Marin Alsop Music Director | Conductor
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Children under six years of age will not 74 be permitted into performances with the exception of the Donor Recognition Family Concert. 77 Corporate & Community Sponsors 78 Acknowledgements CAMERAS AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT ARE NOT ALLOWED 80 New Works in the Works IN THE PERFORMANCE HALLS DURING CONCERTS. 80 Index to Advertisers PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES, ALARMS, AND PAGERS. Printed on recycled paper CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC “The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility — these three forces are the very nerve of education." ~R.Steiner At Santa Cruz Waldorf School we understand education is an art and that art is not a luxury - it is a necessity. Come see for yourself, why Waldorf works. We are currently accepting applications for the 2014-2015 Academic year. For more information go to santacruzwaldorf.org 44 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CALENDARCALENDAR OOFF EEVENTSVENTS SUNDAY AUGUST 3 All events take place at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 11am-8pm Church Street Fair MEETUP! Free unless otherwise noted. The revelry continues on Church Street! Please visit CABRILLOMUSIC.ORG for complete details on these events and more. 1:00pm Free Family Concer t—The Conference of the Birds Free The event begins with a tour of the orchestra followed by a concert JULY 27 featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. SUNDAY Jonathan Sheffer The Conference of the Birds (Jonathan Sheffer, narrator) 7:00pm Open Rehearsals Begin Free [World Premiere | Festival Commission] You have the chance to watch the music come to life as the musicians 8:00pm In the Blue Room with Time for Three $35 $27 and composers sculpt their pieces for performances day by day. A detailed This chamber concert In the Blue Room offers high-velocity music from a schedule of Pre-Rehearsal Talks and Open Rehearsals can be found online. dynamic young trio, Time for Three! WEDNESDAY JULY 30 TUESDAY AUGUST 5 5:30-6:45pm Special Concert: In the Works Free 6:15pm Pre-Rehearsal Talk Free Featuring works by three young composers, performed by members of Alexandra Arrieche, Cabrillo Festival Assistant Conductor, on the DREAM the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra led by emerging conductors studying in Orchestra Concert works. the Conductors/Composers Training Workshop. 7:30pm Béla Fleck: How to Write a Banjo Concerto $10 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 Documentary film screening at the Del Mar Theatre followed by a Q&A 6:15pm Pre-Rehearsal Talk “An Inside Look” Free session with composer/banjo master Béla Fleck. Tickets available Moderated by Faye Crosby, composers Michael Daugherty, Stacy Garrop, through the theatre, www.thenick.com. and Clarice Assad discuss the student/teacher, mentor/mentee relationship. THURSDAY JULY 31 THURSDAY AUGUST 7 6:15pm Pre-Rehearsal Talk Free 6:30pm Music in the Mountains: A Benefit Concert Philip Collins, composer, lecturer and New Music Works’ Artistic Director, Nestldown, Los Gatos $175 on the PLAY Orchestra Concert works. Wine and food tastings in a spectacular mountain retreat setting, and a chamber music concert featuring pianist/composer Clarice Assad, FRIDAY AUGUST 1 Concertmaster Justin Bruns and members of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. 