MUSIC | AANMI: Echoes of Home

Echoes of Home brings together new works exploring the places, people, and memories that shape our sense of belonging. While the project began as an invitation for Asian American composers to reflect on growing up within Los Angeles' vibrant Asian American communities, it soon expanded into a broader meditation on home in all its forms—whether rooted in Los Angeles, carried across continents, or found in the people and traditions we hold close. For the Asia America New Music Institute, our concerts at the Sierra Madre Playhouse also mark something of a homecoming. Though AANMI has cultivated artistic communities across the East Coast, Utah, and throughout Asia, this program represents a growing commitment to Los Angeles—the city where its founder and many of its artists live, have lived, and continue to create. As AANMI deepens its roots here, Echoes of Home celebrates not only the places from which we come, but also the communities we choose to build together. ENSEMBLE: Kyle Gilner & Chad Cannon, violins Rita Andrade, viola Niall Taro, cello Ari Sol, harp Coco Ma, piano Miko Shudo, vocals PROGRAM: SunYoung Park Monologue II - West Coast Premiere Solo piano Chad Cannon Title TBA - Premiere Niall Taro Mikan no omoide - 2. Hi no kisetsu; 3. Mi ni shimu / toshi no yo String quartet + harp Weijun Chen Title TBA - Premiere Solo Piano Kian Ravaei Family Photos - 3. In Arcadia String quartet Nichagarn Chiracharasporn Lilac String quartet Alex Williams Sea of Light String quartet & harp Emily Chiu Smelly Dumpings Solo voice + ensemble Ari Sol Strum! I. Power Chords String quartet & harp