2025 Program Guide | Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

CABRILLO MUSIC.ORG 49 Tonight’s performance is made possible by donors to our Artistic Initiative Reserve (AIR) Fund , and is dedicated with gratitude to the incredible Host Families who open their hearts and homes to our Festival musicians. SAT AUG 9 7PM SANTA CRUZ CIVIC AUDITORIUM BECOMING Media Sponsor: This concert will be broadcast on Sunday, September 21 at 6pm on KALW 91.7 San Francisco, and webcast on KALW.org Cabrillo Festival Orchestra conducted by CRISTIAN MĂCELARU Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra (1959) Lou Harrison (1917-2003) Justin Bruns, violin I. Allegro, maestoso II. Largo, cantabile III. Allegro, vigoroso, poco presto CATAMORPHOSIS (2021) Anna Thorvaldsdottir (b. 1977) [West Coast Premiere] INTERMISSION Flowercloud (2025) Darian Donovan Thomas (b. 1993) [World Premiere | Festival Commission] Commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music with generous support from Tom Ellison & Larry Friedman, Ralph Alpert, G Schulz, Sunshine Gibbs, and Patrick Teverbaugh. Thank you also to Creative Lab Production Sponsors Neal Shorstein & Christopher Doane. Phong Tran, video artist I. Hyacinth Memory II. Marigold Joy III. Sunflower Sky IV. Lotus Sea