Dear Santa Cruz Symphony Supporter:
This email is to inform you that our recital with Destiny Muhammad, originally scheduled for Sunday, December 17, must be postponed until April 21, 2024. There is a good reason for this change, and Destiny agrees.
On Friday afternoon, we learned that Kuumbwa Jazz Center was producing a fundraiser for Tammi Brown, a jazz artist who has performed with our Symphony. She has just been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and needs financial help for medical expenses.
Kuumbwa had to set the fundraiser for the same date as our recital to accommodate the schedules of participating musicians. Destiny and Tammi are longtime friends, as is Maestro Danny. We knew that going ahead with our recital date would be entirely inappropriate for all of us.
We contacted Destiny to inform her of the conflict and suggested that we postpone her performance to another date. She immediately agreed, so we moved her recital to April 21, 2024. Of course, we will offer refunds to those who cannot make the alternate date.
We do encourage you to attend the Kuumbwa fundraiser and support Tammi. Tickets are going quickly.
Please visit Eventbrite to book your place.
Or visit Tammi’s GoFundMe page.
Thank you for your cooperation in supporting this fundraiser and in accommodating our schedule change.
Best regards,
Your Santa Cruz Symphony