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Links:

https://NewMusicDecanted.org
https://NewMusicDecanted.org/festival-2024
https://NewMusicDecanted.org/tickets

Festival Summary:
August 16-18, 2024 at Napa Valley College, New Music Decanted presents 6 concerts of chamber music by the late Grammy-winning Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023). 22 Musicians will present 40 works, including 14 West Coast Premieres and 6 US Premieres. Sponsored by Napa Valley College, Finlandia Foundation National and Faust Wines.

Brief Schedule:
Concerts at 1 and 7:30 on August 16, 17, and 18.
Napa Valley College - Performing Arts Center
Free and Plentiful Parking

Daily Festival Schedule for Friday - Saturday - Sunday:

9:30 Pre-concert lecture
1:00 Concert
3:00 Wine Reception sponsored by Faust and Napa Valley College

6:45 Wine Reception spoonsored by Faust and Napa Valley College
7:30 Concert

Performers

Flute | Dr. Michael Matsuno - Jessie Nucho
Clarinet | Dr. Curt Miller
Percussion | Dr. James Beauton
Harp | Kaitlin Miller
Piano | Dr. Kyle Adam Blair - Dr. Daniel Pesca - Michael J Smith
Organ | Eric Choate
String Quartet | The Friction Quartet
Violin | Kathryn Hatmaker - Anna Presler
Viola | Dr. Batya MacAdam-Somer
Violoncello | Leighton Fong - Eric Moore - Natalie Raney
Contrabass | Dr. Matt Kline
Electronics | Bruce Bennett
Technical Director | Dr. Joe Cantrell

Performers as a block:
Friction Quartet - James Beauton - Bruce Bennett - Kyle Adam Blair - Joe Cantrell - Leighton Fong - Kathryn Hatmaker - Matt Kline - Batya MacAdam-Somer - Michael Matsuno - Curt Miller - Kaitlin Miller - Eric Moore - Jessie Nucho - Daniel Pesca - Anna Presler - Natalie Raney - Michael J. Smith

Sponsors

Napa Valley College
Finlandia Foundation National
Faust Wines

Images

New Music Decanted Logo - SVG
New Music Decanted Logo - PNG

Saariaho Festival - Long Banner
Saariaho Festival - Square Image

Video Previews

Leighton Fong performing Seven Butterflies for Cello
Kaitlin Miller performing Fall for Harp and Electronics
Jessie Nucho performing Cendres for Alto Flute, Piano and Cello
Natalie Raney performing Près for Cello and Electronics