Charles Ives Music Festival

Saturday, Aug 9, 2025 at 6:30pm

Ives Concert Hall
181 White Street
203-894-8786

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:

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Musical Echoes: Letters From Home at Ives Concert Hall at WCSU

CIMF Artist-Faculty and the CIMF Artist Chamber Orchestra, led by Jacob Joyce, perform small ensemble and chamber orchestra works.

CIMF Artist-Faculty and the Artist Chamber Orchestra perform small ensemble and chamber orchestra works by 2022 composer-in-residence Jared Miller, Paul Frucht, Andrea Casarrubios, Ralph Vaughn Williams, and the 2025 call-for-scores winner, Sam Wu. 

Featuring CIMF Artists violinist Julia Choi, George Meyer, Jeremías Sergiani-Velázquez, and Chelsea Starbuck Smith, violists Leah Ferguson and Jacob Shack, cellists Mitch Lyon and Arianna Nelson, double bassist Jonathan Borden, flutist Katie Althen-Velázquez, clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson, bassoonist Rémy Taghavi, and guest musicians, directed by conductor Jacob Joyce. 


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