This special concert features the premieres of the new works written as part of the 2026 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, Mia Barcia-Colombo, cello, Aron Kallay, piano, Nick Terry, percussion

WORKS BY:

Chanxuan Huang, Saveliy Sotnikov, Matt Smith, Spencer Kennedy, Yiqi Guo, Evan Hargrave, Elis Jones, Zach Urbine, Amélie Starnes, and Katelyn Simpson.

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