Season 19
Our largest and most exciting undertaking
In partnership with the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History and Bookshop Santa Cruz, mark your calendars for exciting new community events kicking off season 19 of Music in May!
Tuesday May 26, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Concert featuring Ensemble San Francisco String Quartet at Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. Free admission.
Wednesday May 27, 11:00-11:30 a.m. and 12:00-12:30 p.m.
Two unique, 30-minute Pop-Up Concerts at Bookshop Santa Cruz featuring Ensemble SF alongside local talent. Each pop-up will include a 19-person string orchestra, and we are looking for up to 30 musicians. Sign up by March 1st and we will notify selected players by March 9th. Click HERE for more details including repertoire and simple instructions on how to sign up.
Thursday May 28, 7:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Concert featuring El Sistema PV Youth Orchestra
Friday May 29, time TBD
MiM festival open rehearsal at Museum of Art & History
Saturday May 30, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Concert featuring Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat at Samper Recital Hall.
Sunday May 31, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Concert featuring Bach’s Bradenburg Concertos at Samper Recital Hall.
Learn more about our Festival Artists.
Explore last season’s 2025 Program Book
“Thank you for taking time out of your day to show us the art of music. It means a lot to all of us... and makes us feel a lot better. Your music reminds me of being home with family...”
After today’s performance [in a Lebanese refugee camp] I am thankful for so many things. One of those things is for the mighty gift of music to be a shared experience with people from all walks, from grand concert halls of San Francisco to an alleyway in Said Gawash.
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–– Rebecca Jackson-Picht, Artistic Director