{"id":2129088,"date":"2025-11-01T16:44:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T16:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2129088"},"modified":"2025-11-01T16:44:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T16:44:58","slug":"taproot-new-music-festival-to-return-to-davis-daily-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taproot-new-music-festival-to-return-to-davis-daily-democrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Taproot New Music Festival to return to Davis \u2013 Daily Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The biennual Taproot Music Festival is returning to Davis, bringing composers and world-class music acts to the heart of Yolo County.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Music and the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at UC Davis present the 2025 Taproot New Music Festival, with the majority of the concerts taking place Nov. 6 through Nov. 9. During this festival, nine participating composers \u2014 including student composers at UC Davis \u2014 will work with exceptional artists to produce new works.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll have new pieces performed, and will participate in seminars and workshops facilitated by the visiting artists and UC Davis composition faculty. The festival will feature Ensemble Dal Niente as visiting ensemble on Nov. 7 and 8, giving audiences the chance to hear new work.<\/p>\n<p>According to the biography blurb on the Taproot website, Ensemble Dal Niente performs, develops and sustains new and experimental music for small to large chamber ensemble. Dal Niente is dedicated to growing relationships with artists, composers and listeners; advancing distinct and challenging musical voices, in addition to sharing that work with their Chicago, United States, and international communities.<\/p>\n<p>Four composers will work with Dal Niente, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eli Greenhoe<\/li>\n<li>Emre \u015eener<\/li>\n<li>Jenny Xiong<\/li>\n<li>James Larkins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Empyrean Ensemble at UC Davis \u2014 directed by Professor of Teaching, Department of Music Sam Nichols \u2014 is also slated to play at the Taproot Festival next week. The Empyran Ensemble offers engaging and eclectic programs, inviting audiences to experience new musical sensations delivered with high artistry by its extraordinary players\u2014among the finest new music performers in California.<\/p>\n<p>Four composers will work with Empyrean, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parker Callister<\/li>\n<li>Mary Denney<\/li>\n<li>Yingting Liu<\/li>\n<li>Bryndan Moondy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra \u2014 a university student and community orchestra in residence at the Mondavi Center \u2014 will also perform during the festival.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the Taproot Festival website at https:\/\/arts.ucdavis.edu\/taproot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dailydemocrat.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biennual Taproot Music Festival is returning to Davis, bringing composers and world-class music acts to the heart of Yolo County. 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