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The European Orchestra
Focused on American Music

BAAM presents a fusion of iconic + modern works focused on featuring American and American immigrant composers.

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BAAM presents: Trio Brontë

The program brings together works by American composers Jennifer Higdon, Michael Fine, and Bill Anderson alongside a new piece by Chinese composer Xiaowen Lei and a piano trio by Robert Schumann. 

02.07.2026 - 7:30 pm

Kühlhaus Berlin , Luckenwalderstraße 3, 10963 Berlin

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BAAM presents: Recording Session I

Join us for an intimate recording session where the works of our participating composers come to life — performed live by BAAM septet. 

05.07.2026 - 2:00 pm

Kühlhaus Berlin , Luckenwalderstraße 3, 10963 Berlin

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BAAM presents: Recording Session II

Join us for an intimate recording session where the works of our participating composers come to life — performed live by BAAM septet. 

05.07.2026 - 4:30 pm

Kühlhaus Berlin , Luckenwalderstraße 3, 10963 Berlin

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BAAM Quartet

The BAAM String Quartet performs a captivating program: ranging from Gershwin’s “Lullaby” and Samuel Barber’s String Quartet—featuring the world-famous Adagio—to the grooving rags of William Bolcom and Scott Joplin.

07.07.2026 - 7:30 pm

Rittergut Völkershausen - Wanfried

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BAAM Quartet

The BAAM String Quartet performs a captivating program: ranging from Gershwin’s “Lullaby” and Samuel Barber’s String Quartet—featuring the world-famous Adagio—to the grooving rags of William Bolcom and Scott Joplin.

08.07.2026 - 7:30 pm

Ballhaus am Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel

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BAAM at Kronberg Festival 

With “NEW WORLD,” the Berlin Academy of American Music under the baton of Garrett Keast brings the spirit, energy, and elegance of American orchestral music to the stage of the Kronberg Festival’s Casals Forum.

27.09.2026 - 6:30 pm

Kronberg Festival, Großer Saal, Casals Forum

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„We Believe in the Power of Music to Connect Us"

Garrett Keast, Founder & Executive Director / Chief Conductor

Music, like breath, comes from within. It is one of humanity’s most universal languages — beyond gender, race, age, or background. We all feel its vibrations, and in that sense, music belongs to all of us.

 

At BAAM, collaboration, communication, and diversity are at the core of everything we do. They shape how we create, perform, and connect.Our work is rooted in personal and geographical contexts, creating an experience that is both intimate and resonant. We believe that through music, we can better understand one another — and learn from each other.

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