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Calendar of Events
All events listed here are open to the public; admission is free of charge; no tickets or reservations are required.
Istanpitta
Saturday, February 10 at 3:00 p.m.
Bowdoin Chapel
The medieval ensemble presents "Chevrefoil," the story of Tristan and Isolde through poetry and songs from the 13th to the 16th century. Their instruments include saz, oud, recorders, vielle, bagpipes, tabor, and recorders.
Borealis Wind Quintet
Saturday, February 17 at 3:00 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center
The Borealis Wind Quintet combines innovative programming and musical excellence with a lively, effervescent style to charm audiences of all ages.
Music of India:
George Ruckert, sarod and Jerry Leake, tabla
Friday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center
Bowdoin Chorus
Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9 at 7:30 pm
Bowdoin Chapel
Director Anthony Antolini '63 will lead the Chorus in Rachmanioff's "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom," with guest bass soloist Anatoli Panchoshny.
Bowdoin Chamber Choir
Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1 at 3:00 p.m.
Bowdoin Chapel
The Chamber Choir, under the direction of Robert K. Greenlee, will perform English works of the Middle Ages as well as "Dream of the Rood," a setting by Samuel Chapel-Sokol's '07 of an 8th-century poem in Old English.
Titus Abbott Collective
Saturday, April 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center
Encouraged by the new Alt Jazz scene of New York City, the collective draws influence from world music, contemporary new music, European 20th-century classical amd the traditional/experimental jazz lexicon: Titus Abbott on saxophones, Cassidy Holden on bass, and Cody Brown on drums.
New Music Concert
Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Tillotson Room, Gibson Hall
The program will include the premiere of Elliott Schwartz's "Cambridge Mosaic," as well as works by William Matthews, Tom Johnson, and Toshiro Mayazumi.
Bowdoin Chorus
Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Bowdoin Chapel
The Chorus, under the direction of Anthony Antolini '63, will present John Rutter's Requiem in a concert in memory of Taryn King '07.
Bowdoin College Concert Band
John P. Morneau, director
Sunday, April 22 at 3:00 p.m.
Location TBA
Nevsky Vocal Ensemble
Wednesday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Bowdoin Chapel
Founded in 1997 by students at the St. Petersburg (Russia) State Conservatory, the a cappella ensemble will perform works by historic Russian composers Bortniansky, Chesnokov, Ippolitov-Ivanov, and Taneiev; works by St. Petersburg composers S. Ekimov, N. Dranytsin, and V. Gavrilin; and Russian folk songs.
Recital Hall Inaugural Concerts
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 4, 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Recital Hall
The gala opening festivities will feature performances by Bowdoin's Chamber Choir, Concert Band, and Orchestra as well as Stravinsky's Les Noces performed by the Bowdoin Chorus, with soloists from the Nevsky Ensemble and dancers from the Portland Ballet.
Recital Hall Inaugural Concerts
Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6 at 4:00 p.m.
Recital Hall
The gala opening festivities will feature performances by Bowdoin's Middle Eastern Ensemble, World Music Ensemble, Jazz Ensembles, and the Polar Jazz Big Band.
Matt Fogg & Hassan Muhammad '10, jazz pianists
Tuesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Recital Hall
The faculty-student duo, joined by Steve Grover, percussion and Sam Sherry, bass, will lead the audience on a journey through the world of piano jazz.
Radnofsky Saxophone Quartet
Friday, May 11 at 4:00 p.m.
Tillotson Room, Gibson Hall
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All events listed here are open to the public; admission is free of charge; no tickets or reservations are required.
All events are subject to change. To confirm dates and locations, to inquire about additional concerts, or to be added to our mailing list, please contact the Department of Music at (207) 798-4141 or lrussell@bowdoin.edu.
http://academic.bowdoin.edu/music
Bowdoin College Department of Music
9200 College Station, Brunswick, Maine 04011-8492