CABRILLO FESTIVAL of CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
July 30 - August 13, 2023
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, America’s longest-running festival of new orchestral music, celebrates its 61st season July 30 – August 13, 2023.
Tickets
Festival tickets range from $20-$80 for individual concerts and $295-360 for full subscriptions. Many events are free and open to the public. Visit www.cabrillomusic.org or call (831) 426-6966 for more information.
Full Subscriptions on sale: May 4
Single Tickets on sale: June 1
Led by Grammy Award-winning Music Director and Conductor Cristian Măcelaru, the Cabrillo Festival is all about “music of our time, for our time.” The Festival offers composers a haven to present contemporary music that speaks to the world around us, bringing together a community of artists and audiences to experience the creative process. This year’s Festival is infused with tremendous energy, hope, and possibility. The Festival’s 61st season welcomes fourteen resident composers, seven renowned guest artists, and features two World premiere commissions, one US premiere, and nine West Coast premieres. This season’s highlights also include three electrifying percussion concerti; a tribute to the beloved Cabrillo Festival co-founder Robert Hughes who passed away in 2022; and a heartfelt send-off to longtime Executive Director Ellen Primack, who steps down from her role after 33 seasons.
This year’s composers in residence are Dan Caputo, Anna Clyne, Sebastian Currier, Xavier Foley, Jennifer Higdon, Gabriela Ortiz, Kevin Puts, Andrea Reinkemeyer, Peter Shin, Carlos Simon, Gabriella Smith, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Julia Wolfe, and Bora Yoon. Works by Tan Dun, Robert Hughes and Olga Neuwirth are also on the program.
Guest artists include percussionists Colin Currie, Svet Stoyanov, Matthew Strauss, and Beibei Wang, bassist Xavier Foley, violinist Eunice Kim, and Kronos Quartet.
As well as the featured evening concerts, the Festival continues its tradition of hosting Open Rehearsals, Meet the Composers and other talks, and the Conductors/Composers Workshop professional training program (focused on the creation, performance and promotion of new music).
