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:

July 10, 2025

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

July 12, 2025

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

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

David Dzubay
It Is Above That You And I Shall Go
Yang Gao, Nabeel Hayak, Piano , Nathaniel Valsania, Lydia Sorenson, Percussion

Curtis Stewart
American Caprices
Caprice 1: Modern Love, Claire Arias-Kim, Violin
Caprice 3: Giant Steps, Katherine Cheng, Violin
Caprice 10: Big Yellow Taxi, Rachel Yi, Violin
Caprice 14: Lift Every Voice And Sing, Ashley Yoon, Violin

Narong Prangcharoen
Ambiguous Traces
Isabelle Jamois, Flute, Natalie Feldpausch, Oboe, Katia Sofia Waxman, Clarinet, Christian Whitacre, Bassoon, Daniel Halstead, Horn  

Ching-Chu Hu
Invincible
Emma Fisher, Cello, Malcolm Laurier, Bass

Valerie Coleman
Revelry
Ellen Hayun Lee, Flute, Frank Tao, Clarinet, Christian Whitacre, Bassoon, Katherine Cheng, Violin  Jane Taerim Kim, Viola, Cheyoon Kaylin Lee, Cello, Shuguang Gong, Piano 

July 13, 2025

2:00 Pm - 3:30 Pm - Gamper: Hub New Music

This Concert Is Part Of The Festival’s Subscription Series And Gamper Festival Of Contemporary Music. The Gamper Festival Represents A Sustained Commitment To Nurturing And Promoting The Music Of Our Time.

Hub New Music
Michael Avitabile, Flutes, Gleb Kanasevich, Clarinets, Magnolia Rohrer, Violin/Viola, Jesse Christeson, Cello

Angélica Negrón
Pedazos Intermitentes De Un Lugar Ya Fragmentado

Tyshawn Sorey
For Alvin Singleton 

Donnacha Dennehy
Concertina

Dai Wei
How The Stars Vanish

Daniel Thomas Davis
What If We’re Beautiful

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Date: July 11 - 13, 2025

Location: Studzinski Recital Hall 12 Campus Road S Brunswick, Me 04011

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