Events

Performance of “Musica Ignota” by JMU Symphonic Band, conducted by Nieves Villasenor III.

This year’s festival features the music of award-winning composers Ingrid Stölzel and Dale Trumbore. Stölzel has been described as having a “gift for melody,” (San Francisco Classical Voice) creating work that is “downright beautiful.” (American Record Guide) Her compositions have been commissioned by leading soloists and ensembles and performed worldwide. Stölzel, who teaches composition at the University of Kansas School of Music, will premiere a new string trio commissioned by the festival. Trumbore is a prominent Los Angeles-based choral composer and writer whose music has been called “devastatingly beautiful” (The Washington Post) with “soaring melodies and beguiling harmonies.” (The New York Times) Her compositions have been performed by ensembles in the U.S. and internationally. JMU faculty, ensembles and students will present the music of Stölzel and Trumbore as well as other contemporary works in three main concerts during the festival.

University of New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra performs “City Beautiful” Conductor David Upham

University of New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra performs “City Beautiful” as part of the NHASTA (New Hampshire American String Teachers Association) Conductor David Upham

UCM Choir, led by Professor Jackson Thomas performs “Light the World.”

Langston Hemenway, conductor

Performance of “Silent Music of Infinity” by Stella Markou, Soprano and Ellen Sommer, Piano

Stella Markou, Soprano and Ellen Sommer, Piano

University of Miami, Frost Wind Ensemble, Robert Carnochan, Conductor

Performance of “Silent Music of Infinity” by Anna Tonna, Mezzosopran and Isabel Dobarro, Klavier