Presented by HVMS

June 28 - July 6, 2025

All ECI events are being presented free to public as a gift from Hidden Valley to our community! Experience the exciting future of classical music with a week of seminars, open rehearsals and concerts!

Saturday June 28
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Open Rehearsal 
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Open Rehearsal

Sunday June 29
10:00 - 11:30 am Seminar with Amy Beth Kirsten
ECI composition faculty, Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School composition faculty
1:30 - 6:00 pm Open Rehearsal

Tuesday July 1
7:00 - 8:30 pm Seminar with violinist and ECI founder, Cindy Wu

Friday July 4
10:00 - 11:30 am Seminar with Steven Mackey
ECI substitute compositions faculty, Princeton & Curtis Institute of Music composition faculty and GRAMMY-winning composer
1:30 - 6:00 pm Open Rehearsal

Saturday July 5 at 7:00 pm - Concert I
"A Timeless Reverie" with Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie for Violin and Harp
Composers: Annette Ma, Brian Chiu, Emma Cardon-Wake, Will Hermanowski, and Joey O'Neill

Sunday July 6 at 3:00 pm - Concert II
"Originality and Authenticity" with Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor
Composers: Jahan Raymond, Thejas Mirle, Isaiah Saranow, Misha Swersey, Ella Kaale

Both concerts performed by ECI faculty members Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin & ECI director), Eunice Kim (violin), David Samuel (viola), Mihai Marcia (cello), Drew Petersen (piano), and Jillian Risigari-Gai (harp).

Meet the 2025 Emerging Composers!

Meet the 2025 Faculty!

The Emerging Composers Intensive (ECI) at Hidden Valley Music Seminars brings together 10 composers or a festival of creative collaboration. Guided by renowned composition and performance faculty, participants develop new chamber works which are professionally rehearsed, performed, and recorded in scenic Carmel Valley, CA.