# Event Details

- **Event Name**: On Freedom – Opening Night
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: 6:30PM • PRE-CONCERT PICNIC + TALK: A free outdoor pre-concert experience featuring a brass sextet and a special welcome by Music Director Cristian Măcelaru. Bring takeout or some snacks from home. Table seating available.

The 64th season kicks off with Music Director Cristian Măcelaru leading the Festival Orchestra and audience in a powerful meditation on the distance between national ideals and lived reality. Vivian Fung's "America the Beautiful?" (Festival Commission / world premiere), challenges the tension between patriotic tradition and the struggle for true equality. Pedro Emanuel Pereira's Clarinet Concerto (Festival Commission / world premiere), featuring clarinetist Carlos Ferreira, fuses Portuguese tradition with experimental innovation.  Philip Glass's Symphony No. 15 "Lincoln" (West Coast premiere), featuring baritone Zachary James, weaves Abraham Lincoln's own words into music of urgent resonance.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-cruz/on-freedom-opening-night/200030221683954
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, festivals, health-wellness, trips-adventures, meditation
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Santa Cruz
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
- **lat**: 36.973781781676
- **long**: -122.02910148865
- **full address**: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 711 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-3805, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: On Freedom – Opening Night
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is On Freedom - Opening Night being held?
  - **A:** On Freedom - Opening Night takes place on Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 711 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-3805, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing On Freedom - Opening Night?
  - **A:** On Freedom - Opening Night is organized by Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** On Freedom - Opening Night is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Santa Cruz, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If On Freedom - Opening Night sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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