SummerFest concert brings Boonville composers to La Jolla (San Diego Union-Tribune)

by Christian Hertzog

For the average fan of contemporary classical music, the Bay Area is as far north as California’s new music scene goes.

However, drive two hours northwest of Berkeley and you’ll come to Boonville, a small town best known for Anderson Valley Brewery and the birthplace of the unusual folk language “Boontling.” It’s the home of the Gabriela Lena Frank Academy of Music, and judging by the composers heard on Sunday evening’s SummerFest program, it’s a terrific musical incubator.

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