The Eighth Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 8th-June 14th, 2023.
2023 Ensembles-in-Residence: arx duo, Hub New Music, Sugar Hill Salon
2023 Composition Faculty: Takuma Itoh, Jessica Meyer, Ken Steen, Joel Thompson
2023 Festival Composers: Andrew Austin, Grace Coberly, Paul Cosme, Gordon Green, Alan Mackwell,
Sofía Rocha, Nick Sokol, Edmund Song, Sebastian Suarez-Solis
More information about our 2023 Festival is available in our 2023 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2023 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Seventh Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 9th-June 15th, 2022.
2022 Ensembles-in-Residence: Haven Trio, Del Sol Quartet, NorthStar Duo
2022 Composition Faculty: Robert Carl, Gilda Lyons, Evan Williams, Du Yun
2022 Festival Composers: Kay Cypret, Evan Fontaine, Matthew Lam, Janay Maisano, Jeremy Makkonen,
Sylvia Niemann, Dale Osterman, Cole Reyes, Kento Stratford
More information about our 2022 Festival is available in our 2022 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2022 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Sixth Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 10th-June 15th, 2021.
2021 Ensembles-in-Residence: Front Porch, Hub New Music, ZOFO
2021 Composition Faculty: Carlos Simon, Ken Steen, Chen Yi, Nina C. Young
2021 Festival Composers: Brittney Benton, Cory Brodack, Daniel De Togni, Aaron Hendrix, Grace Ann Lee,
Natalie Nicholas, Annie Nikunen, Christian Quiñones, Davide Tammaro
More information about our 2021 Festival is available in our 2021 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2021 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Fifth Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 11th-June 16th, 2020.
2020 Ensemble-in-Residence: International Contemporary Ensemble
2020 Composition Faculty: Phyllis Chen, Nathan Davis, Gilda Lyons, Matt Sargent
2020 Festival Composers: Zachary Detrick, Megan DiGeorgio, Andrew Faulkenberry, Katie Hedrick, Thomas Little,
Dale Osterman, Stephany Svorinić, Mike Zavorskas
More information about our 2020 Festival is available in our 2020 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2020 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Fourth Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 13th-June 19th, 2019.
2019 Ensembles-in-Residence: Duo Alterity, Hub New Music, Quince Ensemble
2019 Composition Faculty: Miguel del Águila, Robert Carl, Laura Kaminsky, Aaron Jay Kernis
2019 Festival Composers: Leah Blankendaal, Andrew Filson, Michael Grebla, Tzu-Chin Hsu, Dale Osterman, Nathan Scalise, Becky Turro, Ginny Wang, Chin-Shuo Wu
More information about our 2019 Festival is available in our 2019 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2019 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Third Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 14th-June 20th, 2018.
2018 Ensembles-in-Residence: Duo Alterity, Akropolis Reed Quintet, Xelana Duo
2018 Composition Faculty: Kenneth Fuchs, Paula Matthusen, Dan Roman, Larry Alan Smith
2018 Festival Composers: Alexis Carrier, Yufei Chen, Mario Godoy, Patrick Holcomb, Grace Ma, David Jones, Joungmin Lee, D.H. Regnier, Becky Turro
More information about our 2018 Festival is available in our 2018 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2018 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Second Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 15th-June 21st, 2017.
2017 Ensembles-in-Residence: Apple Orange Pair, Meraki Chamber Players, Xelana Duo
2017 Composition Faculty: Gilda Lyons, Kenneth Steen
2017 Festival Composers: Zachary Gulaboff Davis, Patrick Holcomb, Matthew Jaskot, Ion Marmarinos, Jonathan Newmark, D.H. Regnier, Josh Sparkman, Kezia Yap, Jeffrey Earl Young
More information about our 2017 Festival is available in our 2017 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2017 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Inaugural Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 9th-June 15th, 2016.
