MUSIC

After the success of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture, drummer/composer Antonio Sánchez performed his dramatic Grammy Award-winning score live around the world. Sánchez’ original music was largely improvised, making each presentation unique. Celebrating the film’s 10th anniversary, he brings Birdman Live to the Arlington Theatre. One of the most sought-after drummers on the international jazz scene, Sánchez has recorded and performed with the likes of Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Michael Brecker and Charlie Haden. His 2022 album SHIFT features Trent Reznor, Dave Matthews, Meshell Ndegeocello and more. (Birdman: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2014, R, 119 min.)
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Date: Friday, April 19
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Link: https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/23-24/antonio-sanchez-birdman-live/

Company concludes 30th anniversary season with California premiere  Opera Santa Barbara will present the California premiere of Hector Armienta’s swashbuckling adventure Zorro on April 19 and 21, 2024 at the Lobero Theatre.   Premiered in 2022 at Opera Southwest, Zorro is based on the adventures of Johnston McCully’s dashing masked vigilante who for over a century has captured the imagination of millions of people worldwide

Randall Goosby, violin
Zhu Wang, piano

A protégé of Itzhak Perlman, Randall Goosby debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2021 at the age of 25 and has since risen to the first rank of international violin soloists. Acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship as well as his determination to make music more accessible, Goosby is passionate about highlighting the works and influence of underrepresented composers like William Grant Still and Florence Price.

Singer and instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens’ iconic brand of folk music spotlights people whose contributions to American musical history have been overlooked or erased, and advocates for a more accurate understanding of the country’s musical origins through art. A two-time Grammy Award winner, MacArthur fellow and composer, she was awarded the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her debut opera Omar. Her highly-anticipated new solo album, You’re the One, releases in August.

Date: Tuesday, April 23
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: The Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Link: https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/23-24/rhiannon-giddens/

For 50 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet has challenged and reimagined what a string quartet can be, centering its work around the key issues of our time. Kronos has commissioned, performed and recorded works that engage with topics such as war and destruction, the climate crisis, social injustice and spirituality. Now, the multi-Grammy Award-winning quartet marks its anniversary with a program of new commissions, signature works from its vast repertoire, and pieces from its Fifty for the Future project.