Saturday, July 25, 4:45pm
A special chamber concert and reception for Cabrillo Festival donors of $300 or …read more »
This is the Cabrillo Festival's 2020 season as originally programmed, before we shifted to a Virtual Season format due to Covid-19. Season highlights include three world premiere commissions; the orchestral premiere of Jake Heggie’s Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope with a reprise by mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke; two works commemorating the centenary of women’s suffrage in America; two contemporary homages to Beethoven’s 250th anniversary; and a posthumous tribute to beloved composer Christopher Rouse.
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Tuesday, July 28, 5:30pm
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
A special free concert featuring new works by three young composers conducted in rotation by six emerging conductors, the culmination of the prestigious Conductors/Composers …read more »
Friday, July 31, 8pm
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Our opening program tackles hard subjects: war, the abuse of power, peaceful resistance. In the view of Maestro Macelaru, music can and should say something about the struggles of our time, in real time. Mason Bates does just that with Art of …read more »
Saturday, August 1, 7pm
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, composer Jake Heggie returns with the orchestral world premiere of Intonations: Songs from the Violins of …read more »
Sunday, August 2, 1pm
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Our Free Family Concert features a Tour of the Orchestra and VIBE, a new, interactive work from composer Gregory …read more »
Sunday, August 2, 7pm
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Quartet San Francisco’s stated mission is “to make the world a better place through music.” Come see how they do …read more »
Thursday, August 6, 7pm
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
This year the Festival’s popular pay-what-you-can Community Night concert includes a presentation of Entr’acte by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline …read more »
Saturday, August 8, 3:30pm
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Hear the future of new music in this free chamber concert of original works programmed, produced, performed and presented by the adventurous 16-24 year-old …read more »
Saturday, August 8, 7pm
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
One hundred years ago—on August 26, 1920—the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was officially adopted, establishing the right of women to vote. Tonight we celebrate that revolutionary event with a pair of works saluting the women’s suffrage …read more »
Sunday, August 9, 7pm
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
The Festival concludes with a world premiere by Sean Shepherd, acclaimed as “an exciting composer of the new American generation (New York Times),” and honors a pair of American masters: composers John Harbison and Joan …read more »
