Our 11th annual Festival was a hit!
Thank you for your support!
“extravagance and variety of the Carlsbad Music Festival is part of its genius.”
-Ken Herman, San Diego Story
“each year, more impressive”
-Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
Letter from the Director
Dear Sahm Foundation,
Thank you so much for your support of the Carlsbad Music Festival’s 11th annual Festival on September 19-21, 2014. With your help, we were able to present our most ambitious Festival to date that was both artistically cutting-edge and community-oriented.
Highlights from the 2014 Festival included:
- Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang the featured Composer-in-Residence including 3 US premieres
- Featured performers included Dawn of Midi, Wu Man, Steven Schick, Art of Elan and Sacra/Profana
- World premiere of composer Matt McBane’s “On and On and” for chorus
- Total of 33 artists performed 64 concerts
- 58 FREE concerts in community spaces
- 3000 people attended
- Rave reviews in the press
Funds from your grant went towards Festival Artist fees enabling us to put together this remarkable line-up of musicians.
Below is more information about the Festival and how your funds were used.
Thank you so much,
Matt McBane
Founder and Artistic Director
Financial Report
The $7500 from the Sahm Foundation grant was used towards Artistic expenses which are detailed below:
Artistic Expenses
Sept 19-21 Main Stage Artist Fees: $14,150
Sept 20 Village Music Walk Artist Fees: $3,050
Sept 21 Magee Park Artist Fees: $650
Total Expenses: $17,850
Funds from Sahm Foundation: $7,500
Funds from other sources: $10,350
Press Coverage
San Diego Union Tribune Sunday Feature Article:
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San Diego Story: Apollo’s Gift: The Carlsbad Music Festival
San Diego Story: Art of Elan Visits the Carlsbad Music Festival
LA Times Critic’s Pick: Music Walk in Carlsbad
SD Reader: Carlsbad Premiers a Master
SD CityBeat Pick of the Week
SD Union Tribune: Carlsbad Village to Comes Alive with Music
SD Union Tribune: Carlsbad Village Music Lineup Set
92011 Magazine: Carlsbad’s Beloved Musical Walk in the Village Return
San Diego Story: East-West Fusion in Carlsbad
SD Union Tribune: Wu Man makes pipa an instrument of change
