Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival

PRESENTING THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BORDFOOT FESTIVAL, A TEN-DAY INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL WHERE BOTH YOUNG AND RENOWN ARTISTS COLLABORATE, EXPLORE GREAT WORKS, AND PIONEER NEW WAYS OF PRESENTING CHAMBER MUSIC. THE RESULTS ARE SHARED THROUGH A SERIES OF WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC CONCERTS AND EVENTS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 1,200 LOCAL AND VISITING AUDIENCE MEMBERS. HOSTING ARTIST RESIDENCES THAT FACILITATE ARTIST-LED PROJECTS AND ARTIST-COMMUNITY INTERATION.PROVIDING THE YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM, AN INTENSIVE FIVE-MONTH CHAMBER MUSIC PROGRAM BENEFITTING LOCAL MUSIC STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAT CHALLENGES ADVANCED YOUNG MUSIC STUDENTS TO EXPAND THEIR MUSICAL ABILITIES, IMAGINATION, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH CHAMBER MUSIC COACHINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND MASTERCLASSES.PRESENTING INTERACTIVE EVENING EVENTS DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING CHAMBER MUSIC IN COLLABORATION WITH WWNO 89.9 FM AND CLASSICAL 104.9 FM. PRESENTING AN ANNUAL SERIES OF FREE ADMISSION COMMUNITY CONCERTS THAT TAKE MUSIC TO PEOPLE AND PLACES BEYOND THE CONCERT HALL SUCH AS SCHOOLS, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, OFFICE BUILDINGS, AND ART GALLERIES.BUILDING MUSICAL COMMUNITY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULT AMATEUR MUSICIANS THROUGH COMMUNITY CHAMBER MUSIC READING EVENTS.PROVIDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, HOSTING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, AS WELL AS ATTRACTING OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS TO BIRDFOOT'S INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL.