Santa Cruz Symphony Returns With Its Most Ambitious Season Ever September 4, 2021 daniel stewart Steve Palopoli - Good Times Santa CruzThe result is a stunning lineup of concerts, even by the high standards Stewart has set in his eight years at the helm of the symphony. “It was absolutely essential to me that we do meet this moment and this reemergence with real purpose in the programming and in our collaboration. It made us all reexamine our priorities and how we share the most meaningful aspects of our art—what we’re doing to create a better world, to bring people together in a very positive, optimistic, life-affirming way,” says Stewart. “It forced us to leverage all the difficulties and find the most concentrated form of what’s special about our art.”The symphony’s other big news is that Stewart has signed a 10-year extension with the organization. A decade is a long time in the world of symphonies, and it’s clear that the Santa Cruz Symphony wanted to lock down their relationship with Stewart for as long as possible.
