Santa Cruz Symphony presents its Family Concert at the Civic Auditorium. Music includes GEORGE GERSHWIN I Got Rhythm, TRADITIONAL When the Saints Go Marching In, LEONARD BERNSTEIN “Riffs” from Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs, DUKE ELLINGTON Duke’s Place, DUKE ELLINGTON. It Don’t Mean a Thing, FLORENCE PRICE Juba from Symphony no. 1 and COURTNEY BRYAN Do Your Thing. Proof of vaccination of recent […]

Ensemble Monterey presents "Seven Gets You Eleven!" at Peace United Church. Join us for Notes from the Conductor (s) at 6 pm. For cost and more information, go to https://ensemblemonterey.org/.

Santa Cruz Chamber Players presents "The Hero’s Journey" at Christ Lutheran Church. Music by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Lili Boulanger, Ben Dorfan performed by Ben Dorfan, Concert Director and Piano; Jeff Gallagher, Clarinet and Narration; Shannon Delaney D’Antonio, Violin and Kristin Garbeff, Cello. In this concert, we explore the theme of overcoming challenging circumstances. Beethoven’s Op. 11 Trio is […]

Santa Cruz Chamber Players presents "The Hero’s Journey" at Christ Lutheran Church. Music by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Lili Boulanger, Ben Dorfan performed by Ben Dorfan, Concert Director and Piano; Jeff Gallagher, Clarinet and Narration; Shannon Delaney D’Antonio, Violin and Kristin Garbeff, Cello. In this concert, we explore the theme of overcoming challenging circumstances. Beethoven’s Op. 11 Trio is […]

Espressivo presents "Jazz, Le Jazz, Der Jazz" at a venue to be determined. Music includes Milhaud La Création du Monde, Michael Daugherty Blue Like an Orange and Kurt Weill Mahagonny Songspiel, with Vocal Ensemble. For cost and more information, go to https://espressorch.org/concerts.php

Santa Cruz Baroque Festival presents "Scarlatti: Spanish Folk to Classical" at Holy Cross Church, featuring Lillian Gordis, solo Harpsichord. Based in Paris, the American virtuoso harpsichordist Lillian Gordis is quickly building an international reputation as an interpreter of the works of Scarlatti, the Italian composer-performer commanded to follow Princess Maria Barbara da Bragança at the […]

Santa Cruz Baroque Festival presents "Transformed Bach" at UCSC Music Recital Hall, featuring Alissa Roedig, Baroque flute, Edwin Huizinga & Grijda Spiri, Baroque violins, Erik Andersen, viol & Baroque ‘cello and Linda Burman-Hall, Harpsichord. Eventually all sound-streams lead to Bach, whose name in German literally does mean ‘stream’, the joining of cooperating currents flowing confidently […]

Santa Cruz Baroque Festival presents "From Hotteterre to Hot Jazz" at Peace United Church, featuring Lars Johannesson & Alissa Roedig, Baroque flutes, Linda Burman-Hall, harpsichord, Erik Andersen, viol and Nina Treadwell, theorbo with Paul Contos, Jazz Flute and Sax, Dale Mills, clarinet. Ned Boynton, guitar and Joe Dolister, bass. In the early 18th Century, when Jacques-Martin […]

Santa Cruz Symphony presents KALEIDOSCOPES at the Civic Auditorium. Music includes SEKON: Aptos Sound Project World Premiere, BRUCH:  Kol Nidre, SAINT-SAENS;  Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso and MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition. For cost and other information, go to https://santacruzsymphony.org/concerts-events

Santa Cruz Chamber Players presents "Hidden Gems, Arrangements, and New Commissions" at Christ Lutheran Church. Music by Mozart, von Weber, Spohr, Glazunov, Golijov, de Falla, Tchaikovsky, and Chad Cannon played by  FARALLON QUINTET: Matthew Oshida, Concert Director and Violin; Jose Gonzalez Granero, Clarinet; Ani Bukujian, Violin; Elizabeth Prior, Viola and Evan Kahn, Cello. The clarinet quintet genre—string […]