The Charles Ives Music Festival at the Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra celebrates the legacy of Charles Ives by presenting dynamic performances of American music, fostering innovative collaborations across genres, and providing interactive educational programs that inspire musicians of all ages in Fairfield County.

Schedule of Events:

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Musical Echoes: Between Worlds at Carriage Barn Arts Center

CIMF Artists perform chamber music at the Carriage Barn Arts Center in New Canaan, CT.

Opening with a beautiful piece by Ralph Vaughan Williams, "Vocalise", and the the first movement of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131, CIMF Artist-Faculty perform additional solo and chamber works by Nina C. Young and Aleksandra Vrebalov, and the CIMF Artist Chamber Orchestra, led by Jacob Joyce performs works by Paul Frucht and John Adams, all of which traverse multiple musical and emotional spaces. 

Featuring CIMF Artists violinists Julia Choi, George Meyer, Jeremías Sergiani-Velázquez, and Chelsea Starbuck Smith, violists Leah Ferguson and Jacob Shack, cellists Mitch Lyon and Arianna Nelson, and double bassist Jonathan Borden, directed by conductor Jacob Joyce.