Michael Kaufman: cello

Matthew Carrington: viola

Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir: cello

Joann Whang: cello

Tracey Sherry: Managing Director

Michael Ball: Birdfoot President

Joseph Stolarick: audio documentarian

Caroline Fourmy: Operations Manager

Birdfoot Kitchen Krewe

Kitchen Krewe buys the food needed to fuel the artist.

Opening crawfish boil for artist on the first night at the Madewood Plantation

Tracey puts up the Birdfoot sign at the Madewood Plantation. Every year the artist start working on their pieces at the plantation the weekend before their New Orleans shows.

Music waiting for nightly open sessions.

Jenna, Prach, Clara, and Roger headed to practice.

Roger

Prach

Jenna, Clara and Roger practicing Piano Quintet Mo. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26 by Ernst von Dohnanyi.

Kitchen Krewe getting breakfast together

Dinner

Kataalyst

Artist kick back at night with sight reading.

Madewood Plantation

Kris and Joann morning run

Kris practicing in his room

Matthew, Clara, and Michael practicing Selections from The Companion Guide to Rome by Andrew Norman

Laura, Prach, and Saeunn practice La Mer (1903-05), arranged for piano trio by Sally Beamish (2014) by Claude Debussy

Jenna practicing

Nathan practices his part in Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 by Tchaikovsky.

Joann going to practice

Tracey and Phoebe

Clara, Michael, and Matthew practicing Selections from The Companion Guide to Rome by Andrew Norman

Michael, Daniel Lelchuk and Matthew practicing Society of the Free and Easy

Phoebe

Group practice for Adagio by Samuel Barber

Kataalyst discussing his work.

Madewood Plantation

Kris practicing in his hotel room in New Orleans

Headed to "A Musical Feast" dinner concert

Matthew

A Musical Feast takes place 52 floors above New Orleans in the CBD with food by Chef Kristen Essig and a sampling of music from Birdfoot artist.

Chef Kristen Essig preps the food for the feast.

Kris and Vladimir present Sonata for Violin and Cello (1920-22) by Maurice Ravel

Dinner by Chef Kristen Essig

Kris, Karen, Saeunn, Joann, Matthew, and Nathan play Tchaikovsky

Clara and Tracey chat with guest of A Musical Feast

Laura, Vladimir, and Matthew head to the Kingsley house for a short performance for residents.

Garrett, Laura, Matthew and Vladimir play Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major, K. 285 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to residents of the Kingsley House.

Garrett talking with residents after the performance.

Laura and Vladimir discuss music with a resident.

Prach and Roger in front of the CAC

Prach, Roger, Michael, Karen, and Jenna practicing Piano Quintet Mo. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26 by Ernst von Dohnanyi at the CAC.

Karen advising mentoring students on their piece at the CAC. Students perform small set through out the weekend and close out the festival with a group show on Sunday.

Kataalyst, Kris, and Jenna discuss their set at the CAC.

Kataalyst, Kris, Jenna, Nathan, and Joann practice their set at the CAC, while an artist makes a picture of the rehearsal.

Kataalyst talks to the crowd at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center.

Kris and Nathan reviewing Tchaikovsky on their way to Basin Street Station.

Kris, Karen, Saeunn, Joann, Matthew, and Nathan perform selections from Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 by Tchaikovsky at Basin Street Station.

An after dinner performance at Maya

Vladimir and Rodger at the end of a long day.

Joann practicing in her hotel room

Student rehearsal with Clara at Alex Beard Studio

Alex Beard Studio

Karen warming up before the Society of the Free and Easy at Cafe Istanbul.

Michael, Matthew and Clara talk with Jenna before performing Selections from The Companion Guide to Rome by Andrew Norman

Opening to the Soiety of the Free and Easy at Cafe Istanbul

Jenna talks with composer Yotam Haber about his piece Society of the Free and Easy

Kris and Vladimir perform Sonata for Violin and Cello (1920-22) by Maurice Ravel

Garrett, Karen, Roger, and Saeunn play Light Screens (2002) by Andrew Norman at Cafe Istanbul.

Karen, Jenna, Roger, and Vladimir play Langsamer Satz (1905) by Anton Webern.

Cafe Istanbul

Prach practices at the Lowes Hotel

Roger and Clara chat during a quick dinner before the CAC performance.

Students of the Birdfoot Mentoring Program perform their piece at the CAC cafe.

Mentoring student Myles

Poetry reading at the CAC before the Birdfoot performance

Joann gets ready to perform Mirrors for Flute and Cello by Kaija Saariaho at the CAC

Garrett warming up backstage to perform Mirrors for Flute and Cello by Kaija Saariaho at the CAC

Garrett and Joann perform Mirrors for Flute and Cello by Kaija Saariaho at the CAC

Kris warms up

Kataalyst gets ready for his performance at the CAC

Kataalyst recites original poems about New Orleans while Kris, Jenna, Nathan, and Joann perform Selections from Arcadiana by Thomas Ades at the CAC.

Kataalyst recites original poems about New Orleans while Kris, Jenna, Nathan, and Joann perform Selections from Arcadiana by Thomas Ades at the CAC.

Laura and Saeunn perform La Mer

Closing the CAC show with a poem and Adagio by Samuel Barber

Tracey setting up for the Final Gala at Tulane's Dixon Hall.

Kris, Karen, Saeunn, Joann, Matthew, and Nathan practice Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 by Tchaikovsky at Dixon Hall on the Tulane campus.

Kris, Karen, Saeunn, Joann, Matthew, and Nathan practice Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 by Tchaikovsky at Dixon Hall on the Tulane campus.

Practice for Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K. 285 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Vladimir

Card games during the down time before the final show.

Tuning for the Gala

Garrett warming up for the Flute Quartet

Tracey and Vladimir chat backstage

Garrett, Vladimir, Laura and Matthew perform Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K. 285 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as part of the Final Gala Concert: Souvenir De Florence at Tulane's Dixon Hall.

Prach

Jenna, Clara, Prach, Roger and Michael perform Piano Quintet Mo. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26 by Ernst von Dohnanyi at Tulane's Dixon Hall.

Jenna, Clara, Prach, Roger and Michael perform Piano Quintet Mo. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26 by Ernst von Dohnanyi at Tulane's Dixon Hall.

Roger and Michael joke around after their performance, while Karen and Saeunn get ready to perform Tchaikovsky.

Kataalyst wishes Matthew and Joann good luck as they head towards the stage.

Kris, Karen, Saeunn, Joann, Matthew, and Nathan perform Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 by Tchaikovsky at Dixon Hall at Tulane.

Congratulations backstage at Dixon Hall

Nathan talks with a fan about the show.

Roger chats with some Birdfoot students

Kris talks with local Nancy Ochsenschlager

Birdfoot Artis present Jenna and Tracey with gift for putting on Birdfoot.

Packing up.

3:50 a.m. beignets at Cafe du Monde

Tracey and Joann packing up dishes and other items for Birdfoot 2016

Jenna, Clara, and Tracey pack up Birdfoot supplies for 2016.

Jenna give final words of advice before the mentor program concert.

Jenna give final words of advice before the mentor program concert.

Mentoring Program students warming up.

Clara gives some final advice before their performance.

Mentoring Program final concert