New Birdfoot Festival 2013 Trailer!
Check out the Birdfoot Festival’s new trailer on YouTube for sense of what all the fuss is about!
Music Up Close
• Check out Birdfoot audience member and New Orleans writer Laura Berwick’s essay Music Up Close.
• Living Dangerously: Fauré and crawfish — blog post by Lisa Romain
Don’t miss Birdfoot Festival violinist Lisa Romain’s new blog post Living Dangerously: Fauré and crawfish!
• “Birdfoot Music Festival brings youthful style, classical smarts and passion to New Orleans”
Following Birdfoot’s 2012 final Gala concert at Dixon Hall, the Times-Picayune’s Chris Waddington wrote “I expect musical surprises when young virtuosos play repertoire dear to their hearts, and I got plenty from the Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival”. Read the review to find out about what he did not expect from a chamber music concert!
• “Birdfoot fest brings top classical musicians to New Orleans alternative venues”
Chris Waddington, music critic for the Times Picayune heralded the inaugural 2012 festival with a wonderful preview article. You can read it in full, including his interview with Artistic Director Jenna Sherry, here .
• “Lunch with the St. Lawrence String Quartet” hosted by Loews New Orleans Hotel
The elegant Loews New Orleans Hotel hosted “Lunch with the St. Lawrence String Quartet” on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Loews New Orleans Hotel’s generous sponsorship meant that 100% of the benefit revenue will help launch Birdfoot’s 2012 inaugural season. Not only did Loews Hotel delight attendees with a special menu, but Cork and Bottle donated the wine for this special occasion.