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MARIN ALSOP 25TH & FAREWELL SEASON! PROGRAM GUIDE CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC • AUGUST 2016 • SANTA CRUZ CIVIC AUDITORIUM MUSIC • AUGUST 2016 SANTA OF CONTEMPORARY CABRILLO FESTIVAL Fill your summer with music! Explore the musical riches and unique settings of these allied festivals of the Western United States. California Colorado Oregon Cabrillo Festival of Aspen Music Festival Chamber Music Northwest Contemporary Music June 30 - August 21, 2016 Summer Festival July 31 - August 13, 2016 Aspen, CO June 25 - July 31, 2016 Santa Cruz, CA aspenmusicfestival.com Portland, OR cabrillomusic.org cmnw.org Bravo! Vail Carmel Bach Festival June 23 - August 6, 2016 July 16 - 30, 2016 Vail, CO Carmel, CA bravovail.org bachfestival.org Washington Strings Music Festival Seattle Chamber Music La Jolla Music Society June 25 - August 20, 2016 Society Summer Festival August 3 - 26, 2016 Steamboat Springs, CO July 5 - 30, 2016 La Jolla, CA stringsmusicfestival.com Seattle, WA ljms.org seattlechambermusic.org Mainly Mozart Festival June 2 - 18, 2016 San Diego, CA New Mexico mainlymozart.org Santa Fe Wyoming Chamber Music Festival Grand Teton Music Festival Music@Menlo July 17 - August 22, 2016 July 4 - August 20, 2016 July 15 - August 6 Santa Fe, NM Jackson Hole, WY Atherton, CA santafechambermusic.com gtmf.org musicatmenlo.org Ojai Music Festival June 9 - 12, 2016 Ojai, CA ojaifestival.org CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVALS OF THE WEST 2016 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC SANTA CRUZ, CA JULY 31 - AUGUST 13, 2016 Contents 3 Calendar of Events 5 Message from the President 6 Hall of Fame 7 Board of Directors & Staff 9 Music Director Marin Alsop 10 Marin Alsop’s 25th Anniversary 13 Festival History 14 The Festival Experience 16 Church Street Fair 19 Creativity Tent For Kids 20 Guest Composers 24 Guest Artists 28 2016 Festival Orchestra 30 Conductors/Composers Workshop 31 In The Works Concert 33 Student Staff Program 35 Opening Night: POWER & DEVOTION 36 Power & Devotion Program Notes 39 INSPIRATION & IMPACT Concert 41 Inspiration & Impact Program Notes 45 FREE FAMILY CONCERT 47 Free Family Concert Program Notes As a courtesy to all patrons, latecomers to Cabrillo Festival concerts 49 In the Blue Room: STICKS & REEDS will be seated by the ushers during the first convenient pause in the 50 Music in the Mountains & Benefit Auction program. Children under six years of age will not be permitted into 53 COURAGE & CONNECTION Concert performances with the exception of the Family Concert. 54 Courage & Connection Program Notes CAMERAS AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT ARE NOT ALLOWED 57 MEMORY & MEANING Concert IN THE PERFORMANCE HALLS DURING CONCERTS. 59 Memory & Meaning Program Notes 63 Nexus: Creative Collaborations PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES. 63 Artistic Leadership Transition 64 In Memoriam 65 New Music Forever Endeavor 66 Grantmakers Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 831.426.6966 68 Artistic Initiative Reserve Fund 147 South River Street, Suite 232 [email protected] 69 Leadership Support Santa Cruz, CA 95060 www.cabrillomusic.org 70 Donor Recognition 74 A Vision for the Civic Auditorium 2016 Program Book Design and Print Production: Elise Huffman 75 Corporate and Community Sponsors 2016 Season Graphic Design: Jill James 77 Acknowledgements 2016 Program Book Production Support: Marguerite Meyer 80 Index to Advertisers Program Note Editor: Erik Finley Program Book Advertising Sales: Briya Leung Printed on recycled paper CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 1 2 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC All events take place at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium unless Calendar of Events Calendar of Events otherwise noted. Visit CABRILLOMUSIC.ORG for details. Saturday JULY 30 Sunday AUGUST 7 4:45pm Donors Concert Free for 3-Steps Pledgers and Donors $250+ 11am-8pm Church Street Fair MEETUP! Free A special event for Festival donors $250+ and those who have made the 1:00pm FREE FAMILY CONCERT – Mr. Smith’s Composition Free Three Steps Pledge. A recital of contemporary works performed by Festival Orchestra members, preceded by a wine and cheese reception. Make your Featuring a tour of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, suitable for all ages! contribution or pledge any time up until doors open! Gregory Smith Tempus Fugit (Alexandra Arrieche, conductor) (Gregory Smith, narrator) [West Coast Premiere] Gregory Smith Mr. Smith’s Composition (Marin Alsop, conductor) Sunday JULY 31 (Gregory Smith, narrator) 7:00pm Open Rehearsals Begin Free 8:00pm IN THE BLUE ROOM: STICKS & REEDS $30 Watch the music come to life as the musicians and composers sculpt their Chamber concert featuring performances by the extraordinary pieces for performances. A detailed schedule of Pre-Rehearsal Talks and percussionists and oboists