Carlsbad Music Festival Programming Announced for “New Currents” Artists
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CMF Artists Announced – tickets now on sale
12th ANNUAL CARLSBAD MUSIC FESTIVAL
ARTISTS ANNOUNCED – GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
“a starry array of new music specialists”
-Alex Ross, The Rest is Noise
“you’ll think that Carlsbad is the coolest place on earth”
-James Chute, U-T San Diego
The Carlsbad Music Festival – a 3-day summer celebration of “adventurous music by the beach” takes place Friday-Sunday, August 28-30 in the charming seaside Village of Carlsbad. We invite you to explore the Festival’s eclectic mix of creative and adventurous music ranging from contemporary classical, to indie rock, to world music, to jazz, to musicians who work across genres and fall between the cracks! GET YOUR PASSES HERE
MAINSTAGE ARTISTS
We are thrilled to announce the following cutting edge, California-based musicians to experience at this year’s Festival on the Mainstage.
TODD REYNOLDS
performs Friday, Aug 28 at 8pm
plus guest performer on Vicki Ray’s concert on Saturday August 29
“Your road map through the wilds of contemporary-classical New York.” – The New York Times
Todd Reynolds is known as one of the founding fathers of the hybrid-musician movement and one of the most active and versatile proponents of what he calls ‘present music’. His compositional and performance style is a hybrid of old and new technology, multi-disciplinary aesthetic and pan-genre composition and improvisation. Learn more
VICKI RAY
performs Saturday, Aug 29 at 8pm
Ray displays “that kind of musical thoroughness and technical panache that puts a composer’s thoughts directly before the listener.” – Los Angeles Times
Vicki Ray is one of the leading interpreters of contemporary piano music. Known for thoughtful and innovative programming which seeks to redefine the piano recital in the 21st century, Vicki’s concerts often include electronics, video, recitation and improvisation. Learn more
KARTIK SESHADRI
performs Sunday, August 30 at 6pm
“Today’s greatest sitar player.” – Songlines Magazine, London
Encinitas-based master Indian sitarist Kartik Seshadri is a world-renowned force in the field of Indian Classical Music. He attracted widespread attention when he began performing full-length solos at the age of 6 in India. Seshadri began his initial training with Shri Shankar Rao and further trained and toured worldwide with acclaimed guru Pandit Ravi Shankar. Learn more
WEEKEND PASSES NOW ON SALE
VIP Weekend Passes get you priority access to all 3 Mainstage concerts, plus reserved seating at the “New Currents” performances of your choice.
Regular price $80.
Festival Weekend Passes get you access to all 3 Mainstage concerts.
Regular price $40.
Individual concert tickets also on sale
GET WEEKEND PASSES HERE
ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS
The 60+ FREE performances at this year’s Festival include San Diego Opera’s Opera Exposed! in a first-ever collaboration between our organizations, a New Orleans-style second line march through the Village by Euphoria Brass Band, up and coming psychedelic indie pop by Inspired and the Sleep, 1920’s and 30’s Americana music from urban blues to mountain fiddle by the G Burns Jug Band, traditional Persian classical music by Koroush Taghavi, and contemporary works for piano duo by HOCKET. Plus, immerse yourself in contemporary classical music performed by cutting-edge, emerging local artists, at our first-ever “New Currents” stage.
Full Artist Lineup for the 2015 Festival
Todd Reynolds • Vicki Ray • Kartik Seshadri • Adrianne Pope • Aurora Borealis • The Decisive Instant • Drew Ceccato & Kyle Motl • Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer • Euphoria Brass Band • G Burns Jug Band • George Sarah • HOCKET • Inspired and the Sleep • Jennifer Bewerse • Keith Haman & The Tin Stars • Kourosh Taghavi • LA Edwards • La Jolla Chamber Winds • The Liquorsmiths • Lou Damian Trio • MandoBasso • Matt McBane • Now Hear Ensemble • Ogd_S(11) Translation Has Failed • Paper Days • Paula Karolak • Peter Kuhn Trio • Peter Wanjira • The Red Fox Tails • San Diego Opera Opera Exposed! • sick balloons • Stephen Solook • Swarmius • Taken by Canadians • Trouble in the Wind
MORE ARTIST INFO HERE
CARLSBAD MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES VILLAGE WALK SCHEDULE
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CMF announces new staff
CARLSBAD MUSIC FESTIVAL WELCOMES NEW STAFF
CMF is growing! As our audiences and offerings continue to increase every season, we have likewise brought on board additional staff members, joining Founder and Artistic Director Matt McBane, to ensure that CMF will continue to bring adventurous music to the community at the highest level. Say hello to our new staff!
Kate Oberjat, Managing Director
An Oceanside High School alum from a family of musicians, Ms. Oberjat was the Single Ticket Marketing Manager at the New York Philharmonic for the past 3 years, with prior experience as the Marketing & Communications Manager for Queens Symphony Orchestra. To boot, Kate is a professional opera singer. She is thrilled to bring her experience and passion for the arts back home to Carlsbad and we are thrilled to have her with us!
Rachel Beetz, Production Manager
Rachel grew up in a small town outside of Chicago, IL. She is a classically trained flutist that focuses on avant-garde music of the last century and currently pursuing a Doctorate in Performance at UC San Diego. She is excited to bring her organizational skills to the Carlsbad Music Festival Team!
Kevin Bender, Development Associate
Kevin Bender first attended the Festival a few years ago and was captivated by how the Village heart of Carlsbad pulsed with music and creativity. Born in Oceanside, now living in Carlsbad, Kevin and his family love and play music. He hopes to help the Festival continue to bring its unique mix of adventurous music and culture to Carlsbad for many years to come.
