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Festival Napa Valley partners with Napa Valley College throughout the year to bring local public school students to the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center to experience live concerts in professional theater.

OLIVIA DECKER POWER OF MUSIC
Join Festival Napa Valley for an elegant evening with internationally celebrated violinist Ray Chen, joined by acclaimed pianist Chelsea Wang, in the historic grandeur of The Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco. Chen, a global classical star and innovative musical personality whose artistry resonates with audiences around the world, and Wang, praised for her expressive nuance and dynamic presence, present a captivating program that bridges tradition and modern virtuosity.

Featuring Katrina Walters, flute
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission-free. 
Experience babbling brooks, birdsong, bumblebees, and more during this journey through the sounds of nature with flutist Katrina Walter.

More than 200 artists will appear in music and dance performances, world premieres, and special events that reflect the Festival’s signature pairing of exceptional artistry with Napa Valley’s renowned food, wine, and hospitality. The season also introduces the Allegro Pass, designed to welcome the next generation of festivalgoers and expand access to the Festival experience.

Symphony Tierra is a project-based orchestra rooted in the creative spirit of Napa Valley. Bringing together professional and community musicians, Symphony Tierra celebrates artistry, inclusivity, and connection through live orchestral performance.

Since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2022, Burgess has quickly become an in-demand conductor. She is the Assistant Conductor for Peninsula Symphony and serves as the Music Director of the Community Women’s Orchestra and Napa Valley College’s Symphony Tierra, continuing also to work with the Berkeley Symphony as their regular Assistant Conductor. She will be the Cover Conductor for Dima Slobodeniouk at the San Francisco Symphony in May 2026.

Festival Orchestra Napa
Open to school groups only. Please contact Festival Napa Valley’s Education Department to attend. Admission-free.
Ming Luke guest conducts Festival Orchestra Napa in a fun and informative concert of favorites to showcase the full range orchestra instruments. Young audience members will be introduced to the various elements of music including dynamics, tempo, texture, and form and will experience a pre-concert Instrument Petting Zoo starting at 9am.

Festival Orchestra Napa
Open to school groups only. Please contact Festival Napa Valley’s Education Department to attend. Admission-free.
Ming Luke guest conducts Festival Orchestra Napa in a fun and informative concert of favorites to showcase the full range orchestra instruments. Young audience members will be introduced to the various elements of music including dynamics, tempo, texture, and form and will experience a pre-concert Instrument Petting Zoo presented in collaboration with the Napa Valley College Music Department and Napa Valley Education Foundation's Music Connection program.

Symphony Tierra - Youthful Genius at Work
Open to school groups only. Please contact Festival Napa Valley’s Education Department to attend. Admission-free.
Today’s concert explores the astonishing power of youth and the timeless brilliance it can produce. Under the baton of guest conductor Samantha Burgess, Napa Valley College’s Symphony Tierra performs Mozart's Symphony No. 14, revealing the young prodigy at his most playful, and Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 1, written when the composer was just 15 years old.

Pacific Symphony, the resident orchestra of Segerstrom Center for the Arts for more than 15 years, is a leader in musical innovation and community connection. Since its founding in 1978, the Symphony has grown to become the largest orchestra formed in the U.S. in the last 50 years. 

Rieko Tsuchida & Anthony McGill
Adults must be accompanied by a child to attend this concert. 
Admission-free. 
Reservations are recommended. Pianist Rieko Tsuchida and clarinetist Anthony McGill share an engaging morning of music created especially for young Festival audiences.

Young People’s Chorus of New York City
Adults must be accompanied by a child to attend this concert.
Admission-free. Reservations are recommended. Founded in 1988 by visionary conductor, composer, and educator Francisco J. Núñez, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City is recognized worldwide for its award-winning performances and spectacular artistry.

The season will feature artists including Renée Fleming, Wynton Marsalis, Time for Three, Ray Chen, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, alongside the world premiere of The Judgment of Paris, a new opera by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer inspired by Napa Valley’s rise in the global wine industry.

Meet and mingle with female power players at this exclusive luncheon celebrating women who set the pace — vintners, winemakers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, artists, and, of course, you. Your hosts are powerhouse mother-daughter duo Janet and Hailey Trefethen, who welcome you to their historic estate.

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Featuring Mariachi Las Aguilitas de Davis
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission-free. Get inspired by the next generation with members of Mariachi Las Aguilitas de Davis, a noted youth Mariachi group from Tucson, Arizona.

¡Viva Mariachi!
Open to school groups only. Please contact Festival Napa Valley’s Education Department to attend. Admission-free.
Presented in collaboration with Napa Valley College as part of their 6th Annual ¡Viva Mariachi! celebration, today’s Novack Concert for Kids features Mariachi Las Aguilitas de Davis Bilingual Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, an award-winning ensemble whose members performed on Good Morning America in 2023. A pre-concert Mariachi instrument petting zoo organized by the Napa Valley Education Foundation’s Music Connection program gives students the opportunity to experience some hands-on learning about this rich musical tradition and its origins.