Join us for a vibrant evening of orchestral discovery and youthful brilliance. The concert opens with Cindy Cox’s Dreaming a world's edge, a richly textured and imaginative soundscape that explores the boundaries between the real and the surreal. Next, we spotlight the rising talent of tomorrow with a performance by NOCCO’s 2025 Concerto Competition Winner—an exciting opportunity to witness a gifted young soloist take center stage. The evening concludes with the energetic charm and classical elegance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 1, a remarkable early work that showcases the composer’s precocious genius. This program promises inspiration, innovation, and unforgettable music-making.

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Origins

Rainier Arts Center

Friday Concert: Trio Solano with pianist Miles Graber

University of California, Berkeley

UC Berkeley’s acclaimed ensemble in residence pays tribute to the work of Music Department faculty member and eminent composer Cindy Cox, whose compositions are inspired by the invisible laws of nature. The program presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of Cox’s chamber music over several decades, from 1989’s [Four Studies of Light and Dark] for piano and percussion to 2010’s Cañon for an octet of woodwinds and brass, to 2014’s Hishuk ish ts’ awalk (All Things are One), a piece for clarinet, strings, and piano, inspired by the rainforest and native inhabitants of Canada’s Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. The concert also features the world premiere of selections from Cox’s large new theatrical work for vocal soloists, chorus, and ensemble, The Road to Xibalba. “Her music…is always buoyant, puckish, rhythmically alive and crisply engaging” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Cindy Cox

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Past events

7 - 8 Mar, 2026

Origins · North Corner Chamber Orchestra

Mar 21, 2025

Friday Concert: Trio Solano with pianist Miles Graber · UC Berkeley Department of Music

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