Friday-Sunday, August 28-30, 2015
12th Annual summer celebration of adventurous music by the beach
“phenomenal”
“you’ll think that Carlsbad is the coolest place on earth”
-James Chute, U-T San Diego
3 ticketed Mainstage concerts. 60+ FREE concerts.
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2015 Festival Schedule
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Friday, August 28
8pm Mainstage: Todd Reynolds get tickets | get Festival Passes
The violinist of choice for a generation of New York composers, Todd Reynolds performs a concert of works for violin and electronics by David Lang, Michael Gordon, Ingram Marshall and Reynolds himself.
7:30pm FREE opening concert: HOCKET piano duo
limited seating: reserved seating available with Todd Reynolds Priority Ticket or VIP Festival Pass
Saturday, August 29
8pm Mainstage: Vicki Ray get tickets | get Festival Passes
One of the leading interpreters of contemporary piano music, Vicki Ray performs a concert of music for piano with electronics by Steve Reich, Donnacha Dennehy and Somei Satoh, and is joined by violinist Todd Reynolds for Meredith Monk’s “Gotham Lullaby.”
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2-7:30pm FREE New Currents Stage at St Michaels by the Sea
reserved seating available with VIP Festival Pass
SCHEDULED TO PERFORM: Adrianne Pope • The Decisive Instant • Drew Ceccato & Kyle Motl • Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer • HOCKET • Paula Karolak
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3:30-10pm FREE Village Music Walk locations throughout the Village of Carlsbad
kicks off with Euphoria Brass Band marching from the beach at Pine Ave to the Giacoletti parking lot at State St+Carlsbad Village Dr
SCHEDULED TO PERFORM: Drew Ceccato & Kyle Motl • Euphoria Brass Band • G Burns Jug Band • George Sarah • HOCKET • Inspired and the Sleep • Keith Haman & The Tin Stars • The Liquorsmiths • Lou Damian Trio • MandoBasso • Ogd_S(11) Translation Has Failed • Paper Days • Peter Kuhn Trio • Qamar • The Red Fox Tails • sick balloons • Swarmius
Sunday, August 30
6pm Mainstage: Pandit Kartik Seshadri get tickets | get Festival Passes
Disciple of Ravi Shankar and collaborator of Philip Glass called “today’s greatest sitar player,” Encinitas’ own Pandit Kartik Seshadri performs a concert of Indian classical music.
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1-5pm FREE New Currents Stage at St Michaels by the Sea
reserved seating available with VIP Festival Pass
SCHEDULED TO PERFORM: Aurora Borealis • Jennifer Bewerse • Kourosh Taghavi • La Jolla Chamber Winds • Now Hear Ensemble • Stephen Solook • Adrianne Pope
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2-5:40 FREE Carlsbad by the Sea
SCHEDULED TO PERFORM: Kourosh Taghavi • LA Edwards • San Diego Opera Opera Exposed!
4-7:30pm FREE Concerts in the Park Magee Park
SCHEDULED TO PERFORM: LA Edwards • Trouble in the Wind • more TBA
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW – Save on Mainstage Passes to all Ticketed Events!
VIP Weekend Passes: Priority seating at all Mainstage concerts plus VIP reserved seating at “New Currents” series concerts of your choice
$80 total
Weekend Passes good for all Mainstage concerts
$40 total
Single Tickets for Mainstage concerts – TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Reserved Priority Seating $30 each, Regular Admission $15 each
The 2015 Festival features 60+ performances of creative music of all kinds. These include 3 ticketed Mainstage concerts, the FREE Village Music Walk on Saturday, FREE Concerts in the Park on Sunday, and the FREE “New Currents” stage on Saturday and Sunday. The Festival programming is an 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.