“The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music has announced its 59th season, already its second virtual season, running July 31–Aug. 8,” writes Janos Gereben in Tuesday’s (3/2) San Francisco Classical Voice. “Besides overcoming the obstacles and misery presented by COVID-19, Music Director and Conductor Cristian Măcelaru says the 2021 festival ‘offers themes of resiliency, hope, and realism, in response to the profound crises of climate change, wildfires, and the persistence of human oppression.’ … Season highlights include world premieres by Gabriela Lena Frank, Jake Heggie, and Sean Shepherd. The festival’s 2021 [free] virtual season … features offerings of dance, photography, video, and animation. Guest artists include the St. Lawrence String Quartet … and the award-winning Cabrillo Festival Orchestra led by Cristian Măcelaru. Also featured are works by Theo Chandler, Eli Gilbert, Meng Wang, and Jeremy Rapaport-Stein. The Festival Orchestra will be featured in three new works…. On March 6, the Festival launches a pre-season series of ‘Composers in Conversation’ … with space for audience questions. Featured composers include Clarice Assad, Jennifer Higdon, Wynton Marsalis, Kevin Puts, Iván Enrique Rodríguez, Huang Ruo, and others. The pre-season ‘Composers in Conversation’ dates are March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, and July 3.”
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