2020-21 Season
01SunAugNational Music Festival/ChestertownAug 01, 9:00 AM EDT – Aug 14, 9:00 PM EDTChestertown, Chestertown, MD 21620, USASunny Xia serves as Assistant Conductor at National Music Festival 2021.
14MonJunPierre Monteux School & Festival/Forest StudioJun 14, 8:00 AMForest Studio, Hancock County, ME, USASunny Xia returns to Monteux School and Festival as Conducting Assistant.
23SunMayMusicaNova Orchestra Chamber Players/ScottsdaleMay 23, 3:00 PMScottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ, USASunny Xia leads the world premiere of Rodney Rogers' Violin Concerto with soloist Christiano Rodrigues.
20TueAprASU Philharmonia/Nelson Fine Arts PlazaApr 20, 7:30 PMNelson Fine Arts Plaza, 1200 S Forest Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281, USASunny Xia conducts the ASU Philharmonia in our outdoor concert at Nelson Fine Arts Plaza.
13TueAprASU Studio Orchestra/Gammage AuditoriumApr 13, 7:30 PMGammage Auditorium, 1200 S Forest Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281, USAThe ASU Studio Orchestra presents masterworks by Debussy and Tchaikovsky on ASU Gammage's magnificent main stage.
18ThuFebASU Philharmonia/Arizona State UniversityFeb 18, 12:00 PMArizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USASunny Xia conducts the ASU Philharmonia in George Chadwick's Serenade for String Orchestra and Mari Valverde's her first snow.- 22SunNovASU Studio Orchestra/Gammage AuditoriumNov 22, 2020, 7:00 PMGammage Auditorium, 1200 S Forest Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281, USAThe ASU Studio Orchestra presents masterworks by Debussy, Mozart and Beethoven in ASU Gammage's magnificent main stage.
2019-20 Season
09SunAugCortona Sessions for New Music/Virtual SummitAug 09, 2020, 9:00 AM – Aug 13, 2020, 5:00 PMVirtual Summit2020 Cortona Sessions for New Music Conductor and Advocate Virtual Summit- 14SunJunMonteux School & Music Festival (Cancelled)/HancockJun 14, 2020, 9:00 AM – Jun 26, 2020, 9:00 PMHancock, ME, USASunny Xia serves as Assistant Conductor at Pierre Monteux School and Festival.
- 27WedMayNational Music Festival (Cancelled)/ChestertownMay 27, 2020, 9:00 AM – Jun 13, 2020, 10:00 AMChestertown, MD 21620, USASunny Xia serves as Assistant Conductor at National Music Festival.
26WedFebThe Magic Flute/Cleveland Institute of MusicFeb 26, 2020, 7:30 PMCleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106, USASunny Xia serves as Assistant Conductor in Cleveland Institute of Music Opera Theater's production of Mozart's The Magic Flute.
20MonJanCleveland Women's Orchestra/Judson ManorJan 20, 2020, 7:30 PMJudson Manor, 1890 E 107th St, Cleveland, OH 44106, USACleveland Women's Orchestra, celebrating its 85th season this year, presents its annual "Gift of Music" concert with Guest Conductor Sunny Xuecong Xia.
08SunDecHoliday Circlefest/Cleveland Institute of MusicDec 08, 2019, 1:00 PMCleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106, USASunny Xia leads the Cleveland Institute of Music Chamber Orchestra in University Circle's annual Holiday Circlefest.
05ThuDecPeter and the Wolf/Wade Park SchoolDec 05, 2019, 12:30 PMWade Park School, 7600 Wade Park Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103, USASunny Xia leads the Cleveland Institute of Music Chamber Orchestra in an Outreach Concert at Wade Park School. Prokofiev's timeless classic, Peter and the Wolf, superbly narrated by Gwen DeLaney.
23SatNovFueyo Composition Recital/Cleveland Institute of MusicNov 23, 2019, 8:00 PMCleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106, USAPremieres of Julián Fueyo’s orchestral work, "El Onceavo Cielo" and violin concerto, “Serpiente de Turquesas” with violinist Shannon Lee.
31ThuOctThe Juniper Tree/Cleveland Institute of MusicOct 31, 2019, 7:30 PMCleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106, USASunny Xia serves as Assistant Concertor in Cleveland Institute of Music's production of The Juniper Tree.
24TueSepJeunesses Musicales Bucharest Conducting Competition/Romanian AthenaeumSep 24, 2019, 9:00 AM – Sep 28, 2019, 8:00 PMRomanian Athenaeum, Strada Benjamin Franklin 1-3, București 030167, Romania
2018-19 Season
31FriMayNANOWorks Opera/Kellett Chapel Recital SeriesMay 31, 2019, 7:30 PMKellett Chapel Recital Series, 3434 Roswell Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305, USASunny Xia served as Apprentice Conductor at North American New Opera Workshop.
01WedMayCIM@CMA: Music in the Galleries/The Cleveland Museum of ArtMay 01, 2019, 6:00 PMThe Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106, USASunny Xia conducts the CIM New Music Ensemble in the Cleveland Museum of Art Performing Arts Series.
28SunAprPremiere: "point of contention"/Cleveland Institute of MusicApr 28, 2019, 4:00 PMCleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106, USAPremiere of Nathaniel Heyder's string nonet, "point of contention".
14SunAprCIM New Music Ensemble/Cleveland Institute of MusicApr 14, 2019, 4:00 PMCleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106, USASunny Xia conducts the CIM New Music Ensemble in Andrew Norman's Gran Turismo (2004) and Jacob Druckman's Come Round (1992).
05FriAprCleveland NEOSonicFest/GLO ClevelandApr 05, 2019, 7:30 PMGLO Cleveland, 2460 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114, USASunny Xia conducts the CIM New Music Ensemble in NEOSonicFest Cleveland.
30SatMarA Legacy in Bloom: Celebrating Clara T. Rankin/The Cleveland Museum of ArtMar 30, 2019, 6:00 PMThe Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106, USASunny Xia leads the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra in Benefit Concert "A Legacy in Bloom: Celebrating Clara T. Rankin" with violinist Caroline Goulding.
02SatMarNRTA Conducting Competition/TiranaMar 02, 2019, 9:00 AM – Mar 08, 2019, 9:00 PMTirana, AlbaniaSunny Xia was selected as one of 10 semifinalists in the National Radio Television of Albania Conducting Competition.