Student Staff Interest Form

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Composing/Conducting with the Student Staff Ensemble Concert

Playing in the Student Staff Ensemble

Workshops with Festival Musicians

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(All ability levels and backgrounds are welcome!)

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Student Staff Program

A unique music experience for young adults (16-24)

Cabrillo Festival’s Student Staff Program is dedicated to music education for young adults of all musical backgrounds and levels. This free program is designed for the student who wants to have a profound musical experience: interaction with fabulous musicians, amazing composers, and the cutting-edge music for which the Cabrillo Festival is known. View/download a flyer about the program here.

2024 season sign up deadline is MAY 27th!

Videography: Karla Hutton

During the Festival, Music Director Cristian Măcelaru, guest composers, and orchestra members will be available to discuss the dynamic new music presented at the Festival. Student Staffers can participate in stimulating workshops with orchestra members covering professional development and career guidance. For those interested, the Student Staff Ensemble provides invaluable experience in concert planning, preparation and performance. And to top it all off, the Student Staff presents and performs a concert of original chamber works at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium during the Festival season!

Program highlights include:

Free workshops and discussions with world-class musicians
Opportunity to compose, perform, and/or conduct music for the Student Staff Ensemble concert
Free admission to Cabrillo Festival performances as ushers
A variety of fun social events

Program requirements:

Open to students age 16-24 who are fully vaccinated*
Participants must arrange for own housing and travel
Must attend two mandatory orientations (Monday June 3 at 10:30am and Saturday July 27 at 10:30am)
Must usher six Cabrillo Festival concerts for the 2024 season: August 2, 3, 4, 10 and 11

If you would like to join the Student Staff, please use the provided interest form or call 831.426.6966. View/download a flyer about the program here. The 2024 season will run July 29-August 11.

*COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

Cabrillo Festival will follow CDC guidelines for safety, and will require that all musicians, artists, staff, hosts and volunteers be fully vaccinated; additionally, testing protocols may be implemented should conditions require. Masks are encouraged, but not required during the seaso