A Letter from Ellen
To my beloved community, After a profoundly rewarding career stewarding the Cabrillo Festival for more than three decades, I have decided now to step down
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Music is a Heart Opener
Guest Blogger Kendall Grady speaks with Valerie Joi ahead of her Cabrillo Festival debut as narrator in The Battle for the Ballot.
Composers in Conversation Vol. 5 – Video
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.
Composers in Conversation Vol. 4 – Video
Maestro Cristi Macelaru continues our monthly series when he moderates this conversation between composers John Corigliano, Peter Shin, and Gabriella Smith.
Composers in Conversation Vol. 3 – Video
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.
Location Scouting for Gabriela Lena Frank’s New Work
Choreographer/dancer Molly Katzman and film crew Swan Dive Media went location scouting in preparation for the world premiere of composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s new work, Contested Eden.
Composers in Conversation Vol. 2 – Video
Maestro Cristi Măcelaru continues our monthly Composers in Conversation series—this time between Clarice Assad, Anna Clyne, and Kevin Puts.
Composers in Conversation Vol. 1 – Video
Cristian Măcelaru in conversation with composers Jennifer Higdon, Huang Ruo, and Iván Enrique Rodríguez.
Support the Businesses that Support the Festival!
The wonderful businesses listed on this page have supported Cabrillo Festival through advertising, in-kind or financial contributions, some over many decades.
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.
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.