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2011-2012 Season Media Partner
All concert programming, dates, guest artists are subject to change.
Junior Strings Concert
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 3:00PM - 4:00PM
First Congregational Church
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Marisa McLeod, Conductor
Youth Symphony Finale Concert
Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West
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Andy Radford, Conductor
Sofiya Prykhitko, Violin
Michael Dolin, Trombone
- Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
- Gershwin: Crazy for You
- Albeniz: Sevilla
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Dance of the Tumblers
- Gershwin: An American In Paris Suite
- Wieniawski: Polonaise de Concert featuring Sofiya Prykhitko
- Grondahl: Trombone Concerto featuring Michael Dolin
- Bernstein: Simple Songs
Gala Opening with André Watts - Evening
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 8:00PM - 10:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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Our 60th year celebration opens with a festive tribute to Santa Barbara by local American composer Emma Lou Diemer, former composer-in-residence of the Santa Barbara Symphony. André Watts, recently honored with the National Medal of Arts, kicks off the season with Rachmaninoff’s romantic Second Piano Concerto, famous for its soaring melodies and heard in numerous Hollywood movies. Beethoven’s Fifth, an emblem of classical music, embodies its composer’s revolutionary genius.
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
André Watts, Piano
- Emma Lou Diemer: Santa Barbara Overture
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
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Eve Bernstein and Suzanne Bock |
Gala Opening with André Watts - Matinee
Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 3:00PM - 5:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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Our 60th year celebration opens with a festive tribute to Santa Barbara by local American composer Emma Lou Diemer, former composer-in-residence of the Santa Barbara Symphony. André Watts, recently honored with the National Medal of Arts, kicks off the season with Rachmaninoff’s romantic Second Piano Concerto, famous for its soaring melodies and heard in numerous Hollywood movies. Beethoven’s Fifth, an emblem of classical music, embodies its composer’s revolutionary genius.
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
André Watts, Piano
- Emma Lou Diemer: Santa Barbara Overture
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
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Eve Bernstein and Suzanne Bock |
French Connections - Evening
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 8:00PM - 10:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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Let the sound of acclaimed flutist Demarre McGill take you to the magical world of the nymph Syrinx and a Faun spending a lazy afternoon. Our enchanted flute journey ends with Ibert’s dazzling concerto, but this French theme continues with Saint-Saëns’ masterpiece, the majestic Organ Symphony: “What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve again,” said the composer upon finishing this work.
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Demarre McGill, Flute
- Debussy: Syrinx
- Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
- Ibert: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
- Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony)
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John & Ruth Matuszeski |
French Connections - Matinee
Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 3:00PM - 5:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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Let the sound of acclaimed flutist Demarre McGill take you to the magical world of the nymph Syrinx and a Faun spending a lazy afternoon. Our enchanted flute journey ends with Ibert’s dazzling concerto, but this French theme continues with Saint-Saëns’ masterpiece, the majestic Organ Symphony: “What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve again,” said the composer upon finishing this work.
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Demarre McGill, Flute
- Debussy: Syrinx
- Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
- Ibert: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
- Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony)
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John & Ruth Matuszeski |
Mozart & Mendelssohn - Evening
Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 8:00PM - 10:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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After opening with a delicate contemporary Japanese soundscape, two stars from the New York Philharmonic reunite in Santa Barbara for Mozart’s masterful Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola. The evening culminates with one of the finest romantic orchestral works, the famous “Scottish” Symphony by Mendelssohn, said to be inspired by the composer’s evening twilight visit to the haunted ruins of a chapel in Edinburgh.
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Glenn Dicterow, Violin
Cynthia Phelps, Viola
- Takemitsu: How Slow the Wind
- Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
- Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"
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Dorothy and Freeman Gosden, Jr. |
Mozart & Mendelssohn - Matinee
Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 3:00PM - 5:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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After opening with a delicate contemporary Japanese soundscape, two stars from the New York Philharmonic reunite in Santa Barbara for Mozart’s masterful Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola. The evening culminates with one of the finest romantic orchestral works, the famous “Scottish” Symphony by Mendelssohn, said to be inspired by the composer’s evening twilight visit to the haunted ruins of a chapel in Edinburgh.
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Glenn Dicterow, Violin
Cynthia Phelps, Viola
- Takemitsu: How Slow the Wind
- Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
- Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"
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Dorothy and Freeman Gosden, Jr. |
Firebird - Evening
Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:00PM - 10:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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After our last sold-out collaboration with State Street Ballet, we again join forces with the dancers for Stravinsky’s explosive Firebird with world premiere choreography, taking you to the magical adventures of Prince Ivan and the Firebird. Our magnificent principal harpist Michelle Temple opens with an impressionist masterpiece by Debussy, followed by Brahms’ third, about which the composer’s friend and influential music critic Eduard Hanslick said: “…the Third strikes me as being artistically the most nearly perfect.”
