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 »
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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 »
Support the Businesses that Support the Festival!
As we shelter in place during this COVID-19 pandemic, our lives—and our economy—have been turned upside down. The wonderful businesses listed on this page have supported Cabrillo Festival through advertising, in-kind or financial contributions, some over many decades. Now we hope we can help support them in a time of great …read more »
Happy Messages for Cabrillo Festival
Roomful of Teeth in Concert
“Experimentation may be this group’s calling card, but its essence is pure joy.” —Boston Globe In 2019, Roomful of Teeth made their Cabrillo Festival debut for a full weekend of appearances, first as featured guest artists—along with mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton with the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra led by Cristian Macelaru—in the …read more »
Kathleen Balfe: Swing Free
Cabrillo Festival cellist Kathleen Balfe, a California native now living in Spain, shares with us this poignant work in memory of her brother David, who passed away on March 26. She says: “I composed, recorded, and produced ‘Swing Free’ at home in memory of my brother who passed away …read more »
Robert Simonds Violin Recital
In 2015, for the Cabrillo Festival’s inaugural Donors Concert, Festival violinist Robert Simonds conceived and performed a solo violin recital for a core group of the Festival’s most ardent supporters, held at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. This performance will be released in two segments. PART I Program: Duration: 28 mins. …read more »
Cabrillo Festival Musician-Composers
Commissioned by Cabrillo Festival, two longtime Festival Orchestra members—also accomplished composers—wrote pieces to premiere at our 2019 Community Night concert. Emily Wong performed her Light Whisperings for solo piano, and Alexander Miller performed his Nature Trail for solo oboe. Total duration: 10 mins. Photos by RR …read more »
COVID-19 Festival Impact Updates
Cabrillo Festival has cancelled its originally-planned 2020 season, as a proactive measure in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are planning new ideas for the summer, and will post important communications here until then. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly. Thank you for …read more »
Cabrillo Festival Cancels 2020 Season
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Announces Unprecedented Cancellation of 2020 Season SANTA CRUZ, CA—March 28, 2020—The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, America’s longest running festival of new orchestral music, regrets to announce the cancellation of its 2020 Season, scheduled for July 26-August 9, 2020. For the past 58 years, the …read more »
2020 Conductors Workshop Update
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Cabrillo Festival season [read announcement here], we will offer three options to those who have applied to the 2020 Conductors Workshop. Option 1: In a private 30-minute online session, Maestro Cristi Macelaru will review your video and application materials and give you feedback. …read more »
