KALW Public Media: 7 Bay Area music festivals to add to your summer to-do list

For those with dynamic range: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
For something more immersive and thought-provoking, make your way to Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, which serves as a major incubator for modern symphonic music. Running July 26 through August 9, this two-week celebration is dedicated entirely to new works by living composers and features a professional orchestra, renowned guest artists, world premieres, and educational workshops. This year’s theme, We the Dreamers, explores identity and the evolving idea of America through works by Philip Glass, Clarice Assad, Vivian Fung,and Pedro Emanuel Pereira, as well as former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove.