Press quotes

“…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 »

“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 »

“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 »

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 »

“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 »

“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 »