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UPCOMING CONCERTS AMF 2024:July 30th - Faculty Piano Recital - 4:00 pmJuly 30th - Instrumental Student Concert - 7:00 p...
07/30/2024

UPCOMING CONCERTS AMF 2024:
July 30th - Faculty Piano Recital - 4:00 pm
July 30th - Instrumental Student Concert - 7:00 pm
July 31th - Instrumental Student Concert - 7:00 pm
August 1st - AMF Piano Institute Recital 10:00 am
August 1st - Instrumental Student Concert - 7:00 pm
August 2nd - Chamber Music Series - 7:30 pm
August 3rd - Contemporary Ensemble Concert - 2:00 pm
August 3rd - Orchestra Concert - 7:30 pm

All concerts take place in the Gordon Center at Colby College, Waterville, Maine, except for the Piano Institute Recital which takes place at the Lorimer Chapel

Faculty Piano Recital - pianist Christopher Guzman:
Carlos Chávez - Meditación
Enrique Granados - Quejas, o La Maja y el ruiseñor
Johann Sebastian Bach - English Suite in G minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Étude-Tableau in B minor, op. 39 no. 4
Alexander Scriabin - Études, op. 8

Instrumental Student Concerts:
Join us for this concert featuring our talented AMF student instrumentalists!

AMF Piano Institute Recital:
Join us for this concert featuring our talented AMF student piano participants!

Chamber Music Series:
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Johannes Brahms - Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major
Paul Jeanjean - Prelude et Scherzo
Henri Dutilleux - Sarabande et Cortège
Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Horn Trumpet and Trombone
Vincent Persichetti - Parable XVI for Solo Viola
George Tsontakis - Low bar for clarinet, violin and percussion
Carl Nielsen - Serenata in vano

Contemporary Ensemble Concert:
This exciting concert will feature world-premiere performances of works by our AMF participant composers!

Orchestra concert:
Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une Infante Défunte
Igor Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite

More upcoming weekly concerts can be found on our website (link in bio / description)

07/23/2024

Another magical night here at AMF featured a chamber concert with works by Jules Mouquet, Antonín Dvořák, and our own returning guest faculty composer Pierre Jalbert, Composer. ✨

Amal Gochenour, flute
Yi-Yang Chen, piano
Alex Shiozaki, violin
Luke Fleming, viola
Emilio Colón, cello

Another exciting week of concerts are set to take place here at the Atlantic Music Festival featuring our amazing facult...
07/23/2024

Another exciting week of concerts are set to take place here at the Atlantic Music Festival featuring our amazing faculty and fellows - including special guest violinist, Midori! We hope to see you all on campus to witness this world-class violinist playing alongside our very own AMF Festival Orchestra! 🎻

7/23 - Faculty Piano Recital 1 -
This performance will feature virtuosic performances by AMF piano faculty members Logan Skelton and Xiting Yang:
George Gershwin / Arr. Logan Skelton - Four Gershwin Songs (1-4)
George Gershwin / Arr. Percy Grainger - Fantasy on Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin / Arr. Logan Skelton - Four Gershwin Songs (5-8)
George Gershwin / Arr. Logan Skelton - An American in Paris

7/24 - Chamber Music Series -
Gian Carlo Menotti - Suite for Two Cellos and Piano
Chen Yi - Three Bagatelles From China West for Flute and Cello
Zhou Long - Five Maskers II
Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartet No. 1 In G Minor

7/25 - Faculty Piano Recital 2 -
This performance will feature the artistry of AMF faculty member Sean Duggan:
J.S. Bach - Aria with 30 Variations, BWV 988 (“Goldberg Variations”)

7/27 - Contemporary Ensemble Concert -
This exciting concert will feature world-premiere performances of works by our AMF participant composers!

