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UCSB Jazz Ensemble presents "The Majesty of Marty Paich and Oliver Nelson"
Join the UCSB Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Jon Nathan, for an evening of exquisitely crafted music for medium-sized jazz ensembles on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus. While the music mostly draws from the outputs of Marty Paich and Oliver Nelson, the ensemble will also present music from Wynton Marsalis's Democracy Suite (for 8 musicians) and small band music by Gordon Goodwin, Pepper Adams, and the Dace Pell Octet.
UCSB Chamber Orchestra
The UCSB Chamber Orchestra will present an evening of orchestral masterpieces on Monday, November 29, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.
Event Location: Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall (UCSB)
Event Price:
General ($10)
Senior/Military ($7)
Non-UCSB students with ID ($7)
UCSB students with ID (FREE)*
Children under 12 (FREE)*
To purchase tickets, visit: https://music.ucsb.edu/news/purchase-tickets
For more event information, visit: https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2297
UCSB Student Carillon Recital
Students Junyu Deng, Emily O'Mahony, Julia Ong, and Jay Yin from UC Santa Barbara University Carillonist Wesley Arai's studio will present a recital from the carillon in UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 10 am PT. Listeners are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on the grass outside the tower during the recital.
Event Location: Storke Tower (UCSB)
This an in-person event. This event is free and open to the public.
For more event information, visit https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2311
UCSB Middle East Ensemble
Directed by Scott Marcus, the UCSB Middle East Ensemble will present an evening of music and dance reflecting the great variety of cultures found in the Middle East on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus. The ensemble performs music and dance from Arab, Turkish, Persian, Armenian, Greek, Jewish, and even Assyrian cultures, with everything from classical pieces to popular songs, as well as folk and cabaret-style dances.
Event location: Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall (UCSB)
UCSB Wind Ensemble
Directed by Paul Bambach, the UCSB Wind Ensemble will present staples of the wind band repertoire alongside new and exciting works by some of today’s most well-known composers on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.
Event Price:
General ($10)
Senior/Military ($7)
Non-UCSB students with ID ($7)
UCSB students with ID (FREE)*
Children under 12 (FREE)*
To purchase tickets, visit https://music.ucsb.edu/news/purchase-tickets
UCSB Chamber Players
Directed by Jonathan Moerschel, the UCSB Chamber Players will present an evening of chamber music favorites on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall. The UCSB Chamber Players consist of a variety of ensembles, from duos to quintets and occasionally larger groups, which study and perform masterpieces of the chamber music literature.
For more event information, visit https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2308
Faculty Artist Recital: Wesley Arai, Carillon
UC Santa Barbara University Carillonist Wesley Arai will present a recital from the carillon in UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 2 pm PT. Listeners are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on the grass outside the tower during the recital.
This is a live, in-person event.
For more event information, visit https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2310
YouTube Live: For those who cannot attend in person, this event will also be streamed live via the Department of Music's YouTube channel at this link: youtu.be/NQ8RO-iHhMw
Pianist Paul Berkowitz presents works by Mozart, Poulenc, and Schubert
Recognized as being “in the royal class of Schubert interpreters” by the Sunday Times (London), Professor Paul Berkowitz will present a recital featuring works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Francis Poulenc, and Franz Schubert on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.
Event Location: Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall (UCSB)
Event Price:
General ($15)
Senior/Military ($13)
Non-UCSB students with ID ($13)
UCSB students with ID (FREE)*
Children under 12 (FREE)*
Corwin Chair Series Lecture: Leah Reid - Multidimensional Timbre Representations and Current Work
The Department of Music will present a virtual Corwin Chair Series Lecture featuring composer Leah Reid on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 11 am PT via Zoom. Reid will discuss her works, influences, and compositional aesthetic in a lecture titled "Multidimensional Timbre Representations and Current Work."
Zoom link: tinyurl.com/corwinlecture
For more information about this event, visit: https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2293
Faculty Artist Recital: Wesley Arai, Carillon
UC Santa Barbara University Carillonist Wesley Arai will present a recital from the carillon in UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 2 pm PT. The program will feature arrangements of folk songs, well-known classical music, and ragtime by students of the UCSB Carillon Studio, as well as works composed for the carillon covering a wide array of styles. Listeners are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on the grass outside the tower during the recital.
Guest Artist Masterclass: Arturo O'Farrill, Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
The UCSB Department of Music will present a Guest Artist Masterclass with Arturo O'Farrill of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra on Monday, October 11, 2021 from 4-5:30 pm PT in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus. Students from Dr. Jon Nathan's UCSB Jazz Ensemble will have the opportunity to work with O'Farrill.
Link to more information: https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2292 .
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. Reservations are not available.
