Christina Waters

Nearly a year after her death, Santa Cruz musician, singer and teacher Gabrielle Stocker’s estate has left transformative gifts to the local music community, including more than $1 million each to New Music Works, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and the Santa Cruz Chamber Players.

I Cantori di Carmel performs Carmina Burana at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater, where redwoods, stars and natural acoustics meet Orff’s thunderous music.

Ginger Shulick Porcella, the MAH’s new executive director, talks about Santa Cruz, community-driven museum leadership, creative risk, financial recovery and making the impossible possible.

This week’s Santa Cruz music roundup explores New Music Works’ mind-altering concert with William Winant and Zeena Parkins, a powerful Westside chamber performance and Espressivo’s upcoming season finale.

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 takes center stage as the Santa Cruz Symphony closes its season with a powerful, genre-spanning program.

Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s Artistic Director Charles Pasternak brings Vincent van Gogh to life in a one-man play based on Leonard Nimoy’s script.

The Ripple Effect Arts Festival turns Santa Cruz into a citywide celebration of music, art and performance, with events unfolding across multiple venues.

A bold Santa Cruz production of Amadeus blends theater, orchestra and chorus into a powerful retelling of Mozart and Salieri’s legendary rivalry.