ORCHESTRAL PUZZLES, SCI-FI VENTURES
Cabrillo Festival Mantra: Never Look Back By Paul Hertelendy artssf.com, the independent observer of San Francisco Bay Area music and dance Week of Aug. 14-21, 2016 Vol. 18, No. 84 SANTA CRUZ—-Astute programming brought off the Cabrillo Festival concert featuring a knuckle-busting violin concerto, a sci-fi-oriented score, and a scherzo with a puzzle. Take note of Bay Area composer Mason Bates, 39, who marches to a very different drummer from the rest. His “B-Sides,” inspired by terminology of recordings, combines…