Free
Music at the Museum In collaboration with the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Festival will present artists in the Boyd Gallery. Program and artists to be announced. This concert has reached capacity. Please submit the form below to be added to our waitlist. Free | Reservation Required (limit to 2 per household)
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Jul
02
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
Bowdoin College Museum of Art,
245 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
MEET THE COMPOSER: Elizabeth Ogonek During this talk, Elizabeth Ogonek will discuss her work and creative process. You can hear her works Running at Still Life and Falling Up performed on the Wednesday, July 1 and Friday, July 3 subscription series concerts 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 04011)
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Jul
02
1:00 pm -
2:30 pm
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center,
239 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Free | Tickets Not Required FRANZ STRAUSS Nocturno, Op. 7 Oved Rico, horn • Jingyang Wu, piano Oved is sponsored by Kent Mitchell. Jingyang is a student of Anne Epperson and is sponsored by Ed & Whitney Selover. FERNANDO ARROYO LASCURAIN Novel Voices I. Stories and Dreams II. Dance of Uncertainty III. Call and Prayer Syara Robert, viola • Irene Huang, piano Syara is a summer…
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Jul
02
7:00 pm -
8:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
Wiancko, Ogonek, Schulhoff, & Smetana PAUL WIANCKO (b. 1983) Toy Bricks Renée Jolles, violin • Abigail Leidy, David Ying, cello • Anthony Manzo, bass ELIZABETH OGONEK (b. 1989) Falling Up Ben Smith, flute • Corinne Foley, English horn • Katelyn Waffer Poetker, clarinet • Zhengnan Wang, violin • Claire Eurim Kim, cello ERWIN SCHULHOFF (1894 - 1942) Duo for Violin and Cello Robin Scott, violin • Amir Eldan, cello BEDŘICH SMETANA (1824–1884) Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15 Ayano…
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Jul
03
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Guinea Pigs in Bow Ties This special evening features works written within 48 hours prior to the concert start time. Exactly two days before, student composers randomly draw performer names and instruments out of a hat. Using the resulting instrumentation, composers are tasked with immediately writing a new piece of music for “guinea pig” musicians. Audience members will be treated to fresh and experimental music created specifically for this event. Free | Tickets Not Required
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Jul
04
9:00 pm -
10:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
STUDENT-SPONSOR BRUNCH We are pleased to hold a special brunch for students and their sponsors! This is a private event — learn more about sponsoring a student.
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Jul
05
10:30 am -
12:00 pm
The Brunswick Hotel,
4 Noble Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. Free | Tickets Not Required PROGRAM — 7:00 PM — MAURICE RAVEL Introduction et Allegro, M.46 Ben Smith, flute • Taig Egan, clarinet • Jonathan Swank, Erica Lin, violin • Sabine Stern, viola • Kahauri Donya Brown-Givens, cello • Emily Howard-McLain, harp This group is coached by June Han. Ben is sponsored by Margy Burroughs, Taig is…
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Jul
05
7:00 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
sOLD OUT — JOIN THE WAITLIST Lysander Piano Trio Lysander Piano Trio Itamar Zorman, violin • James Kim, cello • Liza Stepanova, piano ENRIQUE GRANADOS (1867–1916) Intermezzo from “Goyescas” FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809) Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 82, No. 2, Hob. XV:25, “Rondo all’Ongarese” JENNIFER HIGDON (b. 1962) Color Through ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874–1951) Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 — Program Notes ENRIQUE GRANADOS Intermezzo from “Goyescas” The artist Francisco Goya loved to paint the majos and majas of…
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Jul
06
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Lysander Piano Trio Masterclass Masterclasses 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. Free | Tickets Not Required ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856) Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63 I. Mit Energie und Leidenschaft Keitaku Iwata, violin • Haley Rasmussen, cello • Xiaoyu Tang, piano This group…
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Jul
07
10:00 am -
12:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. Free | Tickets Not Required — 7:00 PM — ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856) Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 I. Zart und mit Ausdruck II. Lebhaft, leicht III. Rasch und mit Feuer Taig Egan, clarinet • Alber Chien, piano Taig is sponsored by Howard & Mary Jane Rosenfield. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750) Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV…
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Jul
07
7:00 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
MEET THE COMPOSER: Chinary Ung During this talk, composer Chinary Ung will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his piece Spiral VI performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 11. This event is via a Zoom Webinar; we hope you will join the conversation online! About Chinary Ung Chinary Ung is often associated with that group of Asian-born composers whose music incorporates aspects of eastern musical characteristics into a…
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Jul
08
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
Online from Brunswick,
12 Campus Rd S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
Ludwig, Penderecki, Mahler, & Franck DAVID LUDWIG (b. 1974) Canzoniere Linda Chesis, flute • Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI (1933–2020) Duo Concertante for Violin and Bass Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Anthony Manzo, bass GUSTAV MAHLER (1860–1911) Piano Quartet in A Minor Renée Jolles, violin • Melissa Reardon, viola • Ahrim Kim, cello • Tao Lin, piano CÉSAR FRANCK (1822–1890) Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major Robin Scott, violin…
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Jul
08
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
MEET THE COMPOSER: KURT ROHDE During this talk, composer Kurt Rohde will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his piece Six Character Pieces performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 9. About Kurt Rohde Musician Kurt Rohde is a native of the Hudson Valley and now lives in San Francisco on unceded Ramaytush Ohlone land with spouse Tim and dog Hendrix. Kurt is the founding Artistic Director and violist…
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Jul
09
4:00 pm -
5:00 pm
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center,
