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For several decades, the Santa Barbara Music Club Scholarships have provided support to deserving instrumental and vocal music students from Santa Barbara County. The scholarships are made possible by the generosity of our donors who wish to provide aid and encouragement to outstanding music students from local schools and teaching studios that show promise of becoming our future soloists, orchestral musicians, opera singers, and other music professionals.

The Santa Barbara Music Club presents a program of beautiful classical music performed by renowned artists on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu. Andrea and Neil Di Maggio will perform a splendid variety of music for flute and piano: the concert opens with two highly contrasting works by French composers: the elegant Sonata in E minor, Op. 58, No. 5 by Françoise Devienne and the sparkling Sonatine by Pierre Sancan.

The Santa Barbara Music Club presents another program of beautiful classical music on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu at Garden Street. The program features oboist Adelle Rodkey and pianist Eric Valinsky performing Four Personalities by Alyssa Morris, Maurice Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales, Paul Hindemith’s Sonata for English Horn and Piano, and Pierre de Bréville’s Sonatine.

Dear Music Club Concert Goers:

We had great plans for our 50th Anniversary season. Our performing members outdid themselves in submitting proposals for challenging and unusual works, including many by the excellent living composers in our community. Our Concert Committee did a stellar job of curating the programs. By all indications, this was to be our best season yet.

On Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. the Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful Classical music. Pianist Paolo Tatafiore highlights the reaches of piano technique and expression with Après une lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata, affectionately known as the “Dante Sonata” by Franz Liszt, as well as selections of Rachmaninoff’s preludes. This concert, co-sponsored by the Santa Barbara Public Library, will be held at the Faulkner Gallery of the library, 40 East Anapamu, Santa Barbara. Admission is free.

On Saturday, February 8 at 3 p.m. the Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful Classical music. This afternoon’s program features several performers and composers from or working in Santa Barbara. Pianist Robert Else features three works by Santa Barbara composer Hal Isbitz: Caterina, Dolores, and Tulsey Town Rag. Next, Leslie Hogan will premiere her own new solo piano work.

The Santa Barbara Music Club, the largest year-round concert series in Santa Barbara County, celebrates its 50th year! The program for Saturday, January 11, 3:00 pm, features works by traditional and contemporary composers: Dohnanyi, Saxon, Enescu, Valinsky, Brahms, and Reinecke. The free concert is located at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu Street at Garden. For more information visit www.SBMusicClub.org.

The SANTA BARBARA MUSIC CLUB, the largest year-round concert series in Santa Barbara County, celebrates its 50th year of presenting its stellar concert series! Featured in its Saturday afternoon concerts are outstanding performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles.

On Saturday, October 19 at 3 p.m. the SANTA BARBARA MUSIC CLUB opens its 2019-2010 season, celebrating 50 years of presenting its stellar series of free concerts of beautiful classical music! Featured at this opening concert are two internationally renowned artists, pianist Betty Oberacker and clarinetist David Singer, performing a program termed “Apotheosis,” meaning a grouping of works that represent the summation of a composer’s musical style.