Sing your way into the season with joyful holiday favorites. A fun-filled sing-along with orchestra and choir, and a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays with those you love!
Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, I’ll be Home for Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, White Christmas etc. will ring through the theatre as orchestra, choir and audience join forces in a wonderful afternoon celebrating the holidays. A festive event for the whole family!
Humanity, inspired by the short story “The Child’s Story” by Charles Dickens. An exploration of living one’s truth, being present, and celebrating our differences. Choreography by Chloe Roberts, under the direction of Devyn Duex, with special guest performances. Nebula’s newest evening length adaptation follows the journey of our main character through New York City and its various thematic neighborhoods, illustrated through a diverse palette of dance, music and multi-media. We are thankful to be back in the theater, in our home, the Lobero, and we strive to create an entertaining and celebratory work to share with everyone. Thank you for choosing the Arts; your patronage helps to support work for Artists that were impacted heavily by COVID-19.
Augustin Hadelich is one of the great violinists of our time. Often referred to by colleagues as a musician’s musician, he was named Musical America’s 2018 “Instrumentalist of the Year,” and is consistently cited worldwide for his phenomenal technique, soulful approach, and insightful interpretations. Hadelich won a 2016 Grammy® Award for “Best Classical Instrumental Solo.” Born in Italy to German parents, Augustin Hadelich is now an American citizen. He holds an Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School and received the Gold Medal at the 2006 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, an Avery Fisher Career Grant (2009), a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in the UK (2011), the Warner Music Prize (2015), and was appointed to the violin faculty at Yale School of Music. Augustin Hadelich plays the violin “Leduc, ex-Szeryng” fashioned by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in 1744 and generously loaned to him by a patron through the Tarisio Trust.
PROGRAM: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Partita No.3 in E Major, BWV 1006 COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PERKINSON:Blue/s Forms EUGÈNE YSAŸE: Sonata in A Minor, “Obsession,” Op.27, No.2 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Partita No.2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
THE ROYAL FAMILY OF THE GUITAR: CELÍN, PEPE, ÁNGEL, LITO, and CELINO ROMERO
Presented by CAMA and the Lobero Theatre Foundation In Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Los Romeros And the 150th Anniversary of the Lobero Theatre (February 22, 1873 – February 22, 2023)
Legendary Spanish guitarist Celedonio Romero left his native country in 1957 when his artistic freedom was jeopardized under the Fascist regime of Generalisimo Franco. The Romero family secured permission to travel to Portugal to visit a sick relative, and quickly booked passage from Lisbon to New York, then on to Los Angeles, eventually settling in Santa Barbara. In June 1958 Celedonio made his United States recital debut at the Lobero Theatre, returning the next year with his three sons, Celín, Pepe and Ángel, each performing solo guitar works. Then, in April 1961, the family performed together at the Lobero as The Romeros. the first guitar quartet on the international concert scene. In 1990, Celín’s son Celino joined the quartet, when Angel left to pursue a solo career; and in 1996, Ángel’s son Lito joined following Celedonio’s death that year. Thus three generations of the Romero musical dynasty have come to be celebrated worldwide over the past 60+ years as “The Royal Family of the Guitar.” The Romeros’s voluminous discography spans the entire repertoire of the classical guitar from the works of its earliest composers to those of today’s masters.
PROGRAM:
Works by VIVALDI, GRANADOS, BARRIOS, VILLA-LOBOS, TÁRREGA, BOCCHERINI, DE FALLA, BIZET, ALBÉNIZ, IRADIER, GIMÉNEZ, and Los Romeros Founder CELEDONIO ROMERO
French pianist Hélène Grimaud is a deeply passionate and committed musical artist with an original and probing mind who takes no note for granted. Her poetic expression and peerless technical control have drawn comparisons to Martha Argerich and Jorge Bolet. Her contribution to and impact on the world of classical music were recognized by the French government with admission to the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur (France’s highest decoration) at the rank of Chevalier (Knight). In her role as a passionate wildlife conservationist, Grimaud established the Wolf Conservation Center in upper New York State, which offers education about wolves, their relationship to the environment, and the human role in protecting their future.
PROGRAM: VALENTIN SILVESTROV:Bagatelle I CLAUDE DEBUSSY:Arabesque No.1 VALENTIN SILVESTROV:Bagatelle II ERIK SATIE:Gnossienne No.4 FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN:Nocturne No.19 in E Minor. Op.72, No.1 ERIK SATIE:Gnossienne No.1 ERIK SATIE:Six pièces froides IV—“Danses de travers No.1: En y regardant à deux fois” CLAUDE DEBUSSY:La plus que lente FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN:Mazurka in A Minor, Op.17, No.4 FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN:Waltz No.3 in A Minor, Op.34, No.2 CLAUDE DEBUSSY: “Clair de lune” from Suite bergamasque CLAUDE DEBUSSY:Rêverie ERIK SATIE:Six pièces froides V—“Danses de travers No.2: Passer” ROBERT SCHUMANN:Kreisleriana, Op.16
Areta Zhulla, violin Ronald Copes, violin Molly Carr, viola Astrid Schween, cello
PROGRAM:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Quartet No.16 in F Major, Op.135
ELEANOR ALBERGA: Quartet No.2 (1994)
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK: Quartet No.14 in A-flat Major, Op.105, B.193
With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet—celebrating its 75th Anniversary this season—continues to inspire audiences around the world. Founded in 1946 and hailed by the Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works. Each performance of the Juilliard String Quartet is a unique experience, bringing together the four members’ profound understanding, total commitment, and unceasing curiosity in sharing the wonders of the string quartet literature. Ronald Copes, former faculty member in UCSB’s Department of Music, has played with the Juilliard String Quartet since 1997. In May 2022, the Quartet named violist Molly Carr to its ensemble, filling the void left by the passing of Carr’s mentor and friend, much-loved violist Roger Tapping.
