2018 Season Announcement
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Announces its 56th Season. Season highlights include two world premieres, three US premieres, seven West Coast premieres, and 17 composers in residence.
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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 is offered in two short sections with a slideshow.
2017 Slideshow
Photos from the 2017 season.
2017 Press Quotes
“Măcelaru is eager to embrace the forward-thinking West Coast atmosphere that has long distinguished this annual new music event.” —Georgia Rowe, San Jose Mercury News
Evelyn Glennie prepares for Assad’s AD INFINITUM
Renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie talks about her process in preparing for the premiere of Clarice Assad’s percussion concerto AD INFINITUM.
Clarice Assad video on AD INFINITUM
Composer/pianist Clarice Assad talks about writing AD INFINITUM for Evelyn Glennie and the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra.
For the Love of Lou
As we remember Lou Harrison on the occasion of his centenary there is great joy in seeing his music and his legacy remain very much alive around us.
2017 Season Announcement
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music celebrates the arrival of new Music Director & Conductor Cristian Măcelaru.
Happy Birthday, John Adams!
2017 marks John Adams’ 70th birthday year, and we wish to join the entire music world in congratulating him on his prolific career to date.
2016 Slideshow
A slideshow of images from Marin Alsop’s 25th and final season as Music Director of the Cabrillo Festival.
New Music Director Cristian Măcelaru
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music is pleased to appoint Cristian Măcelaru as its new Music Director and Conductor.
Field Notes: Poet in Residence Gary Young
Music marks time—gathers, embraces, endures it. Thunder in the tympani, nectar in the run of a flute; arpeggios of wonder, terror, and desire. When the orchestra plays, the world flies at us on a fierce wind.