Presented As Part Of The Bowdoin International Music Festival Since 1965, The Charles E. Gamper Festival Of Contemporary Music Represents A Sustained Commitment To Nurturing And Promoting The Music Of Our Time. It Is Programmed By Festival Composers-In-Residence Derek Bermel And Andreia Pinto Correia.

Over Its History, The Gamper Festival Of Contemporary Music Has Featured Many Celebrated Composers Such As Clarice Assad, Milton Babbitt, Luciano Berio, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, George Crumb, Tansy Davies, Jennifer Higdon, Rozalie Hirs, Pierre Jalbert, Füsun Köksal, Missy Mazzoli, Jeffrey Mumford, Gabriela Ortiz, Ralph Shapey, Alex Temple, Joan Tower, And Melinda Wagner.

The Gamper Festival Is Funded In Part By The Charles Gamper Music Fund Of The Maine Community Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund For Music, Inc., The Alice M. Ditson Fund Of Columbia University, The Amphion Foundation, And New Music Usa.

Schedule Of Events:

7:30pm - 9:00pm - Gamper Festival: Concert I

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

Wang Lu
Onward, Wayward
Shuguang Gong, Piano , Robert Torres, Percussion

Anders Hillborg
Six Pieces For Wind Quintet
Ellen Hayun Lee, Flute , Natalie Feldpausch, Oboe , Frank Tao, Clarinet , Christian Whitacre, Bassoon , Daniel Halstead, Horn 

György Kurtag
Homage To Schumann
Katia Waxman, Clarinet , Julian Seney, Viola , Nabeel Hayak, Piano  

Kelly-Marie Murphy
Si Veriash A La Rana
Amanda Chi, Cello , Joshua Ho, Harp   

Helen Grime
Luna
Isabelle Jamois, Flute , Natalie Feldpausch, Oboe , Frank Tao, Clarinet , Daniel Halstead, Horn , Yang Gao, Piano , Robert Torres, Percussion

Andrew Norman
Gran Turismo
Rachel Yi, Ashley Yoon, Katherine Cheng, Claire Arias-Kim, Theo Bockhorst, Makenzie Hart, Adrian Min Wu, Cecilia Beatrix Martin, Violin

Cost:Free

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