Dear Camilla, Awarded InterMusic SF Musical Grant
Jennifer Hou and violinist Patrick Galvin have been awarded a grant through InterMusic SF's 2026 Musical Grant Program, supporting a Bay Area recital tour of Dear Camilla, in January and February 2027.
The grant will fund five to six performances across the Bay Area. Dear Camilla, pairs violin and piano repertoire with an original epistolary narrative, co-written by Hou and Galvin and edited by NPR journalist Ninna Gaensler-Debs, tracing Galvin's relationship with his former teacher, the violinist Camilla Wicks. The programme includes Every Wheel Turns, a three-movement work by composer Jolin Jiang reflecting on learning, mentorship, trust and loss.
The tour follows the release of the Dear Camilla, album on the Navona label in August 2025, recorded at Skywalker Sound, and a January 2026 Australian tour that gave the premiere of Jiang's commissioned work in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
Now in its nineteenth year, InterMusic SF's Musical Grant Program supports Bay Area musicians creating and presenting small ensemble music, and has awarded more than $1.3 million to over 444 projects since 2008. Hou and Galvin are among twenty-six recipients in the 2026 cycle.
Performance dates and venues will be announced closer to the tour.
Jennifer Hou, Patrick Galvin on their Dear Camilla, UK & Ireland Tour - 2026
