Nief-Norf Summer Festival 2019

Claire Chenette, who hails from Iowa, has been principal oboe with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra since 2014. She also enjoys a freelance career in Southern California performing as a member of wild Up, playing with her folk band Three Thirds, recording at Capitol Records and Warner... Read More →

Clarinetist, composer, and improviser James Falzone is an acclaimed member of the international jazz and creative music scenes, a veteran contemporary music lecturer and clinician, and an award-winning composer who has been commissioned by chamber ensembles, dance companies, choirs... Read More →

LA-based composer/violinist/violist/baroque violinist Andrew McIntosh has a unique and multifaceted career spanning solo, chamber, and early music engagements across the US and in Europe. His compositions have been featured at major venues in The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland... Read More →

A classical guitarist noted for his unique blend of refinement, intensity, and virtuosic technique, Jay Sorce has performed throughout the United States and in Canada, Mexico and Germany as soloist and chamber musician. Highlight appearances include performances at the Long Island... Read More →

Cellist Ashley Walters has been described as performing "with the kind of brilliance that beckons a major new performer on the new music scene" (Mark Swed, L.A. Times). She has been praised for her "imposing talents" (Sequenza 21) and "impressive" (Pitchfork) and "beautiful playing... Read More →