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National Sawdust Residency - 'Girl from the 905'
Jan
21
to Jan 26
Residency

National Sawdust Residency - 'Girl from the 905'

  • National Sawdust (Brooklyn, NY, USA) (map)
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National Sawdust Residency with librettist Royce Vavrek and soprano Andrea Núñez, to collaborate on Girl from the 905, a song cycle that considers Chinese-American identity against the backdrop of escalating societal hostilities during the pandemic.

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A Taste of the Festival – Cabrillo Festival 2024 Preview and Benefit
Jun
8
3:30 PM15:30
Residency, Chamber Music, Interview

A Taste of the Festival – Cabrillo Festival 2024 Preview and Benefit

  • Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Rooftop Terrace (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A Taste of the Festival – Cabrillo Festival 2024 Preview and Benefit

Come join us for a delicious sneak peek at what the Cabrillo Festival has in store for 2024! This in-person event will be held at the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County on their Rooftop Terrace.

Friction Quartet will play works by featured 2024 Composers-in-Residence Vivian Fung and Gabriella Smith, and Vivian Fung will be in person for a special composer Q&A.

Entry includes:

  • string quartet performance & conversation with composer Vivian Fung

  • winetastings from Sones Cellars, Bargetto Winery, Inversion Winery, and Alfaro Vineyards

  • specialty hors d'oeurvres from local tastemakers La Posta and Oswald

  • great company with the Festival community

  • access to a silent auction curated by the Festival Board, benefiting the 2024 Festival lineup

Get ready to indulge in delectable treats while supporting the musical mission of the Cabrillo Festival. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to get a taste of the Festival to come!

Proceeds from this event will help make our ambitious plans for Festival 2024, "Music as Movement" possible, including 15 Composers-in-Residence, 4 world premieres, 9 West Coast premieres, the return of our free Family Concert, and so much more! Thank you for supporting new music and our creative community!

3:30 - 4:00 PM doors open, mingling, bites, and libations!
4:00 - 4:30 PM performance by Friction Quartet
4:30 - 4:45 PM composer Q&A with Vivian Fung, moderated by D. Riley Nicholson
4:45 - 5:30 PM the party continues, silent auction ends
5:30 PM event end

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Masterclass at the VSO School of Music
Nov
12
10:30 AM10:30
Mentorship, Residency

Masterclass at the VSO School of Music

NPR describes JUNO Award-winning composer Vivian Fung as “one of today’s most eclectic composers”.

Upcoming performances of Fung’s work include the world premieres of her expanded Flute Concerto, commissioned by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and performed by VSO Principal Flutist Christie Reside; a new orchestral work for Houston-based ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra); and a short piano work based on Ligeti’s Etudes, to be performed by Han Chen, part of the commissioning project “Ligeti Etudes meets 18 Composers,” celebrating the composer’s centenary in 2023; plus the European premieres of Baroque Melting with Berner Symphonieorchester, conducted by Gemma New, and Prayer, presented by the Argovia Philharmonic, both in Switzerland.

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Mostly Modern Festival Composition Program
Jun
13
to Jun 20
Residency, Mentorship

Mostly Modern Festival Composition Program

  • Arthur Zankel Music Center (map)
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MMF Institute—

  • Up to 30 composers will receive professional chamber ensemble performances by either the American Modern Ensemble (AME), or one of the 3 Guest Ensembles. Pieces may not exceed 8 minutes in performance duration.

  • Up to 15 composers will have the opportunity to receive an orchestral reading with the Mostly Modern Orchestra (MMO) or a piece (or excerpt or movement from a larger work) that is up to 7 minutes. Composers who take part in the orchestral readings receive un-edited audio recordings (no video) of their readings (editing available for an additional fee). Two composers are chosen for an orchestral performance of their work with MMO. More information on the readings available here. Pieces may not exceed 8 minutes in performance duration.

  • All composers receive rehearsals of their chamber works, a dress rehearsal, and performance.

  • Composers receive an archival audio WAV file and a link to a three-camera-shot video of their chamber work via the Mostly Modern Projects YouTube channel, and an archival audio WAV file of your orchestral reading (if you have a reading).

  • All-access pass to everything at the festival.

  • Private lessons/meetings with the Composition Faculty. Meetings/lessons are generally taught in pairs with two composition participants per 55 minute slot. Additional meetings/lessons available at the discretion of the composition faculty.

  • Welcome Party, Opening and Closing night parties!

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