We’re coming to you LIVE from Brunswick, Maine, for a special concert presented by the Bowdoin International Music Festival, featuring contemporary music performed by the Talea Ensemble.

The Talea Ensemble is comprised of nineteen of New York City’s finest classically-trained musicians, with a mission to champion musical creativity, cultivate curious listeners, and bring visionary new works to life with vibrant performances that remain in the audience’s imagination long after a concert.

Recipients of the 2014 Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, Talea has brought to life more than 30 commissions of major new works since it was founded in 2008. Partnering with institutions like the Austrian Cultural Forum or the French American Cultural Exchange, Talea has helped introduce NYC audiences to important works of such esteemed composers as Pierre Boulez, Georg Friedrich Haas, Beat Furrer, Pierluigi Billone, or Georges Aperghis.

The festival was founded in 1964 and engages exceptional students and enthusiastic audiences through world-class education and performances. Each summer, 250 students from more than 20 countries and nearly every state attend the festival to study with distinguished faculty and guest artists.

Program

OLGA NEUWIRTH

coronAtion II: Naufraghi del mondo che hanno ancora un cuore

Yoshi Weinberg, flute • Rane Moore, clarinet • Leah Asher, violin • Carrie Frey, viola • David Friend, piano

ANTHONY CHEUNG

Clocks for Seeing

Yoshi Weinberg, flute • Rane Moore, clarinet • Leah Asher, violin • Carrie Frey, viola • Chris Gross, cello • David Friend, piano

ANDILE KHUMALO

Iso(r)

Yoshi Weinberg, flute • Chris Gross, cello • David Friend, piano

DEREK BERMEL

Language Instruction

Rane Moore, clarinet • Leah Asher, violin • Chris Gross, cello • David Friend, piano

ZOSHA DI CASTRI

La forma dello spazio

Yoshi Weinberg, flute • Rane Moore, clarinet • Leah Asher, violin • Chris Gross, cello • David Friend, piano