of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra; Rehearsals can be found online. accompanied by screenings of short documentaries by Sasha Friedlander. Tuesday AUGUST 2 Wednesday AUGUST 10 6:00-7:00pm Special Concert: In the Works Free 6:30pm Music in the Mountains Festival Fundraiser Featuring new works by three young composers—Viet Cuong, Dani Howard, Nestldown, Los Gatos $200 and Michael Schachter—conducted in rotation by six emerging conductors, Support the Festival as you are treated in grand style to premier wine and all studying in the prestigious Conductors/Composers Workshop. food tastings in a spectacular mountain retreat setting. The event includes a silent auction and culminates in a chamber music concert featuring guitarists Los Angeles Duo, Concertmaster Justin Bruns, and members of tickets: 831.420.5260 Thursday AUGUST 4 the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. 6:15pm Pre-Rehearsal Talk Free Noah Luna, composer, orchestrator and music teacher, on the Inspiration & Impact orchestra concert works. Thursday AUGUST 11 6:15pm Pre-Rehearsal Talk Free Philip Collins, composer, lecturer and New Music Works’ artistic director, on Friday AUGUST 5 the Memory & Meaning orchestra concert works. 6:30-7:45pm Pre-concert Dinner Alfresco MEETUP! $32 7:00-7:30pm Pre-concert Talk with Marin Alsop AUGUST 12 8:00pm POWER & DEVOTION – Orchestra Concert $65 $59 $37 Friday Featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. 8:00pm COURAGE & CONNECTION – Orch. Concert $65 $59 $37 Featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. James MacMillan Death of Oscar Christopher Rouse Oboe Concerto (Katherine Needleman, oboe) Alexander Miller Scherzo Crypto [West Coast Premiere] Jennifer Higdon Violin Concerto (Justin Bruns, violin) Christopher Rouse Thunderstuck [West Coast Premiere] [West Coast premiere] Anna Clyne RIFT symphonic ballet (Kitty NcNamee, choreographer/ Mason Bates The B-Sides (Mason Bates, electronica) Hysterica Dance Co.) [World Premiere | Festival Commission] Saturday AUGUST 13 Saturday AUGUST 6 2:30pm Student Staff Ensemble Concert Free 11am-8pm Church Street Fair MEETUP! Free Featuring original works composed and performed by the members of the Festival’s Student Staff program. cabrillomusic.org On Church Street outside the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium—with two full days of live music and dance; free art workshops for kids; and art, wine 8:00pm MEMORY & MEANING – Orchestra Concert $65 $59 $37 and food artisans. Featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. 1:30pm Cabrillo Connections: Alsop and her Composers $14 Marlos Nobre Kabbalah [West Coast Premiere] Inside the Civic, an informal discussion moderated by Tim Munro, with Osvaldo Golijov Oceana (The Choral Project, choir; Alicia Olatuja, Marin Alsop and composers John Adams, Anna Clyne, Michael Kropf, vocalist; Los Angeles Duo, guitarists Donovan Butez and Bryan Fasola; Alexander Miller, Kevin Puts, Christopher Rouse, and Greg Smith. Lucas Fedronic, boy soprano) 8:00pm INSPIRATION & IMPACT – Orchestra Concert $65 $59 $37 John Corigliano Symphony No. 1 Featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. Post-Concert Dessert Reception – Toast the Maestra! MEETUP! John Adams Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance Concertgoers, orchestra and artists are invited to savor the last moments [World Premiere | Festival Commission] of this very special season over cake and bubbly immediately following the John Adams Absolute Jest (Attacca String Quartet) concert. Michael Kropf Spinning Music [World Premiere | Festival Commission] Kevin Puts The City with film (James Bartolomeo, filmmaker) [West Coast premiere | Festival Co-Commission] Post-Concert Talkback Session Free Concertgoers are invited to a post-concert discussion with Marin Alsop, SAVE OUR DATES! 2017: July 30-August 12 guest artists and composers. 2018: July 29-August 11 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 3 4 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC President’s Message/Board of Directors CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF Message from the President CONTEMPORARY MUSIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Petersen President Michel Protti Vice President Fran Fisher, C.P.A. Chief Financial Officer Liza Culick Secretary Tom Ellison Richard Fabrikant Ciara Harraher Nancy Loshkajian elcome to the 2016 season of the To our loyal community of patrons and donors, Jonathan Miller Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary I thank you deeply for the care and support Marcia Smith Music. Amazingly, this tradition you provide the Festival year after year. We are W John Supan has been going on for 54 summers! We’re very gratified that so many of you have stepped up proud that Cabrillo Festival continues to steward your contributions this year by pledging to our Richard Wilson Three Steps to the Future campaign (page 71)—a a brilliant
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