Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music announced today that Maestra Marin Alsop will step down from her role as Music Director and Conductor in August 2016, following her 25th anniversary season. The Cabrillo Festival’s 54th season runs August 5-13, 2016 in Santa Cruz, …read more »
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Colin Currie on his return to Cabrillo [video interview]
Percussionist Colin Currie first came to Cabrillo Festival at 19 years old to perform James MacMillan’s first percussion concerto, Veni, Veni Emmanuel. Since then he has become a leading solo percussionist who has performed MacMillan’s concerto more than 150 times all over the …read more »
Why Composers Need Conductors (and Vice Versa)
By Ricky O’Bannon 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 …read more »
