Cabrillo Festival, 2019

Well, well, Cabrillo has the tastiest and most interesting season in....I don't know how long. Kudos to music director Cristian Măcelaru for the 2019 programming. I'm so happy to say that I'd like to see all of these programs, so I may have a weekend or two in Santa Cruz ahead of me.

Besides the terrific lineup of works composed by women, note the illustrious guests, including proudly queer mezzo Jamie Barton, the great ensemble Roomful of Teeth, and violinist Nicola Benedetti.

Here's what the festival will be performing this year:

Friday, August 2, 8pm: NOTORIOUS
Nina C. Young: Agnosco Veteris (West Coast Premiere)
Carolyn Shaw: Entr’acte for string orchestra 
Melody Eötvös: The Saqqara Bird (West Coast Premiere)
Kristin Kuster When There Are Nine (Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano; Roomful of Teeth,
 vocal ensemble) (World Premiere | Festival Commission)

Saturday, August 3, 7pm: CONTRASTSDu Yun: Kraken (West Coast Premiere)
Anna Clyne: DANCE for cello and orchestra (Inbal Segev, cello) 
(West Coast Premiere | Festival Co-commission)
Jake Heggie: The Work at Hand (Jamie Barton, mezzo; Inbal Segev, cello) (West Coast Premiere)
Dan Dediu: Levante (U.S. Premiere)

Sunday, August 4: 1pm: FREE FAMILY CONCERT
Clarice Assad: New Interactive Educational Work (Clarice Assad, piano and vocals)
(World Premiere | Festival Commission)

Sunday, August 4, 7pm: ROOMFUL OF TEETH IN CONCERT

Thursday, August 8, 7pm: COMMUNITY NIGHT
Pay-what-you-can community concert featuring members of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra

Saturday, August 10, 7pm: SECRET SONGS
Hannah Lash: God Music Bug Music (West Coast Premiere)
Preben Antonsen: Psalm Without Words 
(World Premiere | Pacific Harmony Foundation & Festival Commission)
Vivian Fung: Earworms (U.S. Premiere)
Tan Dun: Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women (Sarah Fuller, harp; microfilms) 
(West Coast Premiere)

Sunday, August 11, 7pm: WYNTON
Wynton Marsalis: Concerto in D for violin and orchestra (Nicola Benedetti, violin)
Wynton Marsalis: Blues Symphony (West Coast Premiere)

3 WORLD PREMIERE COMMISSIONS
Kristin Kuster: When There Are Nine
Clarice Assad: New Interactive Educational Work
Preben Antonsen: Psalm Without Words 

2 U.S. PREMIERES
Dan Dediu: Levante
Vivian Fung: Earworms

8 WEST COAST PREMIERES
Nina C. Young: Agnosco Veteris
Melody Eötvös: The Saqqara Bird
Du Yun: Kraken
Anna Clyne: DANCE for cello and orchestra
Jake Heggie: The Work at Hand
Hannah Lash: God Music Bug Music
Tan Dun: Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women
Wynton Marsalis: Blues Symphony

12 COMPOSERS IN RESIDENCEPreben Antonsen
Clarice Assad
Anna Clyne
Dan Dediu
Du Yun
Melody Eötvös
Vivian Fung
Jake Heggie
Kristin Kuster
Hannah Lash
Wynton Marsalis
Nina Young

GUEST ARTISTSJamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Roomful of Teeth, vocal ensemble
Inbal Segev, cello
Clarice Assad, piano/vocals
Sarah Fuller, harp
Nicola Benedetti, violin