2026 Program Guide | Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

2 CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 2026 All in-person events take place at the Santa Cruz CivicAuditorium, 307 Church St. unless otherwise noted and are free unless a ticket price is shown. Programs and schedule are subject to change. Visit CABRILLOMUSIC.ORG for tickets and most current information. 2026 Calendar JULY AUGUST 25 SATURDAY 7:00–8:00PM ALL Donors Concert Free for all donors. Make a donation of any amount and join us! 26 SUNDAY 7:00–9:30PM Open Rehearsal ★ On Freedom 27 MONDAY 2:30–5:00PM Open Rehearsal ★ Defiant Dreams 7:00–8:00PM Indexical x Cabrillo Festival present: Sarah Hennies (Partner Event) Solo performance and talk at Indexical $18/ Free for Indexical Members Tix @ indexical.org 2 SUNDAY 1:00–2:30PM Family Concert Composers : Dooley, Flagello Artists : El Sistema Honors Ensemble & the Cabrillo Festval Orchestra FREE & FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 29 WEDNESDAY 10:00AM–12:30PM Open Rehearsal ★ Defiant Dreams 4:00–6:30PM Open Rehearsal ★ Conductors Training Workshop 5 WEDNESDAY 10:00AM–12:30PM Open Rehearsal ★ Control 2:30–5:00PM Open Rehearsal ★ Hope as Our Banner 28 TUESDAY 10:00AM–12:30PM Open Rehearsal ★ On Freedom 5:30–6:30PM Friends Reception @ Bad Animal Donors $500+ and special guests, by invitation, RSVP required 7:00–8:00PM In the Works ★ Composers Workshop Orchestra concert. Composers : Hu ỳ nh, Kubota-Enright, Novak, Verduin 3 MONDAY A day to rest 4 TUESDAY A day to refresh 30 THURSDAY 2:30–5:00PM Open Rehearsal ★ On Freedom 6:15PM Pre-Rehearsal Talk with Composer James Lee III & David H. Anthony III, Professor Emeritus of African History at UCSC 7:00–9:30PM Open Rehearsal ★ Defiant Dreams 6 THURSDAY 10:00AM–12:30PM Open Rehearsal ★ Hope as Our Banner 2:30–5:00PM Open Rehearsal ★ Control 7 FRIDAY 1:45–2:15PM Pre-Rehearsal Talk with Composer Clarice Assad & Pranav Anand, Professor of Linguistics at UC Santa Cruz, The Humanities Institute ± AI Initiative Faculty Director 2:30–5:00PM Open Rehearsal ★ Control 7:00–9:30PM Open Rehearsal ★ Hope as Our Banner We'd love your feedback! We love to hear from YOU! Please take our quick survey and share your experience with us. We use audience surveys to help make the Festival a better experience for everyone! Use the QR code or visit the information desk in the lobby!