Festival Of New American Music

The Festival of New American Music brings extraordinary musicians to Sacramento, California, each year to present high-quality performances of a broad body of recently composed or improvised music by some of America’s most exciting artists. 2024 marks the 47th annual Festival!

Through public concerts, educational events, and outreach, the Festival serves three principal communities: those of the Sacramento State School of Music; the California State University, Sacramento; and the greater Sacramento region.

Committed to making music accessible to all, the Festival offers all of its concerts free of charge to the public.

Schedule of Events:

10:00 am: Artist Forum - Michael Avitabile - Capistrano Hall Room 319
12:00 pm: Masterclass - Violin: Meg Rohrer - Capistrano Hall Room 227
01:30 pm: Artist Forum: Sarah Wald, composer - Capistrano Hall Room 209
04:00 pm: Student Composition Competition - Capistrano Hall Room 151 performed by Hub New Music ensemble members
07:00 pm: Local Voices Concert -Capistrano Concert Hall Hornet Horns, Sacramento State Faculty Wind Quintet, pianist Kirsten Smith with Jia-mo Chen, cello