50th Anniversary: July 28 - August 12, 2012

True to the adventurous spirit of the Festival’s founders, we promise you what we have planned will harness all the momentum of the 50 years that have come before. We’re still working on the details for this big celebratory season but we wanted to share some of the confirmed highlights. James MacMillan, the renowned Scottish composer who lovingly dubbed us a "happy little festival" during his 2001 residency, will return for the world premiere of a new work commissioned especially for our 50th Anniversary. In keeping with our commitment to innovation and inclusion, we will present the world premiere of The Hidden World of Girls: Stories for Orchestra—a collaboration with the Kitchen Sisters of NPR Radio and four female composers—that brings to light important gender, social and cultural issues of our time. The Festival has also commissioned three additional new works including one for young audiences—and that's just the beginning of what's in store.

2012 CALL FOR SCORES

APPLICATION NOW ONLINE

If you are a composer 30-years-old or younger, you are invited to submit an orchestral score for consideration for the 2012 Cabrillo Composers Workshop,
July 30 through August 3.

for details, click HERE.

DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2012

2012 promises to be the most amazing Festival yet. Please consider joining us as a donor for this historic season.