239 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Gamper: Character Pieces Part of the Festival’s mission is to promote the vibrancy and bright future of chamber music, and this is reflected in our commitment to promoting and producing new music. During the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, we devote a long weekend to focus on the music of living composers performed by faculty and our fellowship students. Free | Tickets Not Required FELIPE LARA (b. 1979) Tutti Lucy Rubin, flute • Taig Egan, clarinet • Ryan Char, violin •…
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Jul
09
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Ensemble Dal Niente Composition Reading Ensemble Dal Niente premieres works written by this year’s cohort of Festival composition students during this open reading. Free | Tickets Not Required
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Jul
10
1:00 pm -
3:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Documentary: Message from Mungo Lake Mungo is an ancient Pleistocene lake-bed in south-western New South Wales, and is one of the world’s richest archaeological sites. The film focuses on the interface between the scientists on one hand, and, on the other, the Indigenous communities who identify with the land and with the human remains revealed at the site. This interface has often been deeply troubled and contentious, but within the conflict and its gradual resolution lies a moving story of…
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Jul
10
4:00 pm -
5:30 pm
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center,
239 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
Pinto Correia, Elgar, & Fauré ANDREIA PINTO CORREIA (b. 1971) Pleistocene Landscapes Jeffrey Zeigler, cello EDWARD ELGAR (1857–1934) Sonata for Violin and Piano in E Minor, Op. 82 Ani Schnarch, violin • Tao Lin, piano GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845–1924) Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45 Itamar Zorman, violin • Maiya Papach, viola • Ahrim Kim, cello • Soyeon Kate Lee, piano — Program Notes ANDREIA PINTO CORREIA Pleistocene Landscapes (2018, Cello Version 2026) Originally written for solo…
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Jul
10
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. Free | Tickets Not Required — 2:00 PM — FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847) Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49 I. Molto allegro agitato Pavlo Kyryliuk, violin • Finn Luyten, cello • Aidan Purtell, piano This group is coached by Ahrim Kim. Pavlo is sponsored by Jim Morgan. CLARA WIECK SCHUMANN (1819–1896) Piano Trio in…
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Jul
11
2:00 pm -
5:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Gamper: Shapes in Sound Part of the Festival’s mission is to promote the vibrancy and bright future of chamber music, and this is reflected in our commitment to promoting and producing new music. During the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, we devote a long weekend to focus on the music of living composers performed by faculty and our fellowship students. Free | Tickets Not Required ELENA LANGER (b. 1974) RedMare Irene Huang, piano • Michelle Qiu, piano THEA MUSGRAVE (b. 1928)…
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Jul
11
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
MEET THE COMPOSER: ERIC NATHAN During this talk, composer Eric Nathan will discuss his work and creative process. You can hear his piece Spires performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 11. About Eric Nathan Eric Nathan (b. 1983) has been described as writing music that is “as diverse as it is arresting,” with a “constant vein of ingenuity and expressive depth (San Francisco Chronicle) and a marvel of musical logic” (Boston…
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Jul
12
10:00 am -
11:00 am
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center,
239 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
Ensemble Dal Niente Ensemble Dal Niente Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, soprano • Emma Hospelhorn, flute • Chris Wild, cello • Mabel Kwan, piano KAIJA SAARIAHO (1952–2023) Cendres Emma Hospelhorn, flute • Chris Wild, cello • Mabel Kwan, piano HILDA PAREDES (b. 1957) Canciones sobre poemas de Eduardo Hurtado Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, soprano • Mabel Kwan, piano ANDILE KHUMALO (b. 1978) IsO Emma Hospelhorn, flute • Chris Wild, cello • Mabel Kwan, piano REBECCA SAUNDERS (b. 1967) O Yes & I Amanda…
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Jul
12
2:00 pm -
3:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Free | Tickets Not Required — 7:00 PM — CLARA WIECK SCHUMANN Drei Romanzen, Op. 22 I. Andante molto II. Allegretto III. Leidenschaftlich schnell Yu-Chen Janet Yang, viola • Jingyang Wu, piano Yu-Chen is a summer student of Melissa Reardon and is sponsored by Tod & Lyn Rodger. Jingyang is a student of Anne Epperson and is sponsored by Ed & Whitney Selover. FRANCIS POULENC Sonata for Flute and…
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Jul
12
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Brentano quartet Masterclass Masterclasses 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. Free | Tickets Not Required BÉLA BARTÓK String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 I. Allegro Dōnum Quartet Seungwon Park, Inhae Cho, violin • Ilgyeong Shin, viola • Hyeonmin Lee, cello Seungwon and Inhae are sponsored by…
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Jul
13
10:00 am -
12:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
SOLD OUT — JOIN THE WAITLIST Brentano String Quartet Brentano String Quartet Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin, violin • Misha Amory, viola • Nina Lee, cello LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 Program Notes LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 (1798–1800) Beethoven’s Op. 18 quartets are…
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Jul
13
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
MEET THE COMPOSER: Felipe Lara During this talk, composer Felipe Lara will discuss his work and creative process. His piece Tutti was performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Thursday, July 9. This event is via a Zoom Webinar; we hope you will join the conversation online!
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Jul
14
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
Online from Brunswick,
12 Campus Rd S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. Free | Tickets Not Required — 1:00 PM — JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897) Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5 I. Allegro maestoso Nathaniel Zhang, piano Nathaniel is a summer student of Ran Dank. FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886) Legend No. 2, “St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots,” S. 175 Aidan Purtell, piano Aidan is…
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Jul
14
1:00 pm -
6:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
