The idea for the New Music for Treble Voices Festival (NMFTV) came about in 2008 with the realization that the Bay Area is home to several acclaimed treble choirs, all national and international leaders in commissioning and performing new music. Founding groups were Volti, a professional choir dedicated to American contemporary music, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, both conducted by Robert Geary, and the Peninsula Women’s Chorus (PWC), conducted by Dr. Martín Benvenuto.
Hosted and produced by the PWC since 2013, this invitational festival under the direction of Dr. Anne K. Hege brings together experienced treble choirs with an affinity for innovative new music. In line with PWC’s mission of creating and performing diverse, dynamic, and adventurous music, we believe maintaining a forum for new music is essential as it inspires and enriches our singers and audiences.
Join us in celebration with some of the Bay Area’s finest treble choirs in an afternoon of exciting music making.
2025 NMfTV
The 11th New Music for Treble Voices Festival will celebrate vocal improvisation through Circle Singing. The festival will feature guest choirs including Ensemble from the San Francisco-based Musae, the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, the Sacramento-based Vox Musica, and the PWC.
Throughout the day, festival members will participate in workshops led by Bay Area-based members of MOTION, Bryan Dyer, Tammi Brown, and David Worm, exploring the art of vocal improvisation.
A public Circle Singing workshop will take place from 2 pm to 2:30 pm, followed by a concert at 2:30 pm showcasing contemporary repertoire, including PWC’s premiere of two movements from “What Place is This?” by PWC’s Composer-in-Residence Amy X Neuburg.
The program will also feature a solo set by the festival clinicians that will conclude with an interactive Circle Singing session led by our clinicians, where everyone is invited to participate!
Sat, March 29, 2025 at 2:30pm
First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto (directions)
Here are a few examples from past festivals:
9th Annual New Music for Treble Voices preview (2018)
8th Annual New Music for Treble Voices preview (2015)
Face & Heart of New Music (2011)
Bringing New Music to Life (2014)