Kent Nagano Benefit Concert
August 31, 2025 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
On Sunday, August 31, at 3pm, Kent Nagano, world stage symphony and opera conductor, will conduct a benefit concert at the Cuesta College PAC whose purpose is to raise money for the purchase of the 90-year-old Morro Elementary School property. Get tickets here - tickets.cuesta.edu
Mr. Nagano attended Morro Elementary. He developed his talents under the tutelage of Botso Koresheli. https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/artbound/being-botso-meet-the-man-who-brought-music-to-morro-bay Mr. Nagano has been the symphony conductor in Montreal, Canada; Berlin and Hamburg, Germany; and will begin a contract as the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor in Madrid, Spain 2026.
When Mr. Nagano learned his alma mater was up for sale, he let his family know he wanted to help. He would do a benefit concert Labor Day weekend to raise money for Morro Elementary's purchase by the Community and City. The School will make a defining civic center with the 90-year-old main building an attraction. The current city hall and surrounding city-owned properties could then be used for housing. friendsofmorroelementary.org