Gamper Festival: Concert I

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.

All works in this concert are composed by alumni of the Festival’s composition program.

NINA C. YOUNG
Fleeting Musings and a Restless Pause
Christian Whitacre, bassoon - Alexander Day, flute - Jack Kessler, viola - Arielle Zakim, bass - Sebastian Gobbels, harp

MELISSA HUI*
And Blue Sparks Burn
Daniel Dastoor, violin - TianYi Li, piano

MATTHEW SCHULTHEIS*
Omniscience
Hayoung Moon, cello - Matthew Schultheis, piano

ELIJAH DANIEL SMITH
Stagnation Blues
Anne Chao, flute - Abraham Schenck, clarinet - Rachel Yi, violin - Hayoung Moon, cello

NINA SHEKHAR*
Above the Fray
Ugne Zuklyte, Yip Wai Chow, violin - Chi-Yun Liu, viola - Camden Archambeau, cello - Electronic Track

MICHAEL FIDAY*
Dharma Pops
Rachel Yi, Ugne Zuklyte, violin

TIMO ANDRES
Listen to the Radio a Lot
Jack Fischer, percussion - Electronics

*Composer will be in residence at the concert.

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