Christina Waters

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.

An Exceptional Weekend by Christina Waters Jörg Reddin's final concert with this season's SC Baroque Festivals was a sensory tour through the vocal glories of the...

From Baroque brilliance to modern vocal innovation, Ensemble Monterey delivers a concert that pushes classical music into new territory. At Holy Cross Church, May 23, 8pm, May 24, 4pm.