FREE
— 7:00 PM — ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD (1897-1957) Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 I. Moderato nobile Samuel Vargas Teixeira, violin • Feng Niu, piano Samuel is a student of Sergiu Schwartz and is sponsored by Herbert & Harriet Paris. IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Violin Concerto in D Major IV. Capriccio Skye Park, violin • Feng Niu, piano Skye is a student of Kurt Sassmannshaus. OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992) Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jésus X. Regard de l’Esprit de joie Yaoyue…
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Jul
09
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
This evening’s concert is the first of two evenings featuring the work of Pulitzer Prize–winning guest artist, Melinda Wagner, whose Unsung Chordata (2018) is a meditation on “creating something out of nothing, with few guarantees." We’ll also hear two short gems – Franz Hasenöhrl’s whirlwind arrangement of Strauss’s playful tone poem, and Stravinsky’s virtuosic Concertino– and a longer one – Brahms’s clarinet trio in its arrangement for viola, allowing a beloved favorite to shine through a different lens. RICHARD STRAUSS (arr. Franz…
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Jul
10
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
An opportunity to learn about and experience the creative process of a living composer. These distinguished artists will discuss aspects of their music and inspirations and then accept questions from the audience. Celebrated as an “…eloquent, poetic voice in contemporary music…” , Melinda Wagner’s esteemed catalog of works embodies music of exceptional beauty, power, and intelligence. Wagner received widespread attention when her colorful Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion earned her the Pulitzer Prize in 1999. Since then, major works have included Concerto for Trombone, for Joseph…
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Jul
11
9:30 am -
11:00 am
Studzinski Rehearsal Room,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
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.
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Jul
11
1:00 pm -
2:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
— 3:00 PM — JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010 I. Prelude Fionn O’Connor, cello Fionn is a student of Steven Doane. FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849) Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 Wenbo Xing, piano Wenbo is a student of Elinor Freer. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 IV. Sarabande V. Gavotte I & II VI. Gigue Sarah Tindall, cello Sarah is a student of…
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Jul
11
3:00 pm -
7:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
— 7:00 PM — CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp I. Pastorale II. Interlude III. Final Adam Wilson Sadberry, flute • Jacob van der Sloot, viola • Kaila Geisinger, harp The group is coached by June Han. Adam is sponsored by Margy Burroughs and Jacob by Sallie Smith Kise. FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" I. Allegro BoYun Li, Christopher Herz, violin • Kathleen McFarland, viola •…
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Jul
11
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
— Noon — FRITZ KREISLER (1875-1962) Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6 Samuel Vargas Teixeira, violin Samuel is a student of Sergiu Schwartz and is sponsored by Herbert & Harriet Paris. EFREM ZIMBALIST (1889-1985) Sarasateana (after Sarasate’s Spanish Dances, Op. 23) I. Tango - Allegro Moderato Joseph Skerik, viola • Yerim Rhee, piano Joseph is a student of Jeffrey Irvine. Yerim is a student of Pei-Shan Lee and is sponsored by Bill & Sally Haggett. FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849) Polonaise in A-flat…
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Jul
12
12:00 pm -
5:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
Student Sponsor Recognition Concert Introducing this summer’s Festival Orchestra! It’s a Nordic Friday evening: beginning with Grieg’s Suite composed in a stately classical style, in homage to the eighteenth-century Norwegian playwright of the same name, and continuing in the second half, when Kentucky-born rising star Tessa Lark tackles the virtuosic cadenzas of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ only concerto. In between, more music by guest artist Melinda Wagner: her lively Scritch turns ten this year. Violinist Tessa Lark, recipient of a 2018 Borletti-…
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Jul
12
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Crooker Theater,
116 Maquoit Rd
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art will collaborate with the Festival on a special program for families. Led by David Ying and Phillip Ying, young art and music enthusiasts will engage with talented musicians to explore the intersection of music and the visual arts.
