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Pala Garcia, violin & John Popham, cello
On September 1, 2026, WWCMF quietly celebrated New [Fiscal] Year’s Day, marking the start of our 20th season making music in the Walla Walla Valley. Not so quietly, we now kick off our 20th with a Satellite Series performance. The program features music covering a span of nearly 350 years, from the Italian baroque innovations of Domenico Gabrielli to the psychedelic immersive environments of living composer James Diaz, igniting a conversation between Ancient and Modern, classicism and experimentation. Two early Beethoven works, the devotional Romance in F for violin and piano and a rare (for Beethoven!) example of whimsy, the “Duo in E Flat for two obligatory eyeglasses” for viola and cello. Bartók’s 2nd Rhapsody for violin and piano brings the program to a folksy and dazzling conclusion.
For the occasion, we’re thrilled to introduce a new initiative: the WWCMF Artists-in-Residence program, featuring Pala Garcia (violin) and John Popham (cello). From October to May, Pala and John will work with a cohort of artists from Walla Walla University, Whitman College, and Walla Walla Community College, exploring visual, written, and multimedia art forms through the lens of music and musical process. This interdisciplinary deep dive gives artists a rare chance to expand and refine their vision over a sustained period, guided by masters of a craft other than their own. A selection of the resulting new works will be exhibited throughout the June 2027 Festival.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50 (1798)
for violin and piano
Adagio cantabile
Domenico Galli (1649 – 1697)
Sonata No. 5 in C minor (1691)
from Trattenimento musicale sopra il violoncello
(Musical entertainment on the cello)
I. Recitativo
II. Aria
III. Giga
IV. AdagioSu
Domenico Gabrielli (1651-1690)
Ricercar No. 7 (1689)
for solo cello
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Duo im Es-Dur mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern, WoO 32 (1796)
(Duo in E Flat with two obligatory eyeglasses)
for viola and cello
I. Allegro
II. Minuetto: Trio
James Diaz (b. 1990)
Espacio Absoluto (2025)
V. From Pink to Orange
for solo cello
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Rhapsody No. 2, Sz. 89 (1928)
for violin and piano
I. Lassú (Slow)
II. Friss (Fast)
Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Pala Garcia, violin; Feng Kang, piano; John Popham, cello
Festival Series: Strength In Numbers
6/27/26, 7:30 PM — 510 East Boeing Avenue, Walla Walla
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Doors open one hour before the performance.
Tasting Music: David Schiff, Vineyard Rhythms
6/26/26, 6 PM — Reininger Winery
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Portrait of an Artist: John Popham, cello
6/25/26, 6 PM — Reininger Winery
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Special Event: Fluid Dynamics — Rachel Lee Priday, violin
6/23/26, 7 PM — Foundry Vineyards
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Festival Series: Making a Scene
6/20/26, 7:30 PM — Echolands Winery
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Tasting Music: Ysaÿe Sonata in A minor for two violins, Op. post
6/19/26, 6 PM — Seven Hills Winery
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Portrait of an Artist: Andrea Yun, cello
6/18/26, 6 PM — Seven Hills Winery
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Special Event: Collage Tuesday
6/16/26, 8 PM — Abeja Winery
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Grounds open at 5:30 pm.
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Special Event: Collage Monday
6/15/26, 8 PM — Abeja Winery
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Special Event: The Westerlies
6/14/26, 7 PM — The Walls Vineyards
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Festival Series: By Moonlight
6/13/26, 7:30 PM — Gesa Power House Theatre
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Tasting Music: Bartók Piano Quintet in C
6/12/26, 6 PM — Pepper Bridge Winery
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Portrait of an Artist: Tracy Doyle, Flute
6/11/26, 6 PM — Pepper Bridge Winery
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Festival Series: Salon Style
6/7/26, 7 PM — Gesa Power House Theatre
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Tasting Music: Mozart Piano Quartet in E Flat, K. 493
6/5/26, 6 PM — Foundry Vineyards
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Portrait of an Artist: Synchrony Saxophone Quartet
6/4/26, 6 PM — Foundry Vineyards
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