Presented as part of the inaugural California Festival - a collaboration between the San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and San Francisco Symphony.

Art of Elan’s In the Here & Now in collaboration with the San Diego Symphony, featured a wide variety of composers whose new works collectively shape the soundtrack of our lives. From the spellbinding sounds of Juhi Bansal to the whirling folk melodies of Erberk Eryilmaz, and a world premiere of “Crossroads” by Nahre Sol, this colorful program reminded us of our diversity, our shared humanity, and our ability to celebrate both. This concert is part of the California Festival Series.

Program included:

Select movements from "Parlour Games" by Michael Oesterle (written in 2022)

"Trail of Stars" by Juhi Bansal for solo harp (written in 2020)

"Cities of Air" for flute and string quartet by Paul Wiancko (written in 2021)

"Crossroads" for solo piano by Nahre Sol (world premiere)

"Between Worlds" for solo violin by Carlos Simon (written in 2019)

"Raki Havasi" for wind quintet and percussion by Erberk Eryilmaz (written in 2019)