7/27 - Orchestra Concert with Special Guest Violinist Midori -
Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf
Sergei Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 1

07/18/2024

Our chamber music series continues with yet another captivating concert of works by Amy Beach, Edith Borroff, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Johannes Brahms, and our own guest faculty composer Reiko Fueting. Here is a recap of this night of wonderful music featuring:

Yvonne Lam, violin
Esther Park, piano
Jaroslav Škuta - klarinet, clarinet
Anastasia Zakharchenko, piano
Robert Johnson, horn
Sung-Soo Cho, piano
Alex Shiozaki, violin
Luke Fleming, viola
Emilio Colón, cello
Don Palma, double bass
Steve Cohen, clarinet
Mizuki Takagi, violin
Jiwon Han, violin

07/18/2024

Once again our composer participants at AMF amaze us with the quality of their work! Check out a few samples of our wonderful Contemporary Music Ensemble performing six premieres at the concert that took place on July 6th. 🎵

Pieces by:
Xander Schumaker, Elliot Hayes, Zac Dulkin, Wes Coffin, Amy Lune, and Aaron Cui

UPCOMING CONCERTS AMF 2024 -July 19th - Chamber Music Series - 7:30 pm - Performance HallJuly 20th - Contemporary Ensemb...
07/17/2024

UPCOMING CONCERTS AMF 2024 -
July 19th - Chamber Music Series - 7:30 pm - Performance Hall
July 20th - Contemporary Ensemble Concert - 1:00 pm - Studio 1
All concerts take place in the Gordon Center at Colby College, Waterville, Maine.

Chamber Music Series -
Alexandre Tansman - BASSOON SUITE
Stephen Cabell - JĀNAMĀZ FOR VIOLIN AND CELLO
Claude Debussy - SYRINX (ARRANGED BY HUW MORGAN)
Francis Poulenc - OBOE SONATA, FP 185
Matthew Quayle - PIANO SONATA NO. 5 (2023)
Alexander Arutiunian - CONCERTO IN A FLAT MAJOR FOR TRUMPET AND ORCHESTRA

Contemporary Ensemble Concert -
Featuring groundbreaking works by this year's AMF composers:
Aidan Feeney
Shrish Jawadiwar
Connor Allen
Max Chung
Michelle Kim
Yushun Wang

More upcoming weekly concerts can be found on our website (link in bio / description)

Atlantic Music Festival prides itself on creating genuine connection between its faculty members and participants. Our c...
07/11/2024

Atlantic Music Festival prides itself on creating genuine connection between its faculty members and participants. Our community welcomes musicians from around the world to come together to perform and build friendships that will last a lifetime.

Violinist, Maddie Rowe, shares her experiences connecting with her peers while rehearsing chamber music:
"I really loved rehearsing Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 1 in F Major these past few weeks! Each rehearsal has been a fantastic learning experience, and I’ve really enjoyed playing music with these people. This group is so passionate about music and it truly shows, and I appreciate how each person contributed their thoughts and ideas about the piece. It’s also fun just cracking jokes and getting to know everyone in this group. Lauren, Aidan, and Liliko are brilliantly talented musicians, as well as thoughtful, inspiring, and encouraging people. It’s been a blast!"

Composer, Zac Dulkin, talks about one of his favorite parts of campus life; sharing a meal with his friends:
"Mealtimes at AMF are a chance to unwind with the friends you'll make here! The schedule at AMF leads people to eat together at roughly similar times, so every meal is a chance to check in with your friends about the day. Prepare for having nostalgia for meals at Dana Dining!"

Pianist, Muyuan Liu, comments on the collaborative environment between faculty and participants during masterclasses:
"Today, Dr. Park led our second studio class. 7 students played different pieces, and everyone shared their suggestions and feedback on each other's performances. I feel this is a loving and supportive group, and I really enjoy the relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere where we can learn a lot."

Here at Atlantic Music Festival, we foster an environment where participants build the skills to find fulfillment in mus...
07/09/2024

Here at Atlantic Music Festival, we foster an environment where participants build the skills to find fulfillment in music through diverse course offerings and faculty perspectives. 🎼

Violinist, Maddie Rowe on faculty member, Kyung Sun Lee's Violin Masterclass:

"Today Prof. Kyung Sun Lee led an amazing masterclass! She gave many helpful suggestions and takeaways, including making sure you can be heard when playing piano and pianissimo. This was super helpful to me. I feel like I try to stay true to the dynamics, but sometimes I play so softly that I can’t be heard. Prof. Lee emphasizes that when you’re playing a solo piece with piano, you should play louder than the piano accompanist. Thank you Prof. Lee for giving these students excellent instruction!"

