$45
Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time represents a triumph of faith and creativity in the face of an uncertain future. When Messiaen, conscripted in the French army during World War II, was captured by the German forces and sent to the Stalag 8A prisoner-of-war camp outside Görlitz, he stowed a precious folder of beloved sketches close to his chest. These cherished materials, strung together with phrases from the Book of Revelation, inspired his masterpiece, which he and his…
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Jul
11
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
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. MAX BRUCH (1838-1920) Romanze, Op. 85 Georgina Rossi,* viola • Alicia En-Chi Wu,^ piano Ms. Rossi is a student of Jeffrey Irvine. PAUL HINDEMITH (1895-1963) Viola Sonata No. 1, Op. 25 I. Breit II. Sehr frisch und straff III. Sehr…
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Jul
12
10:00 am -
12:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
CÉSAR FRANCK (1822-1890) Violin Sonata in A Major I. Allegretto ben moderato II. Allegro Phoebe Liu, violin • Byunghee Yoo, piano Ms. Liu is a student of Robin Scott. JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120 II. Allegro appassionato Wednesday Hsu, viola • Byunghee Yoo, piano Ms. Hsu is a student of Jeffrey Irvine. SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63 I. Allegro moderato Lilyanne Thoroughman, violin • Byunghee Yoo,…
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Jul
12
1:00 pm -
6:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp I. Pastorale II. Interlude III. Finale Susan Kang,* flute • Erica Schwartz,* viola • Hope Wilk, harp This chamber ensemble is coached by June Han. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74 I. Poco adagio - Allegro IV. Allegretto con Variazioni Ethan Chen, Min-Han Tsai, violin • Duncan Steele, viola • Brendan Tarm, cello This chamber ensemble is coached by Janet Ying. GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924)…
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Jul
12
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
PAUL HINDEMITH (1895-1963) Double Bass Sonata I. Allegretto II. Scherzo: Allegro assai Joe Wandro, double bass • Chiao-Wen Cheng, piano Mr. Wandro is a student of Kurt Muroki. SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981) Violin Concerto, Op. 14 I. Allegro William Auer, violin • Sehee Lee, piano Mr. Auer is a student of Kurt Sassmannshaus. PAUL HINDEMITH (1895-1963) Double Bass Sonata III. Molto adagio Misha Bjerken, double bass • Chiao-Wen Cheng, piano Mr. Bjerken is a student of Kurt Muroki. JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)…
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Jul
13
1:00 pm -
6:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
Nino Rota is acclaimed in his native Italy for his prolific career in film, composing the scores to over a hundred films, including such classics as Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and Visconti’s Il Gattopardo. Here we explore his Trio, alternating toccata-like intensity with taut lyricism. Then, following Mozart’s duo sonata, the Ying Quartet with pianist Tao Lin perform Dohnányi’s splendid Quintet, ending the program with its rousing Finale in five-four time. NINO ROTA Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano Susan…
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Jul
13
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
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
14
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. FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 I. Allegro vivace assai Ivalas Quartet Reuben Kebede,* Anita Dumar,* violin Caleb Georges,* viola • Pedro Sánchez,* cello JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B…
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Jul
16
11:00 am -
1:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
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. FRITZ KREISLER (1875-1962) Recitativo and Scherzo, Op. 6 Nash Ryder,* violin Mr. Ryder is a student of Robin Scott. PAUL HINDEMITH (1895-1963) Sonata for Solo Violin in G Minor, Op. 11 No. 6 I. Mäßig schnell II. Siziliano. Mäßig bewegt III.…
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Jul
16
2:00 pm -
4:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
The Brentano String Quartet returns to the Festival for the first time since 2014. The first half of their program spans the breadth of the string quartet genre: from Haydn’s Op. 20 that defined the form and solidified him as the ‘father of the string quartet’, to a late work from one of the most prolific quartet composers of the twentieth century, Shostakovich. In the second half, Phillip Ying joins their ranks to perform Mendelssohn’s mature String Quintet. Brentano String…
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Jul
16
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
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. FRANCIS POULENC (1899-1963) Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano FP 43 I. Presto II. Andante III. Rondo Shawn Hutchison,* oboe • Cheryl Fries,* bassoon • Kevin Ahfat,* piano LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102…
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Jul
17
11:00 am -
1:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Kreisleriana, Op. 16 Ryan Reilly,* piano Mr. Reilly is a student of Julian Martin and Peter Serkin. JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B Minor, Op. 115 I. Allegro Tyler Hsieh,* clarinet • Anite Stroh,* Nina Wong Sin I,* violin Caleb Georges,* viola • Jiaoyang Xu,* cello Intermission 8:00 PM JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) Twenty-Five Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Kevin Ahfat,* piano Mr. Ahfat is a student of Alan…
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Jul
17
7:00 pm -
10:00 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.
