The Bowdoin International Music Festival will present three chamber music concerts at Nomad Pizza in Brunswick. on Nov. 18, Feb. 24, and May 12. Doors and bar open at 6 p.m.; concert begins at 7 p.m.; and pizza reception will be at 8:15 p.m.
The Festival is bringing back the popular series to give music enthusiasts more opportunities to experience superb classical music and gather in Brunswick throughout the year.
“Each evening is a celebration of chamber music, local cuisine, and our Midcoast community,” said Daniel Nitsch, executive director of the festival. “And because these events resonate so strongly with audiences, we are upping our investment into year-round music in Brunswick, this season bringing more artists for our cooler months, and even moving a piano into Nomad.”
This year’s series features the Ying Quartet alongside friends of the Quartet and Festival. The series kicks off on Monday, Nov. 18, with the Ying Quartet performing Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade, Giacomo Puccini’s Chrysanthemums, and Franz Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet. Wolf, Puccini, and Schubert are perhaps best known for their vocal music, and these string quartets reflect each composer’s mastery of vocal expression even in their instrumental writing. The Yings note, “This music inspires us toward our quartet’s goal of singing and storytelling through our instruments with as much communicative power as the human voice.”
Violinist Ayano Ninomiya and pianist Pei-Shan Lee will join brothers David Ying and Phillip Ying for the concert on Feb. 24 , and cellist Edward Arron will join the Ying Quartet on May 12.
The mission of the Bowdoin International Music Festival is to prepare gifted young musicians from around the world for a life in music through study with world-class artists, and to present classical music in concerts throughout Midcoast Maine at the highest artistic standards.
Tickets are $89 (or discounted series pass). Tickets include the concert, gourmet pizza, craft beer, and wine. Purchase tickets online at bowdoinfestival.org or call 207-373-1400. Nomad Pizza is located at 14 Maine St., Brunswick. For more information, visit bowdoinfestival.org or call 207-373-1400.
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