Joe Cantrell, Marketing and Communications Associate
Joe Cantrell is a sound artist, noise musician and technologist, known for his cutting-edge sound installations and performances throughout Southern California. He has been an artist in residence across the globe, from Beijing to London. Plus, Joe is currently both a PHD candidate and instructor at UC San Diego. Welcome, Joe, to the CMF family!
We all look forward to meeting you this summer at our upcoming events
VILLAGE MUSIC WALK: JUNE 2O
CARLSBAD MUSIC FESTIVAL: AUG 28-30
2015 Village Music Walk Musicians Announced!
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CARLSBAD MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS 3RD ANNUAL VILLAGE MUSIC WALK ON JUNE 20
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Tin Hat Farewell Concert and Call for Musicians
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photo credit Kimberly Warner
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Tin Hat Kicks Off Farewell Tour This Thursday
Highly regarded as pioneers in the ongoing exploration of new pathways in acoustic music, Tin Hat can count Tom Waits and Willie Nelson among their collaborators. Since their inception in 1997, their captivating live performances have combined “Old World Europe with post-modern America, south-of-the-border sensuality with concert hall propriety, and odd-metered syncopation with deeply soulful grooves” (The New York Press). The ensemble launches their farewell tour this week, beginning Thursday, March 12 at The Loft at UCSD, a co-production between CMF and ArtPower! Give them a listen here.Make a night of it and join CMF Founder/Director Matt McBane and the CMF Board for a pre-concert cocktail hour at the venue, beginning at 7pm (cash bar). Tin Hat Farewell Tour Call for Musicians! Music Walk June 20, 2015
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Trouble in the Wind performs at the 2014 Village Music Walk. Photo credit Tommy McAdams.Jeffrey Zeigler in Concert and CMF is Hiring
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Cellist Jeffrey Zeigler Plays UCSD Nov 20
Zeigler performed with the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet for eight seasons, and the New York Times calls him an “excellent” cellist who performs “with unforced simplicity and beauty of tone.” With collaborators such as Norah Jones, Hauschka, and Laurie Anderson (to name a few), Zeigler is able to cross genres with verve and grace. Zeigler will perform music from his debut solo album “Something of Life,” which was selected as this week’s Album of the Week on New York’s Q2 Radio, give it a listen here.This concert is the first of two in a new collaboration between CMF and ArtPower at UCSD, co-curated by CMF Founder/Director Matt McBane. The second is a performance by genre-bending quartet, Tin Hat on March 12, 2015. |
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November 20 at 8pm
Cellist Jeffrey Zeigler
At The Loft on the UCSD Campus Presented by ArtPower! Tentacle Sessions Co-curated by Matt McBane, Founder and Artistic Director of the CMF Buy Tickets use code CBMFJZ for a discount on your tickets! |
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The Fest is Hiring a Managing Director
We are happy to announce an exciting opportunity to work closely with Fest leadership to shape the future of the Carlsbad Music Festival and continue to bring adventurous music to the beach community of Carlsbad by the Sea. Interested? View the full job description, then send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] by November 17 to be considered. |
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Last Chance for Kickstarter
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34… Wait, 33 hours and counting
to reach our Kickstarter goal of $5000 by Tuesday at 11:59pm or the Fest will get $0 cause Kickstarter is tough like that We need your help to make this Kickstarter count We can reach our goal: If 160 people donate $10 If 64 people donate $25 If 16 people donate $100 Click here to pledge then post to facebook, twitter, or maybe just holler at people driving by. Thanks for your support!
The San Diego Union Tribune Article is out Now, Check it out here. Then make sure you grab your tickets here. We can’t wait to see you at the Fest this Friday!
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CMF in the News! Union Tribune Article out Now.
“Founder Matt McBane is a true believer…
New classical music doesn’t have to be intimidating or dull — it doesn’t even have to be classical music” …read the whole article here
Thanks to Jim Chute for his great coverage on the Fest!
Wow. And Double Wow.
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“hauntingly beautiful”
“Wow. And double Wow” -San Diego City Beat Chamber music that draws a crowd – that’s Art of Élan, directed by San Diego Symphony violinist Kate Hatmaker and Seattle Symphony lead flutist Demarre McGill. Art of Élan will present a program titled “David Lang: Influences,” featuring the US premiere of Lang’s ark luggage with soprano Susan Narucki and text by Peter Greenaway, works for violin duo by Festival Director Matt McBane, and works by composers influenced by or who have influenced Lang. With luminous tone and “refined but unmistakable passion” (Los Angeles Times), Grammy Award-winning American soprano Susan Narucki has earned international acclaim for over two decades, performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Netherlands Opera, San Francisco Symphony, and at Carnegie Hall. She has performed over one hundred world premieres and now adds the US premiere of David Lang’s ark luggage to that impressive list. Click here for program details Art of Élan with Susan Narucki
USC Thornton Edge, led by Donald Crockett, is composed of some of the finest student musicians. Edge has been a guest on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella series, has performed as soloists with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and has presented concert tours in Berlin, Paris and Lyons. Edge will open Saturday’s events at the Fest with pieces for chamber orchestra by David Lang, Sean Friar, Ted Hearne, Andrew Norman, and Donald Crockett – four of the most exciting composers working in Southern California today. Click here for program details Donald Crockett conducts USC Thornton Edge Need a Place to Crash? Almost There! Kickstarter is 59% Funded |
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partner hotel Ramada Carlsbad by the Sea, just 7 miles from downtown Carlsbad, and all the Fest has to offer. They have special pricing for Fest attendees: check out the offer here and learn how to book your discounted rooms!
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