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July 2026

[COMMUNITY PARTNER EVENT] Pre-Season Film Screening: Koyaanisqatsi with Music by Philip Glass

Join the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and the MAH (Museum of Art & History) for a special pre-season screening of the groundbreaking 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi (“life out of balance”), directed by Godfrey Reggio with an iconic original score by Philip Glass. Told entirely through stunning imagery and Glass’ mesmerizing music, this non-narrative film explores the […]
14 Jul
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
MAH
705 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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[COMMUNITY PARTNER EVENT] Cabrillo Festival and Indexical present: Sarah Hennies

Join us for a solo performance and talk with the Festival’s Creative Lab commissioned artist Sarah Hennies. In this intimate program, Hennies performs on a set of German cowbells (almglocken), gifted to her by percussionist Michael Ranta from his Cologne shop, Asian Sound. Sarah Hennies (b. 1979, Louisville, KY) is a composer based in Upstate […]
27 Jul
7:00 pm
Indexical Santa Cruz
1050 River St #119, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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PRE-REHEARSAL TALK – Musical Storytelling: MLK’s Legacy Through the Lens of Music

On August 1st, composer James Lee III’s piano concerto Shades of Unbroken Dreams will receive its West Coast premiere at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. The concerto is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, and the “shades” that Lee refers to “represent the various people of color who aspire to […]
30 Jul
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Civic Auditorium
307 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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August 2026

PRE-REHEARSAL TALK – Creative Kontrol: AI and the Future of Music

On August 8th, composer Clarice Assad’s new commissioned work, Kontrol, will premiere at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. The afternoon before, Assad will join D. Riley Nicholson, Executive Director of the Cabrillo Festival, and Pranav Anand, Faculty Director of The Humanities Institute, for a pre-rehearsal discussion about the inspirations for the piece, which explores impacts of […]
07 Aug
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Civic Auditorium
307 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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