Madewood Plantation

practice for Mozart's Clarinet Quintet

practice for Benjamin Britten's Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings

practice for Kaija Saariaho's Cloud Trio

practice Grabriel Faure's Piano Trio in D minor

A Musical Feast

Kristopher Tong, Daniel Arocha, Caleb van der Swaagh and Ari Isaacman-Beck play a sampling of Gyorgy Kurtag's 12 Microludes

Dimitri Murrath discusses the Cloud Trio piece

practice for Gyorgy Kurtag's 12 Microludes

Rehearsal at Tulane's Dixon Hall

Kristopher Tong, Prach Boondiskulchok, Gwen Krosnick, and Dimitri Murrath discuss approach to Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor

Birdfoot Mentoring Sessions

Birdfoot Mentoring Sessions

Birdfoot Mentoring Sessions

Birdfoot Mentoring Sessions

rehearsal at Snug Harbor for Night Train

Preshow sound check

Caleb van der Swaagh explains the piece Night Train at Snug Harbor

Night Train

Lisa Romain, Gwen Krosnick, and Dimitri Murrath perform Kaija Saariaho at Snug Harbor

tuning

Jenna Sherry discusses the Goldberg Variations

Back to rehearsal at Dixon Hall. Danny Driver, Joann Whang, Alexander Fiterstein, and Lisa Romain go over Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time.

Birdfoot Mentoring Sessions

Birdfoot Mentoring Sessions

Birdfoot Mentoring Sessions

Alexander Fiterstein practices in the main hall

Birdfoot Mentoring Sessions

Birdfoot Mentoring Sessions

Little Gem Salloon

Kristopher Tong, Daniel Arocha, Caleb van der Swaagh, and Ari Isaacman-Beck perform Gyorgy Kurtag 12 Microludes at the Little Gem

Prach Boondiskulchok, Jenna Sherry, and Jihyun Kim perform Gabriel Faure's Piano Trio in D minor.

Rehearsals for the Gala at Dixon Hall. Danny Driver, Caleb van der Swaagh, and Jenna Sherry practice Maurice Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor.

Jaren Philleo warms up before the performance of Benjamin Britten's Phantasy Quartet for Obeo and Strings, Op. 2

Final Gala at Dixon Hall. Danny Driver, Jenna Sherry and Caleb van der Swaagh perfrom Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor.

Ari Isaacman- Beck, Lisa Romain, Alexander Fiterstein, Joann Whang, and Daniel Arocha perform Mazart's Clarinet Quintet in A major

Prach Boondiskulchok, Kristopher Tong, Gwen Krosnick, and Dimitri Murrath perform Brahm's Piano Quartet in C minor to close out the Gala.

Chamber Music Mentoring Program Concert: In 2013, nine chamber ensembles made up of twenty-seven students from the entire New Orleans area participated in the Mentoring Program. These ensembles worked closely with their "mentors" on music ranging from Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms to Piazzola and Ligeti. The groups also interacted with Birdfoot artists as VIP guests at concerts and events, performed before festival events at the Little Gem Saloon and Dixon Hall, and gave a stunning final concert at LaFargue Pianos at the end of the program.

Dash Nesbitt helps with tuning.

Mozart's String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major

Joseph Canteloube's Rustiques

Mozart's String Quartet No. 3 in G major

Gyorgy Ligeti's Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet

Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18, no. 1

Prach Boondiskulchok gives final pointers to his mentoring students after their performance.