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.
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Archival Audio: Festival Influencers
A collection of historic interviews, panel talks, and in-depth musical analysis that demonstrate the sweep of the Festival’s influence under artistic leaders.
Season Announcement 2020
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music celebrates its 58th season July 26 – August 9, 2020, with a remarkable season of timely, topical, and thought-provoking new works.
Violins of Hope SF Bay Area Begins
Cabrillo Festival is honored to introduce you to the Violins of Hope San Francisco Bay Area, and to be a collaborator in this profound series of events.
2019 Press Quotes
“…a Cabrillo concert is no mere event—it’s an experience.” —Paul Hertelendy, ARTSSF.com
2019 Slideshow
Enjoy this slideshow of our 2019 season!
The Muse Visits Santa Cruz
This essay is part of Marilyn DuHamel’s Wayfinder Series about people, art works, and events that can help us find our way in these lost times.
The Festival Through My Eyes: An Interview with In the Works Composer Maya Miro Johnson
It was a great treat to sit down with Maya and get an idea of where her work sprung from, as well as how the concepts she explained before the performance of her work manifested within the composition.
The Festival Through My Eyes: The Student Staff Program
If you attended any of the concerts this season, you likely received a program book from a person wearing a blue Cabrillo shirt. Chances are, this person was a member of the Festival’s Student Staff Program.
Wynton Marsalis and Cristi Macelaru In Conversation
Listen to a conversation with Wynton Marsalis, pioneering musician and 2019 Cabrillo Festival composer-in-residence.
The Festival Through My Eyes: Expressions of Community
In the 21st century, we often become aware of the universality of our experience and feelings through artistic conversations happening online and in the media.
The Festival Through My Eyes: Works in Process
From Open Rehearsals to Student Staff projects, Megan Levad’s poetry workshop, and the astounding In the Works concert, this Festival is brimming with personal and collective creative growth.