![Opening Night crowds gather in front of the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow01.jpg)
![The Pre-concert Talk on Opening Night featured composers Jonathan Newman, Huang Ruo, David T. Little, Sebastian Currier, and Mason Bates. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow02.jpg)
![Composers Jonathan Newman, David T. Little, and Sebastian Currier on Opening Night. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow03.jpg)
![Have cello, will travel! Virginia Kron makes the trek each year from Ojai. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow54.jpg)
![Staff photographer and local legend Ron Jones takes a breather at the Civic Auditorium.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow53.jpg)
![All-volunteer ushers, led by indominitable House Manager Jennifah Chard. Plus rogue Tech Director, Mike Johnson, front and center! Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow52.jpg)
![Tim Fain (violin), Matt Haimovitz (cello), and Maestra Marin Alsop enjoy applause at the Civic. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow51.jpg)
![Composer Nico Muhly introduces his work Wish You Were Here. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow50.jpg)
![Composer Sean Shepherd, following the West Coast premiere of his Blue Blazes. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow49.jpg)
![Composer Missy Mazzoli introduces her Detroit-inspired work River Rouge Transfiguration. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow48.jpg)
![Timpanist Scott Christian gets familiar with the gargantuan 13-piece setup required for Mason Bates' Anthology of Fantastic Zoology. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow47.jpg)
![Principal trumpet Craig Morris blows a conch shell in rehearsal for Huang Ruo's The Color Yellow. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow46.jpg)
![Principal trombone Ava Ordman enjoys a chuckle during rehearsal. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow45.jpg)
![A sea of bows and scrolls surround principal violin II Matt Albert. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow44.jpg)
![Violinist Rob Simonds treated donors to a special pre-season private recital concert at the Civic on Aug 1. Photo by Jess Frye](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow43.jpg)
![2015 Conductor/Composer Workshop participants, auditors, and composers, with faculty (at rear): Huang Ruo, Marin Alsop, and James Ross. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow42.jpg)
![Conductors Workshop participant Andres Lopera. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow41.jpg)
![Conducting faculty James Ross refines a point with participant Stefano Sarzani. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow40.jpg)
![Conductors Workshop participant Deanna Tham. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow39.jpg)
![Marin Alsop coaches Caleb Young in the Conductors Workshop. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow38.jpg)
![Student Staff Ensemble members perform a concert of original works. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow37.jpg)
![Student Staff Ensemble members perform a concert of original works. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow36.jpg)
![Student Staff members enjoy a special opportunity, to sit "Inside the Orchestra!" Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow35.jpg)
![Composer Huang Ruo and sheng master Wu Wei in rehearsal with conductor Marin Alsop. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow20.jpg)
![Concertmaster Justin Bruns, violinist Tim Fain, percussionist Svet Stoyanov, trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth, flautist Lauren sileo, composer/harpist Hannah Lash, cellist Matt Haimovitz, and composer/pianist Nico Muhly following a chamber concert at Nestldown. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow34.jpg)
![Composer Nathaniel Stookey and conductor Marin Alsop share a laugh in rehearsal. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow05.jpg)
![Extraordinary Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth rehearses the US premiere of James MacMillan's Epiclesis. Photo by rr jones. .](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow33.jpg)
![Tim Fain (violin), Matt Haimovitz (cello), and Maestra Marin Alsop have a pre-rehearsal session for Philip Glass' Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow32.jpg)
![Marin Alsop introduces a Festival newcomer, Mexican composer Ana Lara, to the Festival Orchestra. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow31.jpg)
![The 2015 season had a decidedly fresh young vibe, welcoming composers Charles Halka, Sean Shepherd, Missy Mazzoli, Hannah Lash, and Nico Muhly. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow30.jpg)
![A crown of coulds above our beloved venue, the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow29.jpg)
![Meet the Composers panel included Nathaniel Stookey, David T. Little, Huang Ruo, Sebastian Currier, and Jonathan Newman. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow04.jpg)
![Kronos Quartet, following their Sunday evening chamber concert at the Civic Auditorium. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow28.jpg)
![Sheng soloist Wu Wei, composer Huang Ruo, and conductor Marin Alsop following the West Coast premiere of Ruo's The Color Yellow. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow26.jpg)
![Composer Mason Bates following the West Coast premiere of his Anthology of Fantastic Zoology. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow25.jpg)
![Marin Alsop moderates a post-concert talkback with (L-R) composers Jonathan Newman, Sebastian Currier, soloist Wu Wei, and composer Huang Ruo. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow27.jpg)
![Marin Alsop and Scottish percussionist Colin Currie in rehearsal. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow22.jpg)
![Principal percussionist Galen Lemmon reviews the MacMillan score with soloist Colin Currie. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow21.jpg)
![Colin Currie and Marin Alsop, following the US premiere of James MacMillan's Percussion Concerto No.2. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow23.jpg)
![Wu Wei demonstrates the sheng for fascinated Open Rehearsal attendees. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow19.jpg)
![Composer Mason Bates introduces his Anthology of Fantastic Zoology to the orchestra. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow18.jpg)
![Festival newcomer Sebastian Currier talks to the orchestra during rehearsal. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow17.jpg)
!["Dubstep, anyone?" Composer Jonathan Newman reviews the diverse influsences found in Blow It Up, Start Again. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow16.jpg)
![Ashwin Batish and his Sitar Power Enemble on the Church Street Fair Stage. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow15.jpg)
![Domu Africa invites the audience on stage for a dance lesson during the Church Street Fair. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow14.jpg)
![Balinese dancer moves to the sounds of Gamelan Anak Swarasanti. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow13.jpg)
![Composer/performers from the Little Opera troupe (including Festival composer Nathaniel Stookey's daughter!). Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow11.jpg)
![Composer/narrator Nathaniel Stookey has fun with the Lemony Snicket libretto of The Composer is Dead during the Free Family Concert. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow10.jpg)
![A special guest filled in for a missing percussionist during the Free Family Concert! Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow09.jpg)
![Conductor/(percussionist?) Marin Alsop gets some coaching from Jim Kassis. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow08.jpg)
![A young audience member plays "find the cellist" with Jennifer Humphreys during the Free Family Concert's Tour of the Orchestra. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow07.jpg)
![Principal harp Nuiko Wadden invites kids to get up-close during the Tour of the Orchestra. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow06.jpg)
![Maestra Marin Alsop pops out for a photo with the young musicians of El Sistema Santa Cruz. Photo by Crystal Birns.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow12.jpg)
![Conductor Marin Alsop applauds the incredible Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow24.jpg)
![Tine Thing Helseth makes a grand exit from Mission San Juan Bautista. Photo by rr jones.](http://cabrillomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2015-slideshow55.jpg)
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