number of Seats*12There is limited seating and a maximum of two seats per household. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/arctic-museum-2026/ LOCATION:Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum\, 10 Polar Loop\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Community Concerts,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/06/Arctic-Museum-CC.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T210000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260130T033028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260725T172721Z UID:24014-1785958200-1785963600@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Bach\, Beethoven\, & Mendelssohn DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT — JOIN THE WAITLIST \n\n\n \n First Name*Last Name*Phone*Email*\n \n Number of Tickets*1234Mobility Considerations*\n \n \n No Mobility Considerations\n \n \n \n Space for a Wheel Chair\n \n \n \n Unable to Use Stairs\n Seat Availability Preference*\n \n \n Seat us separately\n \n \n \n Seat us together\n Please indicate whether you would prefer to wait until the necessary number of seats become available together. Notes for Box Office\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  \nBach\, Beethoven & Mendelssohn \nJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)\nSonata in G Minor\, BWV 1020\nToyin Spellman-Diaz\, oboe • June Han\, harp  \nLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)\nSonata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in C Minor\, Op. 30\, No. 2\nYooJin Jang\, violin • Pei-Shan Lee\, piano \nFELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847)\nString Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major\, Op. 87\nIan Swensen\, Mélanie Clapiès\, violin • Che-Yen Chen\, Liz Freivogel\, viola • Daniel McDonough\, cello URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/08-05-2026/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Ticketed Events,Wednesdays,Livestream ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2026/01/August-5-2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T180000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260528T021821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T021821Z UID:24495-1786021200-1786039200@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Young Artists Concert DESCRIPTION:Young Artists Concert \nThis concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/young-artists-concert-8626/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2022/05/YAS-Photo7-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T150000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260605T181230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T181230Z UID:24580-1786024800-1786028400@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Thornton Hall Community Concert DESCRIPTION:Join us for a wonderful afternoon of music at Thornton Hall featuring talented Festival Young Artists. Community Concerts typically feature a variety of classical repertoire and last 45 minutes to 1 hour. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/thornton-hall-concert-2026/ LOCATION:Thornton Hall\, Community Room at the Senior Health Center\, 56 Baribeau Drive\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Community Concerts,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2023/02/2023-YAS9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T220000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260528T022046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T022046Z UID:24497-1786042800-1786053600@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Young Artists Concert DESCRIPTION:Young Artists Concert \nThis concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/young-artists-concert-080626/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2025/05/YAS-2025-12.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T170000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260528T022258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T022258Z UID:24499-1786107600-1786122000@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Young Artists Concert DESCRIPTION:Young Artists Concert \nThis concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. \nFree | Tickets Not Required URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/young-artists-concert-2/ LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Young Artists Series,Livestream,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2023/02/2023-YAS12.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T210000 DTSTAMP:20260728T081240 CREATED:20260130T033334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T155411Z UID:24016-1786131000-1786136400@www.bowdoinfestival.org SUMMARY:Jon Nakamatsu Plays Rachmaninoff DESCRIPTION:JON nakamatsu Plays Rachmaninoff \nJon Nakamatsu’s Festival residency is generously sponsored by Elliot Rosen and Sharon Cohen. \nLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)\nPiano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major\, Op. 70\, No. 2\nIan Swensen\, violin • David Ying\, cello • Pei-Shan Lee\, piano\n \nSERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873–1943)\nPiano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor\, Op. 30\nJon Nakamatsu\, piano • Peter Bay\, conductor • Festival Orchestra \n— \nNow in his third decade of touring worldwide\, American pianist Jon Nakamatsu continues to draw critical and public acclaim for his intensity\, elegance and electrifying solo\, concerto and chamber music performances. Catapulted to international attention in 1997 as the Gold Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—the only American to achieve this distinction since 1981—Mr. Nakamatsu subsequently developed a multi-faceted career that encompasses recording\, education\, arts administration and public speaking in addition to his vast concert schedule. \nMr. Nakamatsu has been guest soloist with over 150 orchestras worldwide\, including those of Baltimore\, Berlin\, Boston\, Cincinnati\, Dallas\, Detroit\, Florence\, Los Angeles\, Milan\, San Francisco\, Seattle\, Tokyo and Vancouver. He has worked with such esteemed conductors as Marin Alsop\, Sergiu Comissiona\, James Conlon\, Philippe Entremont\, Hans Graf\, Marek Janowski\, Raymond Leppard\, Gerard Schwarz\, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski\, Michael Tilson Thomas and Osmo Vänskä. \nAs a recitalist\, Mr. Nakamatsu has appeared in New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center\, Washington DC’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\, the Musée d’Orsay and the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and in major centers such as Boston\, Chicago\, Houston\, London\, Milan\, Munich\, Prague\, Singapore\, Tokyo\, Warsaw and Zurich. In Beijing he has been heard at the Theater of the Forbidden City\, the Great Hall of the People\, China Conservatory\, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts. His numerous summer engagements included appearances at the Aspen\, Tanglewood\, Ravinia\, Caramoor\, Vail\, Wolftrap\, Colorado\, Brevard\, Britt\, Colorado College\, Evian\, Interlochen\, Klavierfestival Ruhr\, Santa Fe and Sun Valley festivals\, and annual extended residency at the Bowdoin Festival in Maine. \nWith clarinetist Jon Manasse\, Mr. Nakamatsu tours as a member of the Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo. Following its Boston debut in 2004\, the Duo released its first CD for harmonia mundi usa (Brahms Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano) which received the highest praise from The New York Times Classical Music Editor James Oestreich\, who named it among the “Best of the Year” for 2008.  A frequent chamber musician\, Mr. Nakamatsu has collaborated repeatedly with ensembles such as the Emerson\, Escher\, Jupiter\, Miró\, Modigliani\, Prazak\, St. Lawrence\, Tokyo and Ying string quartets\, the Imani Winds and the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet with whom he made multiple tours beginning in 2000. \nMr. Nakamatsu’s 13 CDs recorded for harmonia mundi usa have garnered extraordinary critical praise. An all-Gershwin recording with Jeff Tyzik and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F remained in the top echelons of Billboard’s classical charts for over six months. Other acclaimed discs include the recording premiere of Lukas Foss’ first Piano Concerto with Carl St. Clair and the Pacific Symphony\, the Brahms Piano Quintet with the Tokyo String Quartet in the quartet’s final recording as an ensemble\, and a solo recording including Robert Schumann’s Second Piano Sonata whose YouTube posting has garnered over 600K hits. \nMr. Nakamatsu has been profiled extensively in print\, radio\, television and online. He has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning\, in Readers Digest magazine and recently on Live from Here! with Chris Thile. In 1999\, Mr. Nakamatsu performed at the White House at the special invitation of President and Mrs. Clinton. He has also performed for the United States Mayor’s Convention in San Francisco and in 2001 was the featured guest artist during the opening and dedication of the Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II in Washington DC. \nA former high school teacher of German with no formal conservatory training\, Mr. Nakamatsu studied privately with Marina Derryberry for over 20 years beginning at the age of six; worked with Karl Ulrich Schnabel since the age of 9; and trained for 10 years in composition\, theory and orchestration with Dr. Leonard Stein of the University of Southern California’s Schoenberg Institute. Mr. Nakamatsu holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University in German Studies and secondary education. In 2015\, he joined the piano faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and in 2023 the Department of Music at Stanford University. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife Kathy and young son Gavin. URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/jon-nakamatsu-plays-rachmaninoff/ LOCATION:Crooker Theater\, 116 Maquoit Rd\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011 CATEGORIES:Concert,Ticketed Events,Fridays ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/contents/media/2024/05/Jon-Masterclass.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR