Castillero Music Booster Club

05/30/2026

03/21/2026

Come to Castillero Middle School to see an overview of electives that are available to your incoming 6th grader! There will be performances/presentations about the band, choir, orchestra, dance, drama, and art programs.

02/23/2026

A night of fantastical journeys awaits you! See the Cambrian Symphony on Saturday, February 28, at 7:30 PM in the stunning Hammer Theatre in downtown San José.

We have a program of wondrous composing legends:

🎶 Claude Debussy

🎶 Franz Liszt

🎶 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

🎶 Grace Williams

Maestro Thomas Alexander conducts the orchestra, and we are joined by soloist Daniel Wang, winner of the Burlingame Music Club's 2025 Young Musicians' Competition for Strings. Daniel will be performing Movements II & III of Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major.

From shimmering impressionism to classical elegance and a romance and drama of the 20th century, this program truly has something for everyone.

Join us and listen to the Magic in the Air!
Ticket links (in person and streaming) in bio!

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02/17/2026

Special guests, the Fry Street Quartet!!

11/30/2025

Hello CMBC Families!

We wanted to share that San Jose Dance Theatre (SJDT) has given us a promo code for 15% off The Nutcracker tickets. Our own Mr. Scott Krijnen will be conducting the Cambrian Symphony on Dec. 13-14 and 20-21. Please use code CASTILLERO at checkout for a 15% discount.

Link to purchase tickets: https://www.sjdt.org/the-nutcracker/

Promo code: CASTILLERO

Here's a note from Mr. K regarding The San Jose Nutcracker:

Hi everyone!

It's time for all of your favorite holiday traditions, one of which, for many, is the Nutcracker ballet! This will be my 13th year conducting the Cambrian Symphony in coordination with the San Jose Dance Theater, which holds the longest running production in the Bay Area, celebrating its 60th season this year!

Due to budget and theater constraints, most Nutcracker performances use pre-recorded music instead of a live orchestra, and if they can have a live orchestra, it's typically reduced to only 10-12 performers.

Our production is as big as it gets! The CPA is a major San Jose venue holding 2800 people, and it allows us to bring up to 60 musicians in the pit to help bring the ballet to life. So when you come see this year's performances, you're supporting the arts, ballet, live orchestra, and filling one of our largest venues with full scale productions.

And if that list of reasons isn't enough, an added bonus!!!! Our very own Castillero dancer, Tatiana, will be the lead role of Clara this year on the 13th and 14th! Exciting for her and everyone at Castillero to see members of our programs grace the stages of San Jose.

Come celebrate this grand tradition of music and dance and join, me, the Cambrian Symphony, and the San Jose Dance Theater as we present the 60th annual production of the Nutcracker!

Scott Krijnen

The Nutcracker

December 13-14 and 20-21, 2025
San José Center for the Performing Arts
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

In collaboration with San José Dance Theatre
Link to tickets:
https://www.sjdt.org/the-nutcracker/
Promo code: CASTILLERO

Scott Krijnen, conductor and music director
https://www.cambriansymphony.org/

11/15/2025

Read about our very own Castillero principal, Ms. Crystal H. Campbell and her ties to The Original San Jose Nutcracker! The Cambrian Symphony will once again be accompanying the 60th annual production, directed by Castillero's Orchestra director, Mr. Scott Krijnen, with several Castillero alumni performing!

The Original San Jose Nutcracker featured in the Evergreen Times https://timesmedia.pageflip.site/publications/EvergreenTimes