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Jul
18
11:00 am -
12:30 pm
Studzinski Rehearsal Room,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
Mozart receives Beethoven’s treatment in the variations that open this evening’s concert, inspired by Papageno’s charming aria from the ever-popular Magic Flute. Those are followed by another set of variations, on a hymnlike theme, in Derek Bermel’s Turning. Bermel returns for his ninth season as composer-in-residence at the Festival. In the second half, Dvořák’s Quintet composed in Spillville, Iowa. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 12 Variations on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen', Op. 66 Steven Doane, cello • Elinor Freer, piano DEREK BERMEL…
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Jul
18
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
In collaboration with the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Festival will present artists in the museum’s gallery spaces this summer. Reservations required. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Quartet for Flute and Strings in D Major, K. 285 I. Allegro Susan Kang,* flute • Nina Wong Sin I,* violin Erica Schwartz,* viola • Kimberly Jeong,* cello PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY String Sextet in D Minor, “Souvenir de Florence,” Op. 70 II. Adagio cantabile e con moto III. Allegretto moderato Anita Dumar,* Reuben Kebede,*…
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Jul
19
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
Bowdoin College Museum of Art,
245 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello in D Major, K. 285 I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Rondo Susan Kang,* flute • Nina Wong Sin I,* violin Erica Schwartz,* viola • Kimberly Jeong,* cello RICHARD STRAUSS Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 18 I. Allegro, ma non troppo II. Improvisation: Andante cantabile III. Finale: Andante - Allegro Kate Dreyfuss,* violin • Chiao-Wen Cheng, piano Ms. Dreyfuss is a student of Sergiu Schwartz. Intermission 8:00…
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Jul
19
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
This evening presents piano trios of two renowned pianist-composers. Rachmaninoff composed his first Trio élégiaque at the age of nineteen. Though still a student in Moscow, this early work features the lush harmonies and flashes of pianistic virtuosity for which Rachmaninoff would become famous. Its lugubrious conclusion is followed by the celestial trio of Turkish-born virtuoso Fazil Say, written the year after Felix Baumgartner took his record-breaking skydive from the stratosphere. The concert finishes with Brahms’s magisterial first Piano Quartet,…
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Jul
20
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
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.
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Jul
21
10:00 pm -
11:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67 I. Andante - Moderato II. Allegro con brio III. Largo IV. Allegretto Kevin Ahfat,* piano • Nina Wong Sin I,* violin • Kimberly Jeong,* cello JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903 Agata Sorotokin, piano Ms. Sorotokin is a student of Peter Serkin. Brief Pause FRANZ SCHUBERT Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, D. 574 I. Allegro moderato II. Scherzo. Presto Matthew…
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Jul
22
2:00 pm -
4:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$45
We happily welcome the Jupiter String Quartet back to the Festival, joining the Ying Quartet for this double-feature. The opening viola quintet is Mozart’s transcription of an earlier Serenade for winds; the string arrangement brings rich depth to this introspective work. Next, we'll hear the sextet which opens Strauss’s final opera, Capriccio, frequently performed as a standalone concert work. Finally, no double-quartet program would be complete without young Mendelssohn’s Octet, allowing each performer to relish exuberant musical conversation and virtuosic counterpoint. Jupiter…
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Jul
23
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
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. ROBERT SCHUMANN Kreisleriana, Op. 16 I. Äußerst bewegt II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rash Ryan Reilly,* piano Mr. Reilly is a student of Peter Serkin. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 III.…
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Jul
24
1:00 pm -
3:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
FREE
PIERRE SANCAN Sonatine for Flute and Piano I.Moderato II. Andante espressivo III. Animé Susan Kang,* flute • Feng Niu, piano DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, Op. 40 I. Allegro non troppo II. Allegro Jennifer Carpenter,* cello • Brandon Linhard,^ piano Ms. Carpenter is a student of Steven Doane. JOHANNES BRAHMS Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 40 I. Andante II. Scherzo. Allegro David Alexander,* horn • Anite Stroh,* violin • Kevin…
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Jul
24
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
