As America?s longest-standing festival devoted to new music for orchestra, we present music by living composers, commission new works, and highlight orchestral music as a living, growing art form that speaks to today?s audiences. The Festival would not be possible without the generosity of our community of support.

Commemorate the 2026 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music season and our reflection on the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, offering a compelling portrait in music of our contemporary moment through the lens of history, civic reckoning, and global perspective.

Learn more at cabrillomusic.org