SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

Maestro Marin Alsop, conducts the award-winning Cabrillo Festival Orchestra in two World Premieres, a U.S. Premiere, and eight West Coast Premieres

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FEATURED COMPOSERS

John Adams*
Dominick Argento
Philip Glass
Aaron Jay Kernis*
Libby Larsen*
Magnus Lindberg
John Mackey*
James MacMillan
Kevin Puts*
Steve Reich
Marijn Simons*
Stewart Wallace*
Frank Zappa

*Participation is confirmed

WORLD PREMIERES

Marijn Simons: Secret Notes (orchestral version)
Stewart Wallace: Skvera (revised version)

U.S. PREMIERE

Marijn Simons: A Tí Te Toca for two pianos and orchestra

WEST COAST PREMIERES

Dominick Argento; Reflections on a Hymn Tune
Philip Glass: Piano Concerto No. 2, After Lewis and Clark
Aaron Jay Kernis: Air for Cello and Orchestra
Libby Laren: All Around Sound
Magnus Lindberg: Concerto for Orchestra
John Mackey: Redline Tango
James MacMillan: A Deep But Dazzling Darkness
Kevin Puts: River's Rush
 

GUEST ARTISTS 

Marijn Simons, violin
Friday, August 5, 8:00pm: Performing his own Secret Notes and the West Coast Premiere of James MacMillan's A Deep But Dazzling Darkness

Paul Barnes, piano
Friday, August 5, 8:00pm: Performingin the U.S. Premiere of Marijn Simons' A Tí Te Toca
Saturday, August 6, 8:00pm: Performing the West Coast Premiere of Philip Glass' Piano Concert No. 2, After Lewis and Clark

Emily Wong, piano
Friday, August 5, 8:00pm: Performingin the U.S. Premiere of Marijn Simons' ATí Te Toca

R. Carlos Nakai, Native American flute
Saturday, August 6, 8:00pm: Performing in the West Coast Premiere of Philip Glass' Piano Concert No. 2, After Lewis and Clark

Tapestry, vocal ensemble
Saturday, August 6, 8:00pm: Performing in Steve Reich's Tehillim

Libby Larsen, narrator
Sunday, August 7, 1:00pm: Narrating her All Around Sound (A Young Person's Introduction to Orchestral Sound)

Kronos Quartet
Sunday, August 7, 8:00pm

Marc Ribot, electric guitar
Friday, August 12, 8:00pm: Kuumbwa Jazz Center Solo Concert
Saturday, August 13, 8:00pm: Performing in the West Coast Premiere of Stewart Wallace's Skvera, concerto for electric guitar and orchestra

Lee Duckles, cello
Sunday, August 14, 4:00pm and 8:00pm at Mission San Juan Bautista: Performing in the West Coast Premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis' Air for cello and orchestra

THE CONCERTS

DAZZLING DUTCHMAN
OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
8:00pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Marijn Simons: Secret Notes (Marijn Simons, violin)
James MacMillan: A Deep But Dazzling Darkness (Marijn Simons, violin) (WCP)
Frank Zappa: Be-Bop Tango
Marijn Simons: A Tí Te Toca para dos pianos y orquestra (Paul Barnes and Emily Wong, pianos) (U.S.P)

RIVER'S RUSH
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
8:00pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Kevin Puts: River's Rush (WCP)
Philip Glass: Piano Concerto No. 2, After Lewis and Clark (Paul Barnes, piano and R. Carlos Nakai, Native American flute) (WCP)
Steve Reich: Tehillim (Tapestry, vocal ensemble)

FREE FAMILY CONCERT: ALL AROUND SOUND
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
1:00pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium (Free)
Libby Larsen: All Around Sound (A Young Person's Introduction to Orchestral Sound)(Libby Larsen, narrator)

KRONOS QUARTET
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
8:00pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Solo recital – program listed on concert page

MARC RIBOT AT THE KUUMBWA
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
8:00pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Solo recital, co-sponsored by Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Marc Ribot, electric guitar

SKVERA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
8:00pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
John Mackey: Redline Tango (WCP)
Stewart Wallace: Skvera (Marc Ribot, electric guitar)(WCP)
John Adams: Harmonielehre

MUSIC AT THE MISSION: TRANSCENDENCE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
4:00pm & 8:00pm Mission San Juan Bautista
Dominick Argento: Reflections on a Hymn Tune (WCP)
Aaron Jay Kernis: Air (Lee Duckles, cello) (WCP)
Magnus Lindberg: Concerto for Orchestra (WCP)
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