Bowdoin International Music Festival

Bowdoin International Music Festival

The [http://www.bowdoinfestival.org Bowdoin International Music Festival] is a summer music school and concert series that takes place in Brunswick, Maine. Founded in 1964 by Robert Beckwith and Lewis Kaplan as a program of Bowdoin College, it has operated as an independent nonprofit organization since 1997. 55 to 65 faculty and guest artists and up to 275 students perform in more than 80 concerts in the Brunswick area over a six-week period each summer. Faculty, guest artists, and students are all chosen through a highly selective process from among the world's top classical musicians.

The Bowdoin Festival runs from late June through early August with a different theme every year, selected by co-founder and Artistic Director Lewis Kaplan.

Concert Series

There are seven [http://www.bowdoinfestival.org/concerts.htm Bowdoin Festival concert series] : MusicFest, Upbeat!, Mondays, Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, Artists of Tomorrow, Community Concerts, and EuroFest.

MusicFest and Upbeat! are ticketed, professional series that take place on Wednesday and Friday evenings at [http://www.harriman.com/site/ply_performingarts_bhscrooker.htm Crooker Theater] . Mondays is a ticketed, professional series that takes place each Monday evening at Studzinski Recital Hall on the Bowdoin College campus. Performers for all three series are Festival faculty and guest artists.

All other series are free of charge, some with a $5-10 suggested donation.

The Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music is a three-day weekend with performances of "contemporary classics" alongside newer works by Festival faculty, guest artists, and selected students. Performers are Festival faculty, guest artists, and students. Artists of Tomorrow concerts occur weekday afternoons and evenings 4-10 times per week and feature student soloists and chamber groups. Gamper Festival and Artists of Tomorrow concerts take place at Studzinski Recital Hall, which was designed by William Rawn Architects. Community Concerts are given by students at various locations in and around Brunswick. EuroFest is a series of performances in non-traditional locations throughout the Midcoast Maine region, given by faculty, guests artists, and students.


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