2024 Program Guide | Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 147 South River Street, Suite 232 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831.426.6966 info@cabrillomusic.org 1 Music Director’s Welcome 2 Calendar of Events 3 Livestreaming & Broadcast Schedule 6 Board of Directors & Staff 7 Mission, Vision and DEI&B Statements 9 President & Executive Director Messages 10 Special Tribute to Galen Lemmon 11 Festival History 13 Music Director Cristian Măcelaru 14 Featured Composers 22 Guest Artists 28 Cabrillo Festival Orchestra 31 Donors Concert 33 Student Staff Program & Concert 34 Conductors/Composers Workshop 35 In the Works Concert 39 Parade Concert 43 Unbound Concert 47 Family Concert 49 Philippe Quint in Concert: The Muse 53 Creative Coast Concert 56 Host Family Appreciation 57 Passage Concert 59 New Works in the Works 60 In Memoriam 61 New Music Forever Endeavor 63 Artistic Initiative Reserve (AIR) Fund 64 Community Partners 65 Leadership Support 66 Donors Make the Difference! 69 Grantmakers 70 Acknowledgements 72 Index to Advertisers CONTENTS THE LAND WE'RE ON Cabrillo Festival takes place on the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PRACTICE We understand land acknowledgements are a small but necessary first step to acknowledge the history and legacy of colonialism. They commemorate and help us recognize and respect indigenous peoples’ principal kinship to the land. Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music is committed to making our land acknowledgements authentic and meaningful. A printed acknowledgement is included here, on our website, and at the opening of each performance. As with all we do, our goal is to present an opportunity for celebration, reflection, and conversation with the hopes of creating change and understanding to increase everyone’s sense of belonging in community. Land acknowledgments are merely a starting point. We invite you to explore these next steps, turning your awareness into action: • Donate your time and/or money to Indigenous organizations • Learn about and support Indigenous-led grassroots movements and campaigns • Support the Land Trust work of the local Amah Mutsun Tribal Band at amahmutsunlandtrust.org or via the QR code. SAVE THE DATES! 2025 : JUL 27-AUG 10 Printed on recycled paper PUT A BIRD ON IT! Can you find the seagulls? Throughout this program book you can find seagulls hidden. The first person to email info@ cabrillomusic.org with the correct number of hidden birds will win a prize! Why seagulls? Of course, seagulls are a natural part of our surroundings and immediately remind us of our beautiful coastal Santa Cruz. This is also a visual throwback, as the same outline of a bird was used in previous years as part of our posters and visual branding dating back to at least 1970, a reference acknowledging the over six-decade impact the Cabrillo Festival has had on local audiences, artists, and contemporary music at large. As well, the imagery of a bird in flight evokes thoughts of movement, openness, and migration–connecting with this year’s “Music as Movement” theme and our continual commitment to artistic freedom. Digital Spanish & English Program Guides are available at: cabrillomusic.org/programguides 4