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Creative Kontrol: AI and the Future of Music
August 7, 2026 @ 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
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 AI on musical creation and performance, both now and in the near future. Stay afterward for the final rehearsal of Kontrol before the premiere on the 8th.
Free and open to the public. Please note this is a pre-rehearsal talk. For tickets to the concert go to: cabrillomusic.org