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Jul
13
10:00 am -
11:00 am
Bowdoin College Museum of Art,
245 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
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.
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Jul
15
11:00 am -
1:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
Formed in 2011, the Horszowski Trio – named for the legendary Curtis pedagogue who taught pianist Rieko Aizawa – have been hailed as “the most compelling American group to come on the scene” by The New Yorker. They’ve assembled a sweeping program, juxtaposing Haydn’s exuberant Hungarian Rondo with the mournful austerity of Shostakovich’s opening cello solo. Joy and heartbreak are combined in Fauré’s early chamber work, building up to end the concert with a triumphal climax. HORSZOWSKI TRIO Jesse Mills, violin •…
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Jul
15
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
— 7:00 PM — LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Sonata No. 4 in C Major for Piano and Cello, Op. 102 No. 2 I. Andante – Allegro vivace II. Adagio – Allegro vivace Andrew Laven, cello • Ya-Ping (Chloe) Lo, piano Andrew is a student of Paul Katz and is sponsored by Norman & Lenore Rapkin. Ya-Ping is a student of Pei-Shan Lee and is sponsored by Patricia E. Bonner. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) String Quartet No. 23 in F Major,…
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Jul
16
7:00 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Join us for a demonstration and lecture with Ursula Oppens. Ms. Oppens will play and talk about the Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, as well as works by Greg Welcher and Carter. Ursula Oppens, a legend among American pianists, is widely admired particularly for her original and perceptive readings of new music, but also for her knowing interpretations of the standard repertoire. No other artist alive today has commissioned and premiered more new works for the piano. A prolific and…
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Jul
17
5:30 pm -
6:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
Music made for Maine: it was on a quiet summer’s day in 1955, in the seaside town of Blue Hill north of Bowdoin, that Barber decided to compose his Summer Music for wind quintet. The Rite of Spring, of course, has a more tumultuous history: and it was in this four-hands arrangement – brought to life this evening by Soyeon Kate Lee and Ran Dank – that Stravinsky first read through the work in 1912, with none other than Claude Debussy…
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Jul
17
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
No seats are available at this time. In collaboration with the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Festival will present artists in the museum’s gallery spaces this summer. Reservations required.
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Jul
18
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
Bowdoin College Museum of Art,
245 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
An opportunity to learn about and experience the creative process of a living composer. These distinguished artists will discuss aspects of their music and inspirations and then accept questions from the audience. Russell Pinkston currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he is Professor of Music Composition and Director of Electronic Music Studios at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College (BA 1975) and Columbia University (MA 1979, DMA 1984). He is active both as a…
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Jul
18
1:00 pm -
2:30 pm
Gibson Hall 101,
Bowdoin College
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
— 7:00 PM — FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849) Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61 Benjamin Dominguez, piano Benjamin is a student of Yong Hi Moon is sponsored by Marjorie Roberson. LOWELL LIEBERMANN (1961-) Soliloquy for Solo Flute, Op. 44 Yi Xiang, flute Yi is a student of Linda Chesis and is sponsored by Liza & Reid Thompson. CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Images I. Cloches à travers les feuilles Helen Bryant, piano Helen is a student of Yong Hi Moon. FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)…
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Jul
18
7:00 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
Derek Bermel’s Tied Shifts emerged from a month making and learning music alongside Bulgarian folk clarinetist Nikola Iliev. The title refers to the complex interplay of metre, rhythm, and stress that characterizes the Thracian style – and which, to the uninitiated listener, produces the effect of a music in constant flux. Framing Bermel’s work are two Viennese classics, composed at opposite ends of the nineteenth century. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 6, Op. 30 No. 1 Almita…
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Jul
19
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
This is a private event. We are pleased to invite you to a special dinner for faculty and board members. Please confirm your attendance below.
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Jul
20
6:00 pm -
8:00 pm
Moulton Union,
Bowdoin College,
Brunswick,
ME
04011
