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Ten world premieres of chamber music works written by emerging composers!
These concerts are being presented free to public as a gift from Hidden Valley to the community.
Saturday July 4 at 7:00 pm - Concert I (Theatre)
program pairs with AntonÍn Dvorák: Terzetto in C, Op. 74
featuring emerging composers: Vivian Le, Toussaint Santicola Jones, Ealaph Tabbaa, Yangfan Xu, Sylvia Wood
Sunday July 5 at 3:00 pm - Concert II (Theatre)
program pairs with Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 11
featuring emerging composers: Cashel Day-Lewis, Catherine Fields, Yuri Lee, Alex Robertson, Mitchell Jett Spencer
Reception with composers and faculty after Concert II ~ 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Music Performance Faculty: Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin & program director), Eunice Kim (violin), David Samuel (viola), Mihai Marcia (cello), Henry Kramer (piano), and Graeme Steele Johnson (clarinet)
Meet the 2026 Emerging Composers!
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, each participant develops a new chamber work which are professionally rehearsed, performed, and recorded in scenic Carmel Valley, CA.