Violinist, Yi Shen, shares her experience working with faculty member, Luke Fleming in her Chamber Coaching:

"Our group worked with Prof. Fleming in chamber coaching. His superb technique and excellent guidance gave our group a deep understanding of chamber music. The cooperation between each instrument, the direction of the music melody. This is the first time for me to rehearse a performance with the professor as a group, and I am lucky to be able to work with him as a group and be guided by him. I like our classroom atmosphere very much."

Clarinetist, Anoushka Divekar's takeaways from faculty member, Amal Gochenour's Wind Seminar on auditions:

"Today, Ms. Amal Gochenour talked to us about auditioning. Here are some takeaways for me:

1. Listen to the entire piece. Watch the conductor. Listen to other pieces by the composer. We have so many resources to see concerts these days, so that we can learn the sound of the music. Know the whole score.
2. In an audition you are not just impressing your section mates, or like-instrument teacher. You are playing for a panel of all kinds of classical musicians.
3. Create a clean copy of your music prior to each different audition. Development of you as a musician may not be like it was before, so it's important to be sure that you are starting fresh. You don't want to bring in old anxieties that you may not actually have anymore.
4. 6-8 weeks away from an audition is a good time to begin. How much you do a day depends on the amount of music and your schedule. Ms. Gochenour uses a timer on her phone so she can hit all the necessary excerpts.
5. Ms. Gochenour is a student of Mr. Almarza from whom we heard two weeks ago. She really hammered in those points to us of segmented practicing.
6. Start your practicing in from a place of success. (Don't play mistakes, segment shorter portions if necessary)
7. Putting music into your long-term memory is a way to help nerves not get in the way. You don't want to be reactive when performing. (Professor Cohen talked quite a bit about this as well. Do not "learn to drive the car" on the highway. You already need to know how to drive the car).
8. Prepare a pre-performance ritual, and practice these! Make it consistent and reliable. Control every aspect that isn't the playing (what you will wear, what the performance venue will be, what kind of food will you eat, what will you talk about before the audition)
9. Music is fun! This is all optional, we wouldn't be doing it if we didn't like it. Laugh!
10. Sleep. Enough said."

07/08/2024

A look back at the AMF Contemporary Ensemble concert!

Seven premieres by our composition students marked our first contemporary ensemble chamber concert. Here is a snippet of those young creative minds’ artistic output:

UPCOMING CONCERTS AMF 2024 -July 9th Student Concert 7:00 pmJuly 10th Chamber Music Series 7:30 pmJuly 11th Student Conc...
07/08/2024

UPCOMING CONCERTS AMF 2024 -
July 9th Student Concert 7:00 pm
July 10th Chamber Music Series 7:30 pm
July 11th Student Concert 7:00 pm
July 12th Contemporary Ensemble Concert 7:30 pm
July 13th Piano Institute Students Recital 2:00 pm
July 13th Orchestra Concert 7:30 pm

All concerts except the piano recital take place in the Performance Hall in the Gordon Center at Colby College, Waterville, Maine. The piano recital will place at Lorimer Chapel.

More upcoming weekly concerts can be found on our website (link in bio / description)

Chamber Music Series -
Jules Mouquet - La Flute de Pan
Pierre Jalbert - String Trio
Antonín Dvořák - Piano Trio No.4 “Dumky”

Contemporary Ensemble Concert -
Featuring groundbreaking works by this year's AMF composers:
Tyler Shaver, Max Chung, Ealaph Tabbaa, Calvin Woodson, Tomer Rozen, Kahao Cai, and Raea Lee Jennerich

Orchestral Concert -
Jihwan Kim - America the Beautiful
Claude Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

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