What’s in a Name? Are Genre Labels Limiting?
For composers and musicians, labels can be limiting. They usually aren’t coined and settled until after a musical movement is past, but they stick around long after they would have been useful.
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Reconsidering Our Assumptions About New Music
Ask your average classical concertgoer what they think of when they hear the phrase “new music” and after a moment of trepidation, their answers are likely to fall along a few well-worn narratives.
Missy Mazzoli on Her New Piece for Cabrillo and the Changing Contemporary Music Landscape
Missy Mazzoli first came to Cabrillo Festival in 2007 to participate in the Composer Workshop. On Saturday, Aug. 15, her piece River Rouge Transformation will receive its West Coast debut.
For composers, the Internet’s lure is both a blessing and nuisance
Composers are famously isolated creatures who treasure solitude, and not without good reason.
David T. Little Talks Guilty Pleasures and Finding His Voice as a Composer
David T. Little first came to the Cabrillo Festival in 2004 as a student in the Conductors/Composers Workshop.
Mason Bates on His Brand New Work and The Evolving Orchestra
Mason Bates’ Anthology of Fantastic Zoology, a psychedelic take on Camille Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals, received its second performance Friday at the Cabrillo Festival.
Why Composers Need Conductors (and Vice Versa)
Simply put, performing new music allows for a creative back-and-forth between author and interpreter that is both artistically rewarding, but also informs the way performers approach music in the orchestral canon.