Event

Early Bird Festival Pass

David Lang, Dawn of Midi, Steven Schick conducts Renga,
Art of Elan with Susan Narucki, Sacra/Profana,
Donald Crockett conducts USC Thornton Edge, Matt McBane,
and many many more TBA!

Early bird discounted Festival Passes
on sale now for $80 through August 18.

The complete line-up, program information and schedule of events will be announced in the coming weeks. Running from Friday-Sunday, September 19-21, the Festival will include ticketed Mainstage Concerts all 3 days, a free Village Walk on Saturday, and free Concerts in the Park in Magee Park on Sunday. There will be a total of 50+ performances over the Festival weekend.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Pulitzer-prize winning composer and Bang on a Can co-founder, David Lang will be in residence and his music will be performed throughout the Festival. Brooklyn-based piano trio Dawn of Midi will perform their genre-defying album "Dysnomia." Steven Schick will conduct Renga, the new San Diego-based chamber orchestra he co-founded, in the US premiere of David Lang's "darker" an hour-long piece for 12 solo strings. Art of Elan will be joined by soprano Susan Narucki for a concert of music by David Lang, his influences and his students, including the US premiere of "ark luggage" for soprano and string quartet. Sacra/Profana will give a performance of new music for choir including a world premiere by Festival Director Matt McBane and music by David Lang. USC Thornton Edge led by Donald Crockett will give a concert of new music for chamber orchestra by composers Crockett, Andrew Norman, Ted Hearne, and Sean Friar.