May Festival Programs.

We kick off our 17th anniversary festival with a collaborative concert with Harmony Youth Choir, youth programs in schools and juvenile hall, a public workshop with El Sistema Youth Orchestra, and a salon concert for donors at West Cliff Inn. We return to Samper Recital Hall at Cabrillo College for our two distinct main stage concerts on Saturday May 25th, 7:30pm and Sunday May 26th, 2:00pm. On this page you will find concert info at-a-glance. Scroll down for a full list of repertoire and performers.

Tickets are now on sale through the Cabrillo College: Visual, Applied, and Performing Arts Complex Box Office. In addition to the general admission, there is discounted pricing for students, the back rows and a subscription price for both concerts.

 
 

  • Join us at 4:00pm for a collaborative workshop with El Sistema Youth Orchestra in Watsonville. The 60-minute program will feature MiM festival musicians coaching El Sistema students, performing in a side-by-side, and ending with a Q&A.

  • Join us for an evening program (7:30pm) of music by Caroline Shaw, Jessie Montgomery, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Johannes Brahms. Check back for tickets.

  • Join us for an afternoon program (2:00pm) of music by Antonin Dvořák, Friedrich Hermann, Edward Elgar, and more. Check back for tickets.

 

Friday May 24, 4:00-5:00pm

Saturday May 25, 7:30pm

  • Limestone and Felt by Caroline Shaw

    Performed by Jaime Amador (viola) and Nathan Chan (cello).

  • Strum for String Quartet by Jessie Montgomery

    Performed by Tien Hsin Cindy Wu, Rebecca Jackson-Picht (violins), Jaime Amador (viola), and Nathan Chan (cello).

  • Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 11 by Fanny Mendelssohn

    Performed by Martin Beaver (violin), Nathan Chan (cello), and Liza Stepanova (piano).

  • WORLD PREMIERE Blues for Tavaangar by Dawn Norfleet

    Performed by Liza Stepanova (piano).

  • String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 by Johannes Brahms

    Performed by Martin Beaver & Rebecca Jackson-Picht (violins), Jaime Amador & Jessica Chang (violas), and Nathan Chan (cello).

Sunday May 26, 2:00pm

  • Sonata for Violin and Piano by Leoš Janáček

    Performed by Martin Beaver (violin) and Liza Stepanova (piano).

  • Four Miniatures, Op. 75a by Antonin Dvořák

    Performed by Tien Hsin Cindy Wu, Rebecca Jackson-Picht (violins), and Jaime Amador (viola).

  • Capriccio for 3 violins, op. 2 by Friedrich Hermann

    Performed by Martin Beaver, Tien Hsin Cindy Wu, and Rebecca Jackson-Picht.

  • Quintet in A Minor for Piano and String Quartet, Op. 84 by Edward Elgar

    Performed by Martin Beaver, Tien Hsin Cindy Wu (violins), Jaime Amador (viola), Nathan Chan (cello), and Liza Stepanova (piano).