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Celebrate New Year’s Eve With the Santa Barbara Symphony!
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Riffing on Gershwin
Pairing the Symphony with jazz royalty, and featuring a work of the first African American woman recognized as a symphonic composer, innovation feels wonderfully familiar.
Presented in partnership with Jazz @ the Lobero
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Marcus Roberts Trio, guest artists:
Marcus Roberts, piano
Jason Marsalis, drums
Rodney Jordan, contrabass
Program:
Gershwin | Piano Concerto in F (arr. M. Roberts, for jazz trio and orchestra)
Price | Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Riffing on Gershwin
Pairing the Symphony with jazz royalty, and featuring a work of the first African American woman recognized as a symphonic composer, innovation feels wonderfully familiar.
Presented in partnership with Jazz @ the Lobero
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Marcus Roberts Trio, guest artists:
Marcus Roberts, piano
Jason Marsalis, drums
Rodney Jordan, contrabass
Program:
Gershwin | Piano Concerto in F (arr. M. Roberts, for jazz trio and orchestra)
Price | Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Romance in a New Key
The Mesmerizing four hands of the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo create the perfect instrument for Dünser’s reimagining of Brahms’ ode to Schumann’s wife, Clara. Then, close your eyes and be transported musically to Scotland’s rugged, misty, and dramatic terrain.
In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and its “Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources”
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Silver-Garburg Piano Duo
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Romance in a New Key
The Mesmerizing four hands of the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo create the perfect instrument for Dünser’s reimagining of Brahms’ ode to Schumann’s wife, Clara. Then, close your eyes and be transported musically to Scotland’s rugged, misty, and dramatic terrain.
In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and its “Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources”
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Silver-Garburg Piano Duo
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Romance in a New Key
The Mesmerizing four hands of the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo create the perfect instrument for Dünser’s reimagining of Brahms’ ode to Schumann’s wife, Clara. Then, close your eyes and be transported musically to Scotland’s rugged, misty, and dramatic terrain.
In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and its “Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources”
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Silver-Garburg Piano Duo
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Romance in a New Key
The Mesmerizing four hands of the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo create the perfect instrument for Dünser’s reimagining of Brahms’ ode to Schumann’s wife, Clara. Then, close your eyes and be transported musically to Scotland’s rugged, misty, and dramatic terrain.
In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and its “Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources”
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Silver-Garburg Piano Duo
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Sonic Boom
Music pulses through hearts and bodies, as Cameron Carpenter and the Symphony show us why the organ belongs in the spotlight.
In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and its “Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources”
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Cameron Carpenter, organ
Program:
Bach | Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, "St Anne" (for solo organ)
Poulenc | Concerto for Organ, Timpani, and Strings in G minor
Saint-Saëns | Symphony No. 3 in C minor, "Organ Symphony"
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Sonic Boom
Music pulses through hearts and bodies, as Cameron Carpenter and the Symphony show us why the organ belongs in the spotlight.
In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and its “Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources”
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Cameron Carpenter, organ
Program:
Bach | Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, "St Anne" (for solo organ)
Poulenc | Concerto for Organ, Timpani, and Strings in G minor
Saint-Saëns | Symphony No. 3 in C minor, "Organ Symphony"
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Beethoven in Bloom
Stroll through nature with Beethoven’s expressive sounds of birds fluttering, storms thundering, and EMMY Award-winning composer Jeff Beal’s visual and musical depiction of rebirth after the devastation of the Thomas Fire.
In collaboration with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Michelle Temple, Santa Barbara Symphony Principal Harp
Program:
Jeff Beal | The Great Circle
Jennifer Higdon | Harp Concerto
Beethoven | Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastorale"
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Beethoven in Bloom
Stroll through nature with Beethoven’s expressive sounds of birds fluttering, storms thundering, and EMMY Award-winning composer Jeff Beal’s visual and musical depiction of rebirth after the devastation of the Thomas Fire.
In collaboration with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Michelle Temple, Santa Barbara Symphony Principal Harp
Program:
Jeff Beal | The Great Circle
Jennifer Higdon | Harp Concerto
Beethoven | Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastorale"
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Fandango Picante
Violin superstar Anne Akiko Meyers ignites the stage in a program of Latin and Spanish music, featuring Fandango - written for her by Mexican composer Arturo Marquez.
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Program:
Arturo Marquez | Danzón No. 2
Arturo Marquez | Fandango Violin Concerto
Rimsy-Korsakov | Capriccio Espagnol
Santa Barbara Symphony presents: Fandango Picante
Violin superstar Anne Akiko Meyers ignites the stage in a program of Latin and Spanish music, featuring Fandango - written for her by Mexican composer Arturo Marquez.
Nir Kabaretti,conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Program:
Georges Bizet | Selections from Carmen
Rimsy-Korsakov | Capriccio Espagnol
Arturo Marquez | Fandango Violin Concerto
Arturo Marquez | Danzón No. 2
New Year's Eve with The Symphony
Hello 2022! Bob Bernhardt returns to host an evening of Gershwin and other symphonic celebration favorites. Join baritone Cedric Barry, pianist Natasha Kislenko, and the full orchestra to ring in the New Year. This is your chance to sing-along with The Symphony!
Santa Barbara Symphony presents Royal Fireworks
Winners Announced in Santa Barbara Youth Symphony’s 2021 Concerto Competition
The Santa Barbara Symphony announces winners in their Youth Symphony Concerto Competition.
Symphony Partners with SBUSD to Offer Free Virtual Music Program
The Santa Barbara Symphony has partnered with SBUSD to present BRAVO!, the popular after-school music education program that will be offered virtually this year to fifth and sixth grade elementary students, free of charge.
Santa Barbara Symphony Honors Medical Community with "Santa Barbara Celebration"
The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform a “Santa Barbara Celebration,” on Saturday, February 27 honoring the local medical community.