Festival Napa Valley has announced that Nia Imani Franklin is the recipient of the 2021 Darioush and Shahpar Khaledi Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Classical Music. Franklin, a composer, singer, and arts education champion is Festival Napa Valley’s 2021 Composer- in-Residence and many of her original compositions were performed throughout this year’s Festival. Among the works were “Afro-dite,” a {…}