This special concert features the premieres of the 12 new works written as part of the 2025 Impulse New Music Festival, performed by our Festival Trios and ensemble-in-residence, Brightwork Ensemble. The concert will also include selections by the late American composer Steven R. Gerber, whose trust provided generous support for the 2025 festival.

PERFORMERS:

Festival Debussy Trio: Erin McKibben, flute, Diana Wade, viola, Alison Bjorkedal, harp

Festival Piano Trio: Ambroise Aubrun, violin, Jennifer Bewerse, cello, Mari Kawamura, piano

Brightwork Ensemble: Sara Andon, flute, Brian Walsh, clarinet, Shalini Vijayan, violin, Maggie Parkins, cello, Aron Kallay, piano, Yuri Inoo, percussion

WORKS BY:

Alexander Wu, Madeleine Goldsborough, Jessica Ackerly, Guang Yang, Lanxinzi (Kathy) Pan, Rain Hou, Brooks Clarke, Mitchell Jett Spencer, Zachary Blakeslee Reid, Katherine Gorman, James Leelayuvat, Christopher Jessup, and Steven R. Gerber.

This event is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, The Steven R. Gerber Trust, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Alice M. Ditson Fund, and through the generous support of individual contributors like you.