2026 Program Guide | Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

(free!) Family Concert 1pm SUN AUG 2 Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Today’s performance is made possible through the generous support of: KATHRYN LAWHUN & MARK SHINBROT and business sponsor Opening Performance by El Sistema Santa Cruz & Pajaro Valley Conducted by AMALIA DÍAZ Poppy (2026) GALA FLAGELLO (B. 1994) World Premiere | Festival Commission TOUR OF THE ORCHESTRA A guided tour of the orchestra—ushers will break the audience out into groups, providing an educational tour of the different instrument families that make up the orchestra! Cabrillo Festival Orchestra Conducted by OCTAVIO MÁS-AROCAS Bravado (2023) GALA FLAGELLO (B. 1994) The Conductor’s Spellbook (2016) PAUL DOOLEY (B. 1983) Paul Dooley, guest narrator COMMUNITY PARTNER: EL SISTEMA SANTA CRUZ & PAJARO VALLEY El Sistema empowers the youth and kids of Watsonville and Pajaro Valley by providing them with the keys to unlock their musical heritage and the tools to construct their creative and social legacies through music education. Learn more: elsistema-sc-pajarovalley.org d b CABRILLO MUSIC.ORG 45