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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.