Composer Gabriela Lena Frank's Engaging Sampler of New Music at SummerFest (San Diego Story)

by Ken Herman

For the chamber music aficionados who are eager to hear what is new in this musical arena—and it is no secret that they do not comprise the majority of this category of music lovers—SummerFest 2021 offered an engaging sampler of five newer composers Sunday evening at The Conrad’s JAI. Gabriela Lena Frank, an established figure among current American composers, curated the program, selecting four young composers who have participated in the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, an institution devoted to cultivating up-and-coming young composers.

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