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  • Cabrillo Festival 2026 Opening Night

    Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    "We the Dreamers is both an invitation and a responsibility"; says Music Director Cristian Măcelaru. "At this historic moment, we are asking how music can help us imagine a more expansive 'we'—one that listens deeply, embraces complexity, and dares to hope. These works remind us that dreaming is essential to shaping a more just and […]

  • The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

    Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music presents the full spectrum of orchestral possibility, illuminating vibrant hues of music today. This transformative season features over 20 composers, nine in residence, seven guest artists, and the Festival Orchestra, four Festival commissions and bringing three world premieres to life. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of LGBTQIA Pride […]

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    Festival of Monsters

    Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Monsters lurk in our culture. They rise in times of growing prejudice, discrimination and othering. The 2023 Festival of Monsters (Oct. 13-15) — hosted by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies — explores the ways monsters and tropes of monstrosity both preserve and conflict with forms of social and cultural injustice. Held in […]

  • Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 2023

    The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

    Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, even at a seasoned 60 years old, is all about the new—the here and now of contemporary works for orchestra. To quote Financial Times music critic Allan Ulrich, “…in the surf mecca of Santa Cruz, 75 miles south of San Francisco, the Cabrillo Festival has made the contemporary repertoire […]

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