2026 Program Guide | Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

CABRILLO MUSIC.ORG 61 Fane and Corie Opperman Ellen Primack and Eric Schmidt Martin Pullam and Mark Thompson George and Mary Reynolds William and Pamela Richter Diana Rothman Patrick Schlesinger and Esther Hill G Schulz Nan Schwanfelder Douglas Scott Stella Sexmith and Ron Cook Deborah Simpson Smith Resilient Communities Fund Patrick Teverbaugh Michael and Lesley Tierra Paul Upham Jean Vlamynk Bob and Gail Walker Linda Werner and Charlie McDowell Carol Wilhelmy Peggy and Gary Young Jan and Margaret Ysselstein Robert and Antonette Zeiss Anonymous (3) CONTEMPORARY ($50-$499) Joan and Joe Akers David Apgar Bettina Aptheker David Auerbach Camille Ball Beata Bartholomay Sheila and Murray Baumgarten Ciel Benedetto Sam Bergman Connie and Sam Bertuca Richard and Joanne Bogart Gail Borkowski Susan Brouwer Richard and Alison Bruce David Brundage and Susan Stuart Edmund and Carolyn Burke Eileen Cavalier, LMFT Daniel Chandler Rachel Chatham Scott Christian Sandra Chung William G. Clemens and Mary Ellen Ryan Rena Vivien Cochlin Marlene and Michael Corder Susan Costes Hoffman Christina Cuevas and Gilberto Reyes Kathy Dinnell Virginia Draper Stephen and Nancy Dudley Allan J. Dyson and Susan C. Cooper Sabrina Eastwood and Russell Krebs Eve Eden Katherine Edison Jim Emdy Stacey Falls and Stephen Schnaar Peter Farkas and Donka Farkas Joyce and Bob Feldman Cliff and Sara Friedlander Jessica Frye and Jason Stearns GIFTS MADE IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION: In memory of Bob Hughes Anonymous David Auerbach In honor of Poet in Residence Joan Zimmerman Beata Bartholomay In memory of Ms. Peggy Dorfman Ciel Benedetto In memory of Sophia Garcia-Robles Connie and Sam Bertuca In honor of Earleen Overend Neal Coonerty In celebration of Bookshop Santa Cruz’s 60th Anniversary Stephen and Nancy Dudley In honor of Bette Hirsch Sabrina Eastwood and Russell Krebs In honor of composer Tyson Gholston Davis Katherine Edison In honor of Ron Parrish Jessica Frye and Jason Stearns In honor of Debbie Stearns Karen Groppi In honor of Sandy Allen Jan Harasim In memory of Donald T. Worth Virginia Koenig In honor of Cristi Măcelaru and Michèle & Larry Corash David Ligare and Gary Smith In memory of Gerhard Samuel, first Music Director of Cabrillo Festival Ann-Marie Mitroff and Norman Groner In memory of Sandra Cohen William Nadeau Memorial Fund In honor of the Cabrillo Festival Youth Ensemble Program Ruth and Ted Ogden In memory of the life of Bob Witte Casey Coonerty Protti and Michel Protti In celebration of Bookshop Santa Cruz’s 60th Anniversary William and Pamela Richter In memory of composers Joe Richter and Joe Clonick Alan Ritch In honor of Clarice Assad Deborah and Jeff Roisman In memory of Beth Petersen JoAnn Close & Michael Good with Rick Leder & Cherrill Spencer at the '26 Taste of the Festival Sage Doshay and Sam Barow's cute and coordinated concert looks Ellen Primack, Eric Schmidt, and Larry Friedman at the '26 Taste of the Festival