6:30-7:45pm Pre-concert Dinner Alfresco MEETUP! $32 SATURDAY AUGUST 9 7:00-7:30pm Pre-concert Talk with Marin Alsop 2:30pm Student Staff Ensemble Concert Free 8:00pm PLAY—Orchestra Concert $55 $47 $32 Featuring original works composed and performed by the young members Featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. of the Festival’s Student Staff program. Dylan Mattingly Sky Madrigal [World Premiere] 8:00pm FIRE—Orchestra Concert $55 $47 $32 Béla Fleck The Impostor Concerto (Béla Fleck, banjo) [West Coast Premiere] Featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. Andrew Norman Play [West Coast Premiere] Gabriella Smith Tumblebird Contrails [World Premiere | Festival Commission] John Adams Saxophone Concerto (Timothy McAllister, saxophone) SATURDAY AUGUST 2 [West Coast Premiere] Brett Dean Fire Music [U.S. Premiere] 11:00am-8:00pm Church Street Fair MEETUP! Free Post-Concert: Dessert Reception for Audience & Orchestra MEETUP! On Church Street outside the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium—with a full day of live music and dance; free art workshops for kids; and art, wine and food artisans. SUNDAY AUGUST 10 SAN JUAN DAY 4 & 7:30pm DREAM: Music at the Mission 1:30pm Meet the Composers $12 Mission San Juan Bautista $55 day $45 eve. Inside the Civic Auditorium, an informal discussion takes place with Afternoon and evening Grand Finale performances in the splendor of Marin Alsop, and composers TJ Cole, Jennifer Higdon, Dylan Mattingly, the old Mission sanctuary, featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Andrew Norman, Jonathan Sheffer, Gabriella Smith and Mark-Anthony conducted by Marin Alsop. Turnage. Stacy Garrop Thunderwalker 8:00pm HOPE—Orchestra Concert $55 $47 $32 Clarice Assad Dreamscapes (Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin) Featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. Michael Daugherty Fallingwater (Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin) TJ Cole Megalopolis [West Coast Premiere] Detlev Glanert Three Songs without Words [U.S. Premiere] Jennifer Higdon Concerto 4-3 (Time for Three, string trio) Between Concert: Picnicking in the Olive Grove MEETUP! Mark-Anthony Turnage Speranza [West Coast Premiere] Pack a basket and join other Festival-goers in the Olive Grove adjacent to Post-Concert Talkback Session Mission San Juan Bautista. Concertgoers are invited to a post-concert talk with Marin Alsop, guest Post Concert: Finale Reception at Jardines de San Juan MEETUP! artists, and composers. Audiences are invited to stroll to Jardines de San Juan restaurant (115 Third Street) to bid the season and its music-makers a fond farewell. TICKETS: 831.420.5260 SAVE OUR DATES! 2015: August 2-16 WWW.CABRILLOMUSIC.ORG 2016: July 31-August 14 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSICSICC 5 SUNSET PRESENTS 2014/2015 SEASON LeAnn Rimes Trio Kathleen Madigan Buddy Guy Friday, September 26 at 8PM Saturday, January 17 at 8PM Friday, April 3 at 8PM Cirque Zuma Zuma Mavis Staples Martha Graham Dance Friday, October 24 at 8PM Sunday, January 18 at 3PM Company: Essential Graham Olivia Newton-John Spyro Gyra Wednesday, April 22 at 8PM Sunday, October 26 at 7PM Friday, February 6 at 8PM Fancy Nancy The Musical Mummenschanz An Evening of Spirit Saturday, April 25 at 3PM 40th Anniversary Tour with James Van Praagh ABBA Mania Saturday, November 1 at 8PM Saturday, February 7 at 8PM Thursday, April 30 at 8PM Seasons of Broadway Rosanne Cash Natalie MacMaster Saturday, November 8 at 8PM Thursday, March 19 at 8PM Friday, May 1 at 8PM America’s Test Kitchen Live! New York Herb Alpert & Lani Hall Wednesday, November 12 at 8PM Gilbert and Sullivan Players: GALA EVENT! The Second City Nut-Cracking HMS Pinafore Saturday, May 9 at 8PM Holiday Revue Friday, March 20 at 8PM Tuesday, November 25 at 7PM www.sunsetcenter.orgr8 3 1 . 6 2 0 . 2 0 4 8 4BO$BSMPT4USFFUBU/JOUI"WFOVFrC a r m e l - by - t h e - S e a , C A 6 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Petersen President Michel Protti Vice President Fran Fisher, C.P.A. Chief Financial OfÀcer Liza Culick Secretary Dina Hoffman Immediate Past President Diane Craddock t’s with great pleasure that I welcome you to designed to create a more vibrant, functional, Tom Ellison the 52nd season of the Cabrillo Festival of safe and comfortable performing arts and Richard Fabrikant IContemporary Music—and with gratitude for cultural center.