Connessa is excited to return to the Weds@Noon Concert Series, sponsored by the City of Encinitas. This program transports audiences to Japan, Peru, and ancient life on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. Enjoy expressive textures and traditional lyrical flute melodies
at this noontime concert
Connessa Collective joined the Elim Counseling Center in their annual fundraiser. Pieces were chosen to evoke a sense of thoughtful, peaceful meditation. Elim Counseling offers a variety of counseling services, including expressive art therapy. This concert included audience participation in an improvised musical meditation.
Global Resonance: Part II was presented as part of the San Diego Central Library Concert Series, Winter Winds!
Enjoy Stumbling upon a glendi in the woods, a celebration of Greek music by Chrysanthe Tan. Click below for the full Global Resonance: Part II performance.
In alignment with our mission, this fundraiser concert featured world music for two flute and piano. Retorno is written by Argentine composer Noelia Escalzo. Click below for the full Global Resonance: Part I performance.
In recognition of International Women's Day 2024, Connessa Collective presented a program featuring women and on-binary composers. French Quarter is written by the prolific Nicole Chamberlain and performed by Lionel Avila, Toni Cortez-Aguilar, Yana Zixuan Yan and Valerie McElroy.
Toni Cortez-Aguilar and Valerie McElroy perform Libertango by Astor Piazolla, arranged by Diego Collatti, for the San Diego Flute Guild Spring Festival at the Encinitas Community Center.
For California Chamber Orchestra's Classics at The Merc Concert Series, Cindy Anne Broz, Valerie McElroy, Toni Cortez-Aguilar and Yana Zixuan Yan perform Gearr Riomball (Describe a Circle: A Jig) from Catherine McMichael's A Gàëlic Tiodhlac (A Gaelic Offering).
Despiadado for flute trio by Christopher Caliendo, performed by Lionel Avila, Toni Cortez-Aguilar and Valerie McElroy at Carmel Valley Library.
Petite Suite pour 2 flûtes et piano (IV. Ballet) by Claude Debussy, performed by Toni Aguilar, Valerie McElroy (flutes) and Kyle Adam Blair (piano) for the Villa Musica Showcase at All Souls Episcopal Church in Point Loma.
Jour d'été à la montagne by Eugene Bozza, performed by Dr. Julia Barnett, Toni Cortez-Aguilar, Leilani Gjellstad and Valerie McElroy for the 2022 American Prize in Chamber Music submission.