Event

Three Day Festival Pass

David Lang, Wu Man and Son de San Diego, 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!

Festival Passes on sale now for $95.

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.Internationally renowned pipa player and Carlsbad resident Wu Man returns with Son de San Diego in an exploration of string instruments from around the world.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.