“…at the Cabrillo Festival, recent works flourish like baseball caps at a World Series game. Not only that, they are crowd-pleasing without pandering and written by some of the best composers in the planet. 2014’s 52nd season last summer was one of the better I’ve attended in the last 22 …read more »
Press Releases, Reviews and Messages
2014 Season Announcement
Contact: Mona Baroudi | 415.615.2735 | CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ANNOUNCES 52nd SEASON Music Director and Conductor Marin Alsop leads America’s preeminent new music festival in an extraordinary season featuring thirteen composers in residence, three world premieres, two US premieres and four West Coast premieres SANTA CRUZ, CA—April 24, …read more »
2013 Press Quotes
“There’s no concert series anywhere where such a high percentage of the music is written by people still breathing — even walking around in front of you, taking in the mellow sights of a Santa Cruz summer.” —Jeff Dunn, San Francisco Classical Voice | read more… “Clyne is an artist …read more »
2013 Season Announcement
Contact: Mona Baroudi 415.615.2735 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ANNOUNCES ITS 51st SEASON Nine composers in residence, two world premiere Festival commissions, two US premieres, two West Coast premieres and the 40th Anniversary of Kronos Quartet celebrated at this year’s Festival SANTA CRUZ, Ca.—April 18, 2013—The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary …read more »
2012 Season Announcement
FEARLESS@50 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CELEBRATES FIVE DECADES AS THE NATION’S LEADING NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL IN A MOMENTOUS ANNIVERSARY SEASON July 28-August 12, 2012 Six world premieres, three West Coast premieres, fourteen composers in residence, an historic commission by Scottish composer James MacMillan & a multimedia collaboration, Hidden World …read more »
2011 Press Quotes
“Northern California’s most provocative summertime musical event.”—Allan Ulrich, Financial Times “Marin Alsop, music director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, means business. Of the 20 works she will conduct over two weekends, 17 of them will be world or West Coast premieres.”—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times “The nation’s pre-eminent …read more »
2011 Season Announcement
Contact: Mona Baroudi | 415.615.2735 | mona.baroudi@sbcglobal.net CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CELEBRATES THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS ESTEEMED MUSIC DIRECTOR MARIN ALSOP IN A SENSATIONAL 49th SEASON July 31-August 14, 2011 Seven world premieres (including five short anniversary pieces dedicated to Marin Alsop), two US premieres and nine West …read more »
Festival Wins Gerbode Award
Contact: Mona Baroudi 415.615.2735 mona.baroudi@sbcglobal.net CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC WINS GERBODE AWARD FOR A NEW COMPOSER COLLABORATION SANTA CRUZ, CA, January 20, 2011—The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, the nation’s longest running new music festival dedicated to orchestra, is honored to have been chosen by the Wallace Alexander Gerbode …read more »
2010 Press Quotes
“At the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, new works are always the main course. Under music director Marin Alsop, the annual event offers a total immersion experience, exploring a full range of stylistic concerns and often presenting young composers before they become household names. In the process, Cabrillo has become …read more »
2010 Season Announcement
Contact: Mona Baroudi 415.615.2735 mona.baroudi@sbcglobal.net CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ANNOUNCES ITS 48TH SEASON The nation’s longest running festival of contemporary orchestral music features new works by thirteen distinguished composers, established and emerging alike Santa Cruz, California, August 1-15, 2010 Music Director, Marin Alsop “…in the surf mecca of Santa …read more »
2009 Press Quotes
Sacramento Bee: “Rarely does a new music festival burn brightly on all cylinders, but that is exactly what the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music pulled off on opening night.” San Francisco Classical Voice: “Sublime sounds strike Cabrillo” Santa Cruz Sentinel: “Alsop and the Festival Orchestra’s outstanding players, along with the …read more »
Festival Wins ASCAP Award
Contact: Mona Baroudi | 415.615.2735 | mona.baroudi@sbcglobal.net CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC WINS 2008-2009 ASCAP AWARD: THE JOHN S. EDWARDS AWARD FOR STRONGEST COMMITMENT TO NEW AMERICAN MUSIC SANTA CRUZ, CA-June 11, 2009-The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music will be honored with a 2008-2009 ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, the …read more »
2008 Press Quotes
“There’s no question that the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, held each summer in Northern California under the artistic direction of Marin Alsop, is a major force in promoting new music.” —Strings Magazine, Greg Cahill “Marin Alsop has her ear to the ground for composers of contemporary orchestral music, and …read more »
Festival Awarded 3-year Irvine Grant
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music awarded James Irvine Foundation Grant Third Phase of Irvine Foundation’s Arts Regional Initiative Continues Commitment to Leading Regional Arts Institutions Contacts: Ray Delgado Communications Manager, The James Irvine Foundation 415.777.2244 or 415.290.1143 (cell) RDelgado@irvine.org Ellen Primack Executive Director, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 831.426.6966 ellen@cabrillomusic.org …read more »
2005 And Prior Press Quotes
“Big shifts are happening in the symphonic world, and Cabrillo is an important carrier of that message.” —San Jose Mercury News, Rich Scheinin, August 2004 “As expected, conductor Marin Alsop’s amazing orchestra dominated the 43rd Cabrillo festival of Contemporary Music. As Expected? In fact, they have spoiled us into taking …read more »
