Uytengsu Family Opening Night: From Beethoven to Getty to Dylan

Festival Napa Valley kicks off its 20th Anniversary Season with a festive Opening Night led by conductor Stephanie Childress, celebrating classical masterworks, world premieres, and iconic songs by American composers.

The program features Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture alongside the premiere of a concerto by composer Michael Thurber, commissioned by Festival Napa Valley and written especially for the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Time for Three. Also on the program is Young America, a six-movement cycle for chorus and orchestra by acclaimed composer Gordon Getty, performed by the Young People’s Chorus of New York City under the artistic direction of Francisco J. Nuñez.

The evening culminates in a symphonic reimagining of songs by Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, and others – an exhilarating finale that sets the tone for the landmark anniversary season ahead.