Corwin Series Concert: States of Change
The Department of Music will present a Corwin Series Concert, "States of Change," on Friday, October 15, 2021 at 7:30 pm PT in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus. The Corwin Series returns to in-person listening with a selection of multi-channel acousmatic and visual music works. Listeners will be invited to engage with aspects of the past and future, or the construction or deconstruction of nostalgic sound worlds through the works of Federico Schumacher, Leah Reid, Stéphane Roy, João Pedro Oliveira, and Mario Mary.
Graduate Student Recital: Ariella Mak-Neiman, Piano
Graduate pianist Ariella Mak-Neiman will present a virtual Doctor of Musical Arts recital on Friday, September 10, 2021 at 6 pm PDT as a YouTube Premiere via the Department of Music’s YouTube channel. The program will include Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata in d minor, BWV 964; Joseph Haydn's Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:30; Frédéric Chopin's Polonaise in f-sharp minor, Op. 44; and Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 84. Mak-Neiman is a student of Professor Paul Berkowitz.
More at https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2282
UCSB Summer Music Festival: Gamelan Sinar Surya
The UC Santa Barbara Department of Music will present the sixth annual UCSB Summer Music Festival, titled "Under One Sky," on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, 2021 as a virtual event. Sponsored by the UC Santa Barbara Office of Summer Sessions, the festival will feature performances by UC Santa Barbara’s University Carillonist Wesley Arai; Daniel Ohara and Shashank Aswathanarayana; CRUSH Duo; Duo Con Fuoco; Professor Scott Marcus and Shashank Aswathanarayana; and Gamelan Sinar Surya.
UCSB Summer Music Festival: Scott Marcus and Shashank Aswathanarayana
The UC Santa Barbara Department of Music will present the sixth annual UCSB Summer Music Festival, titled "Under One Sky," on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, 2021 as a virtual event. Sponsored by the UC Santa Barbara Office of Summer Sessions, the festival will feature performances by UC Santa Barbara’s University Carillonist Wesley Arai; Daniel Ohara and Shashank Aswathanarayana; CRUSH Duo; Duo Con Fuoco; Professor Scott Marcus and Shashank Aswathanarayana; and Gamelan Sinar Surya.
UCSB Summer Music Festival: Duo Con Fuoco
The UC Santa Barbara Department of Music will present the sixth annual UCSB Summer Music Festival, titled "Under One Sky," on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, 2021 as a virtual event. Sponsored by the UC Santa Barbara Office of Summer Sessions, the festival will feature performances by UC Santa Barbara’s University Carillonist Wesley Arai; Daniel Ohara and Shashank Aswathanarayana; CRUSH Duo; Duo Con Fuoco; Professor Scott Marcus and Shashank Aswathanarayana; and Gamelan Sinar Surya.
UCSB Summer Music Festival: CRUSH Duo
The UC Santa Barbara Department of Music will present the sixth annual UCSB Summer Music Festival, titled "Under One Sky," on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, 2021 as a virtual event. Sponsored by the UC Santa Barbara Office of Summer Sessions, the festival will feature performances by UC Santa Barbara’s University Carillonist Wesley Arai; Daniel Ohara and Shashank Aswathanarayana; CRUSH Duo; Duo Con Fuoco; Professor Scott Marcus and Shashank Aswathanarayana; and Gamelan Sinar Surya.
UCSB Summer Music Festival: Daniel Ohara and Shashank Aswathanarayana
The UC Santa Barbara Department of Music will present the sixth annual UCSB Summer Music Festival, titled "Under One Sky," on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, 2021 as a virtual event. Sponsored by the UC Santa Barbara Office of Summer Sessions, the festival will feature performances by UC Santa Barbara’s University Carillonist Wesley Arai; Daniel Ohara and Shashank Aswathanarayana; CRUSH Duo; Duo Con Fuoco; Professor Scott Marcus and Shashank Aswathanarayana; and Gamelan Sinar Surya.
UCSB Summer Music Festival: University Carillonist Wesley Arai
The UC Santa Barbara Department of Music will present the sixth annual UCSB Summer Music Festival, titled "Under One Sky," on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29, 2021 as a virtual event. Sponsored by the UC Santa Barbara Office of Summer Sessions, the festival will feature performances by UC Santa Barbara’s University Carillonist Wesley Arai; Daniel Ohara and Shashank Aswathanarayana; CRUSH Duo; Duo Con Fuoco; Professor Scott Marcus and Shashank Aswathanarayana; and Gamelan Sinar Surya.
Graduate Student Recital: David Torres, Choral Conducting
David Torres, a graduate student in the Choral Conducting Program, will present a Doctor of Musical Arts recital, titled "Coming Home," with members of Vocal Affinity on Monday, August 2, 2021 at 6 pm PDT as a YouTube Premiere via the Department of Music's YouTube channel. The program will include Mack Wilburg's Bound for the Promised Land; Don MacDonald's When the Earth Stands Still; William Billings' David’s Lamentation; Robert Manookin's O Lord, I Have Trusted in Thee; and more.