Maestro Cristi Macelaru continues our new monthly series LIVE on Saturday, July 3 at 11am PDT when he moderates this conversation between composers Karim Al-Zand, Missy Mazzoli, and Carlos Simon. Get to know each composer using the resources below! The streaming link will be placed on this page the day of the …read more »
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Composers in Conversation—Vol. 4—John Corigliano, Peter Shin, Gabriella Smith
STREAM HERE Link not appearing above? Please refresh your browser. Need help? Contact us. Maestro Cristi Macelaru continues our monthly series when he moderates this conversation between composers John Corigliano, Peter Shin, and Gabriella Smith. Get to know each composer using the resources below! The streaming link will be available …read more »
2021 Conductors/Composers Workshop Finalists
Press contact here Cabrillo Festival Announces Fellows Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Announces Finalists and adapts its Conductors/Composers Workshop for the 2021 Virtual Season SANTA CRUZ, CA—April 22, 2021—The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music’s Conductors/Composers Workshop—an internationally recognized professional training program that focuses on the creation and performance of new …read more »
Composers in Conversation—Vol. 3—Wynton Marsalis and Tan Dun
STREAM HERE Link not appearing above? Please refresh your browser. Need help? Contact us. Maestro Cristi Măcelaru continues our monthly Composers in Conversation series—this time one-on-one and back-to-back with Wynton Marsalis and Tan Dun. Get to know each composer using the resources below. Due to time differences of our guests, CiC Vol. …read more »
Community Voices for Scott Ordway Commission
Press Contact Cabrillo Festival Invites Community Voices Cabrillo Festival asks for personal stories of wildfire and drought to inform a new multimedia work by composer Scott Ordway; and invites questions for composers Wynton Marsalis and Tan Dun ahead of May 1 event SANTA CRUZ, CA—April 13, 2021— The Cabrillo Festival …read more »
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 »
Composers in Conversation—Vol. 2—Clarice Assad, Anna Clyne, Kevin Puts
STREAM HERE Link not appearing above? Please refresh your browser. Need help? Contact us. 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. The streaming link should appear via the red button below. Any …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 »
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 »
