The festival presents 20 musical events during July with 500+ people in attendance each year.
Festival Mozaic was founded in 1971[1] by Clifton Swanson,[2] Ronald Ratcliffe, and John Russell,[3] professors of music at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), as the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival to honor composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Venues include Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa in the heart of San Luis Obispo, Serra Chapel in nearby Shandon, California, and the Performing Arts Center at California Polytechnic State University.
The summer festival includes orchestra, chamber music, solo recitals, choral works, and crossover artists as well as master classes and programs for children.
[10] Emanuel Ax, Jeffrey Kahane, The Romero Guitar Quartet, Jerome Lowenthal, Richard Goode, Chanticleer, Rod Gilfry, William Bolcom, Paul O'Dette, Christopher Hogwood, Malcolm Bilson, Nicholas McGegan, Carter Brey, Audra McDonald, Jon Kimura Parker, Bela Fleck, Christopher O'Riley, Hilary Hahn, Nathaniel Rosen, Dmitri and Maxim Shostakovich, Mstislav Rostropovich, Edgar Meyer, Kronos Quartet, Turtle Island String Quartet, Jonah Kim, Bion Tsang, Noam Elkies, Kristina Reiko Cooper, Erik Arvinder Maxim Shostakovich, Christopher Hogwood, Nicholas McGegan, John Adams