Name: Boston Festival Orchestra x Wine School
Start: 2024-07-11T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-07-11T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Wild Child

Kurt Munstedt, a member of the Boston Festival Orchestra, will be playing some classical pieces paired with Italian wines!
About this Event

Yes, y'all, you read right... we will be pairing classical music with wines from Italy! The amazing Kurt from Boston Festival Orchestra will play us 3 classical pieces and we'll drink three Italian wines that we find harmonious with the music!

About Boston Festival Orchestra: The Boston Festival Orchestra is a nonprofit with a focus on the accessibility and impact of classical music. The BFO offers accessible, educational, and relevant music experiences to Greater Boston year-round. The BFO’s diverse offerings invest in the next generation of musicians and music-lovers, transforming its community through the power, innovation, and reimagination of music.

About Kurt: Violinist Kurt Munstedt joined the first violin section of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in September of 2023. He previously performed as Assistant Principal second violin of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. During the summers, he plays Principal second violin in the Boston Festival Orchestra. Originally from Needham, Massachusetts, Kurt holds Bachelor of Music degrees in violin and audio recording from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon. His principal teachers include Joel Smirnoff and Andres Cardenes.

A dedicated educator and chamber musician, Kurt taught violin at the University of New Orleans from 2019-2023, and founded its quartet-in-residence, The Lott String Quartet. He founded the period performance collective, Rogue Baroque, and the crossover quartet,x Radio Bird, producing their 2021 debut album, “A Radio Bird Xmas”. In 2022, he toured with Hamilton: An American Musical in their string quartet and appeared with The Who at JazzFest. Additionally, he has performed with the Manhattan Chamber Players, Lakes Area Music Festival, Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, and Pacific Music Festival. As a Baroque Violinist, he has played with the Tafelmusik Institute in Toronto, and The Sebastians in NYC. Kurt is an advocate for reaching audiences in non-traditional locations, and has brought music to museums, prisons, libraries, hospitals, and public gardens.

As always, you will have three tastes of wine plus ample time for Q &A.

This class takes place in Wild Child which is on the second floor of Bow Market. Our sister spot, Rebel Rebel, is open until 11:30pm for drinks and conversation afterwards.