Concerts | Summer 2024

In keeping with the 2024 Festival theme — Charles Ives & the American Tradition — Martin Bresnick leads this year's workshop with a focus on Charles Ives in honor of the 150th anniversary of Ives' birth.  Workshop events and concert are free and open to the public.

James Sinclair on Charles Ives

Noted Charles Ives scholar, James Sinclair, discusses the music and legacy of Ives. The conversation will contextualize Ives’ work for New Music Workshop composition Fellows as they are writing new works using text from one of his art songs.

Master Class

Yale Faculty pianist J.J. Penna will work with New Music Workshop Fellows on their compositions, providing expertise and feedback on writing music that includes the human voice.

New Music Recital

The New Music Workshop culminates with a performance featuring world premieres by the Norfolk Fellow composers using existing song texts by Charles Ives and performed by an outstanding ensemble of Norfolk Fellow instrumentalists. Part of the Emerging Artist Series.

Charles Ives  (1874–1954)
"The Alcotts" from Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord Sonata"
Lisa Moore  piano

Ives
Tom Sails Away
Sydney Pexton  soprano,  J.J. Penna  piano

Beatrice Ferreira  (b. 1994)
A Certain Kind Of Waiting

Ella Kaale  (b. 2003)
nothing sounds right

Matthew Osterholzer  (b. 2002)
Over There

Sehyeok Park  (b. 2003)
PSALM 73

Danial Sheibani  (b. 2003)
Old Red Shawl

Misha Swersey  (b. 2002)
Tom Sails Away

Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble 
Lisa Moore conductor,  piano
Sydney Pexton  soprano
Adeline DeBella  flute
Darius Farhoumand  bassoon
Lyndon Ji  piano
Emmett Edwards  guitar
Jeremy Klein  viola