Event Venues
Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center is dedicated to theater and music instruction and performance. It offers professional quality theater in a college setting, featuring a five-show season as well as acting, music and production courses led by industry professionals. It is the official home of Frost School at Festival Napa Valley's Blackburn Music Academy.
Event(s)
April 24, 2026
Novack Concert for Kids
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.
May 14, 2026
Novack Concert for Kids
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.