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Michelle Temple, Harp
State Street Ballet
Rodney Gustafson, Director
- Debussy: Sacred and Profane Dances
- Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
- Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
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Michael and Anne Towbes |
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Patricia Gregory, for the Baker Foundation |
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Barbara H. Burger Terrie Mershon |
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Robin & Kay Frost |
Firebird - Matinee
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 3:00PM - 5:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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After our last sold-out collaboration with State Street Ballet, we again join forces with the dancers for Stravinsky’s explosive Firebird with world premiere choreography, taking you to the magical adventures of Prince Ivan and the Firebird. Our magnificent principal harpist Michelle Temple opens with an impressionist masterpiece by Debussy, followed by Brahms’ third, about which the composer’s friend and influential music critic Eduard Hanslick said: “…the Third strikes me as being artistically the most nearly perfect.”
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Michelle Temple, Harp
State Street Ballet
Rodney Gustafson, Director
- Debussy: Sacred and Profane Dances
- Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
- Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
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Michael and Anne Towbes |
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Barbara H. Burger Terrie Mershon |
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Robin & Kay Frost |
American Masterpieces - Evening
Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 8:00PM - 10:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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With a world premiere, a rising piano virtuoso, and iconic West Side Story melodies , this concert promises to be unforgettable. A pianist with superb musicianship and riveting technical brilliance, Xiayin Wang presents Gerswhin’s Concerto in F, inspired by jazz, blues and ragtime. Commissioned by the Santa Barbara Symphony, Jonathan Leshnoff, known for quickly winning an international reputation as one of America's most gifted composers, has written Concerto Grosso, highlighting the principal players of our orchestra – a world premiere not to be missed!
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Xiayin Wang, Piano
- Jonathan Leshnoff: Concerto Grosso [World Premiere]
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
- Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
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Robin & Kay Frost |
American Masterpieces - Matinee
Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 3:00PM - 5:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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With a world premiere, a rising piano virtuoso, and iconic West Side Story melodies , this concert promises to be unforgettable. A pianist with superb musicianship and riveting technical brilliance, Xiayin Wang presents Gerswhin’s Concerto in F, inspired by jazz, blues and ragtime. Commissioned by the Santa Barbara Symphony, Jonathan Leshnoff, known for quickly winning an international reputation as one of America's most gifted composers, has written Concerto Grosso, highlighting the principal players of our orchestra – a world premiere not to be missed!
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Xiayin Wang, Piano
- Jonathan Leshnoff: Concerto Grosso [World Premiere]
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
- Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
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Robin & Kay Frost |
Four Seasons - Evening
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 8:00PM - 10:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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Get ready for a multimedia evening! Guest Conductor Gregory Vajda, who has fast become a sought-after conductor on the international scene, will conduct one of the most beloved pieces of baroque music. Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, a set of four concertos, ingeniously molds together depictions of delightfully characteristic weather reports. Staying with the season’s theme is Glazunov’s colorful ballet The Seasons, performed as a live painter, whose simultaneous creation will be projected on a screen. Join our musicians for an artistic feast!
Gregory Vadja, Guest Conductor
Nigel Armstrong, Violin
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
- Glazunov: The Seasons [A Multimedia Event]
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Four Seasons - Matinee
Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3:00PM - 5:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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Get ready for a multimedia evening! Guest Conductor Gregory Vajda, who has fast become a sought-after conductor on the international scene, will conduct one of the most beloved pieces of baroque music. Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, a set of four concertos, ingeniously molds together depictions of delightfully characteristic weather reports. Staying with the season’s theme is Glazunov’s colorful ballet The Seasons, performed as a live painter, whose simultaneous creation will be projected on a screen. Join our musicians for an artistic feast!
Gregory Vadja, Guest Conductor
Nigel Armstrong, Violin
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
- Glazunov: The Seasons [A Multimedia Event]
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Mahler 'Resurrection' - Evening
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8:00PM - 10:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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This is the grand finale of our 60th season celebration! Written for orchestra, mixed choir, two soloists, organ, plus brass and percussion ensembles, this symphony of superlatives will take your breath away. Joined by the Santa Barbara Choral Society, and an impressive number of additional gifted Santa Barbara singers, we will bring to you a transformational symphonic experience, ending with a fervent expression of hope for everlasting, transcendent renewal.
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Jennifer Black, Soprano
Tamara Mumford, Mezzo-soprano
Santa Barbara Choral Society
Jo Anne Wasserman, Artistic Director & Conductor
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
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Marilynn L. Sullivan |
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Dick & Marilyn Mazess |
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JoAnne Ando |
Mahler 'Resurrection' - Matinee
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 3:00PM - 5:00PM
The Granada Theatre
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This is the grand finale of our 60th season celebration! Written for orchestra, mixed choir, two soloists, organ, plus brass and percussion ensembles, this symphony of superlatives will take your breath away. Joined by the Santa Barbara Choral Society, and an impressive number of additional gifted Santa Barbara singers, we will bring to you a transformational symphonic experience, ending with a fervent expression of hope for everlasting, transcendent renewal.
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Jennifer Black, Soprano
Tamara Mumford, Mezzo
Santa Barbara Choral Society
Jo Anne Wasserman, Artistic Director & Conductor
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
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Marilynn L. Sullivan |
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Dick & Marilyn Mazess |
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JoAnne Ando |
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