2016 Ensembles-in-Residence: Apple Orange Pair, Deciduous Trio, Resound Duo
2016 Composition Faculty: Robert Carl, David Macbride
2016 Festival Composers: Timothy Bates, Daniel Collins, Tobias Haus, Daniel Isgar, Noah Marconi, Colin Minigan, Dale Sakamoto, Sean Rodan
More information about our 2016 Festival is available in our 2016 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2016 Festival on our YouTube Channel
2023 Ensembles-in-Residence: arx duo, Hub New Music, Sugar Hill Salon
2023 Composition Faculty: Takuma Itoh, Jessica Meyer, Ken Steen, Joel Thompson
2023 Festival Composers: Andrew Austin, Grace Coberly, Paul Cosme, Gordon Green, Alan Mackwell,
Sofía Rocha, Nick Sokol, Edmund Song, Sebastian Suarez-Solis
More information about our 2023 Festival is available in our 2023 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2023 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Seventh Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 9th-June 15th, 2022.
2022 Ensembles-in-Residence: Haven Trio, Del Sol Quartet, NorthStar Duo
2022 Composition Faculty: Robert Carl, Gilda Lyons, Evan Williams, Du Yun
2022 Festival Composers: Kay Cypret, Evan Fontaine, Matthew Lam, Janay Maisano, Jeremy Makkonen,
Sylvia Niemann, Dale Osterman, Cole Reyes, Kento Stratford
More information about our 2022 Festival is available in our 2022 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2022 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Sixth Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 10th-June 15th, 2021.
2021 Ensembles-in-Residence: Front Porch, Hub New Music, ZOFO
2021 Composition Faculty: Carlos Simon, Ken Steen, Chen Yi, Nina C. Young
2021 Festival Composers: Brittney Benton, Cory Brodack, Daniel De Togni, Aaron Hendrix, Grace Ann Lee,
Natalie Nicholas, Annie Nikunen, Christian Quiñones, Davide Tammaro
More information about our 2021 Festival is available in our 2021 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2021 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Fifth Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 11th-June 16th, 2020.
2020 Ensemble-in-Residence: International Contemporary Ensemble
2020 Composition Faculty: Phyllis Chen, Nathan Davis, Gilda Lyons, Matt Sargent
2020 Festival Composers: Zachary Detrick, Megan DiGeorgio, Andrew Faulkenberry, Katie Hedrick, Thomas Little,
Dale Osterman, Stephany Svorinić, Mike Zavorskas
More information about our 2020 Festival is available in our 2020 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2020 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Fourth Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 13th-June 19th, 2019.
2019 Ensembles-in-Residence: Duo Alterity, Hub New Music, Quince Ensemble
2019 Composition Faculty: Miguel del Águila, Robert Carl, Laura Kaminsky, Aaron Jay Kernis
2019 Festival Composers: Leah Blankendaal, Andrew Filson, Michael Grebla, Tzu-Chin Hsu, Dale Osterman, Nathan Scalise, Becky Turro, Ginny Wang, Chin-Shuo Wu
More information about our 2019 Festival is available in our 2019 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2019 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Third Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 14th-June 20th, 2018.
2018 Ensembles-in-Residence: Duo Alterity, Akropolis Reed Quintet, Xelana Duo
2018 Composition Faculty: Kenneth Fuchs, Paula Matthusen, Dan Roman, Larry Alan Smith
2018 Festival Composers: Alexis Carrier, Yufei Chen, Mario Godoy, Patrick Holcomb, Grace Ma, David Jones, Joungmin Lee, D.H. Regnier, Becky Turro
More information about our 2018 Festival is available in our 2018 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2018 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Second Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 15th-June 21st, 2017.
2017 Ensembles-in-Residence: Apple Orange Pair, Meraki Chamber Players, Xelana Duo
2017 Composition Faculty: Gilda Lyons, Kenneth Steen
2017 Festival Composers: Zachary Gulaboff Davis, Patrick Holcomb, Matthew Jaskot, Ion Marmarinos, Jonathan Newmark, D.H. Regnier, Josh Sparkman, Kezia Yap, Jeffrey Earl Young
More information about our 2017 Festival is available in our 2017 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2017 Festival on our YouTube Channel
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The Inaugural Season of Connecticut Summerfest took place from June 9th-June 15th, 2016.
2016 Ensembles-in-Residence: Apple Orange Pair, Deciduous Trio, Resound Duo
2016 Composition Faculty: Robert Carl, David Macbride
2016 Festival Composers: Timothy Bates, Daniel Collins, Tobias Haus, Daniel Isgar, Noah Marconi, Colin Minigan, Dale Sakamoto, Sean Rodan
More information about our 2016 Festival is available in our 2016 Concert Program Booklet (PDF)
Hear performances from our 2016 Festival on our YouTube Channel