Join us on Saturday, May 1 at 11am PDT as Maestro Cristi Măcelaru continues our monthly Composers in Conversation series—this time with Wynton Marsalis and Tan Dun. Get to know each composer ahead of the stream using the resources below. Due to time differences of our guests, CiC Vol. 3 will be pre-recorded. Please ask …read more »
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Location Scouting for Gabriela Lena Frank’s new work
Choreographer/dancer Molly Katzman and film crew Swan Dive Media went location scouting around the #CZUlightningcomplex fire zone in #SantaCruzCounty last week, in preparation for the world premiere of composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s new work, Contested Eden. Thanks to our partners at Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks and generous private …read more »
Ask a Question!
We welcome your questions in advance of our May 1 Composers in Conversation event! While all others in the CiC series will feature a live Q&A, due to the extreme time zone differences of our guests, this one will be pre-recorded. Please use the form below to submit your question …read more »
Composers in Conversation—Vol. 2—Clarice Assad, Anna Clyne, Kevin Puts
Join us on Saturday, April 3 at 11am PDT as Maestro Cristi Măcelaru continues our monthly Composers in Conversation series—this time between Clarice Assad, Anna Clyne, and Kevin Puts. Get to know each composer using the resources below, and during the live event, you’ll be able to ask our guests your own questions via …read more »
Composers in Conversation Vol. 1 – Video
Cristian Măcelaru in conversation with composers Jennifer Higdon, Huang Ruo, and Iván Enrique Rodríguez. Click here to access the full Composers in Conversation series. Any questions? Please use our contact form at any time and a staff member will respond as soon as possible. Thank …read more »
2021 Virtual Season Announcement
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Announces its 59th Season Season highlights include world premieres by composers Gabriela Lena Frank, Jake Heggie, and Sean Shepherd. The Festival’s 2021 virtual season is free to the public and features offerings of dance, photography, video and animation. Guest artists include St. Lawrence String Quartet, …read more »
Composers in Conversation—Vol. 1—Jennifer Higdon, Ivan Enrique Rodriguez, Huang Ruo
STREAM HERE Link not appearing above? Please refresh your browser. Need help? Contact us. Maestro Cristi Macelaru launches a new monthly series when he moderates this conversation between composers Jennifer Higdon, Iván Enrique Rodríguez, and Huang Ruo. Get to know each composer using the resources below! Any technical difficulties or questions? …read more »
Holiday Message from Cristi Macelaru
Music Director and Conductor Cristi Macelaru sends this holiday message to all our …read more »
Sam Bergman gives thanks and a performance
Sam Bergman, principal viola of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, performs New York composer Alice Jones’ The People Could Fly, and gives thanks to Festival supporters. Make your donation …read more »
Virtual Season Community At-Home Dinner Restaurant List
Celebrate Cabrillo Festival’s Opening Night (Reflecting, July 31) and Closing Night (Rising II, August 9) with a community at-home dinner! In a regular Festival season, Opening Night includes a catered dinner in front of the Civic Auditorium, and Closing Night features a prix fixe dinner at two excellent Downtown Santa …read more »
2020 Virtual Season Announcement
Press: Contact Publicist Mona Baroudi | 415.615.2735 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Goes Virtual for 2020 July 25 – August 9 Featuring the world premiere of Stacy Garrop’s The Battle for the Ballot; virtual performances, archival recordings; panel discussions; behind the scenes conversations; and more SANTA CRUZ, July 8, 2020—The Cabrillo …read more »
Tim Munro Pirouettes
Tim Munro has added a new title to his long list of accolades and vocations. In addition to being Cabrillo Festival’s principal flute, an active performer, writer, speaker, thinker and doer, Tim is also now a father! He recorded this very special rendition of Amy Beth Kirsten’s wild work for …read more »
In the Blue Room with Clarice Assad
We are thrilled to present this very special 2017 chamber concert showcasing the sensational pianist, singer and composer Clarice Assad, an acclaimed member of Brazil’s legendary musical family. Performing in duet with Grammy Award-winning percussionist Keita Ogawa, Assad plays and sings her vivid pieces, which embrace Brazilian folkloric styles, Western …read more »
Cabrillo Festival says NO MORE HATE
We at Cabrillo Festival stand with our brothers and sisters across this nation who have stepped forward to say “NO MORE HATE!” We commit today to denying racism a foothold in our organization, to listening well to our communities, and to undertaking a fierce attitude of self-reflection and informed action, …read more »
2017 Donors Concert
In 2017, Maestro Cristi Macelaru’s inaugural year, we held our second annual pre-season Donors Concert at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. The concert was extra special, for, alongside the incredible musicianship of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra players, Cristi himself performed on solo violin as his first act on the Festival …read more »
Sticks & Reeds: Percussion & Oboe
In 2016, Marin Alsop’s final season, we shone a spotlight on the spectacular musicians of our oboe and percussion sections with a very special chamber music concert titled “Sticks & Reeds.” We will now share that recording in two parts, accompanied by two short documentaries on each section by award-winning …read more »
What We’re Loving Now
As we work from home and shelter in place, the Cabrillo Festival’s staff and board have been sending each other exciting, moving, mind-blowing, or just plain fun content as a way to stay in touch. We loved each others shares so much, we thought you might too! Here is a …read more »
Ted Botsford: Rhapsody
In 2017, Cabrillo Festival’s principal bass Ted Botsford brought a very special solo bass piece to our Donors Concert. François Rabbath’s Rhapsody, originally penned in the 1960s, was revised in the 2000s while Ted was in Paris studying with and assisting Rabbath as he refined his catalogue. When a resulting …read more »
