In May 1970, three visionary music professors from California Polytechnic State University gathered to discuss founding a summer music festival in the idyllic San Luis Obispo, California. A year later, the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival launched with three performances at Cal Poly and the historic Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. Fifty years on, the spirit of Clifton Swanson, Ronald Ratcliffe, and John Russell endures through Festival Mozaic, featuring a two-week summer festival with over 30 events, year-round chamber music, and unique performances in stunning venues across the Central Coast.