Members of the Juilliard String Quartet will offer a Master Class to string students in the Department of Music at UC Santa Barbara Sunday, October 23, 2022, Karl Geiringer Hall, 2:00PM.
For the past 30 years, The Wallflowers have held their ground as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands – continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. Exit Wounds, the group’s latest studio offering, marks the first new material since Glad All Over. And while the wait has been long, the much-anticipated record finds the GRAMMY® Award winning band’s signature sound – lean, potent and eminently entrancing – intact, even as Jakob Dylan surrounds himself with a fresh cast of musicians.
Omar Velasco
Singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Omar Velasco’s music draws from a broad range of influences. He pays homage to the greats of the past — like Stevie Wonder, Shuggie Otis, Joni Mitchell and Milton Nascimento — while avoiding the triviality of nostalgia. His sound encompasses the richness of music from around the world, across era and genre, delivering depth and diversity while maintaining clarity and poignancy. Omar’s productions possess a transcendent quality that transports the listener to distant and beautiful landscapes, while the lyrics anchor the song in simple, heartfelt poetic ground. With roots in Santa Barbara but now based in Los Angeles, Omar has toured and collaborated with artists such as Jonathan Wilson, Jim James and My Morning Jacket, Gardens and Villa and many others.
Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been called contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known venues. Known for performances that convey deep emotion, Vega’s distinctive, “clear, unwavering voice” (Rolling Stone) has been described as “a cool, dry sandpaper-brushed near-whisper” by The Washington Post, with NPR Music noting that she “has been making vital, inventive music” throughout the course of her decades-long career.
Bearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller who “observes the world with a clinically poetic eye” (The New York Times), Vega’s songs have tended to focus on city life, ordinary people and real-world subjects. Notably succinct and understated, her work is immediately recognizable — as utterly distinct and thoughtful as it was when her voice was first heard on the radio over 30 years ago.
State Street Ballet Academy presents a variety of new dance works choreographed to celebrate the many wonderful instruments that make music. This performance is the culmination of SSBA’s two week Junior Intensive Camp.
Experience the joy of An Irish Christmas as seen on PBS! Enjoy all the holiday carols you know and love plus a spectacular high-energy display of Irish dancing at its very best.
“… Genuinely astonishing … electric!”– The Village News
An Irish Christmas is a celebration of family and community that showcases some of the great Irish holiday traditions and features award-winning dancers from Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Celtic Wings. “Magical…glorious Irish music…remarkable…pure joy…a great Irish night!”– The Irish Herald
Now everyone can be Irish for the Christmas holidays!
Famed solo acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. The artist overcame a series of personal obstacles, including partial loss of hearing, to emerge as a widely recognized master of his instrument. When he picks up a steel-stringed guitar, his fingers race across the strings with uncommon speed, developing a deep, churning groove that can at times sound like several people playing at once.
Now 76-years-young, Kottke has recorded over 30 albums that showcase his barnstorming fretwork and quirky songwriting. In concert, playing his six and 12-stringed guitars for appreciative audiences across the globe, he intersperses humorous and often bizarre monologues with vocal and instrumental selections from throughout his career. Kottke is a master of the guitar, whose playing has influenced generations of musicians and listeners.
No related posts available.
Tab Benoit
by Josh James
June 7, 2022
Tab Benoit is a GRAMMY® nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist who has built a remarkable 30+ year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues, acquiring a devoted legion of fans along the way – as well as 5 Blues Music Awards, including BB King Entertainer of the Year (twice) and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He has recorded and/or performed with Junior Wells, George Porter Jr, Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Billy Joe Shaver, Maria Muldaur, James Cotton, Cyril Neville, Kenny Aronoff, Allen Toussaint, Kim Wilson, Jimmy Thackery, Charlie Musslewhite, Kenny Neal, Chris Layton, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Hall, Jim Lauderdale, Anders Osborne, and Alvin Youngblood Hart to name a few.
Tab’s accomplishments as a musician are matched only by his devotion to the environmental health of his native Louisiana wetlands. Benoit is the founder and driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, an organization working to preserve the coastal waters of his home state. In 2010, he received the Governor’s Award for Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Benoit also starred in the iMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary of Hurricane Katrina’s effects and a call to protect and restore the wetlands.
Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer JD Simo connects the missing link between Motown and Woodstock as he fuses fluid and fiery fretwork with vital and vulnerable vocals. JD has been acclaimed by Rolling Stone, NPR, Guitar Player, Relix, No Depression, and more. Logging hundreds of gigs annually, he has collaborated with Jack White, Tommy Emmanuel, Luther Dickinson and Blackberry Smoke among others. Not to mention, he graced the bills of festivals, including Bonnaroo, Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, and Mountain Jam. Phil Lesh, iconic co-founder of The Grateful Dead, invited him to join Phil Lesh and Friends. Meanwhile, JD’s 2019 solo album, Off At 11, incited fan fervor and tastemaker praise. Billboard claimed the record “channels forbearers such as Jimi Hendrix, Santana and the Allman Brothers Band,” and Guitar World dubbed it, “another step toward the 34-year-old Chicago native establishing himself as a contemporary blues rock giant.”
Vir Das has become a global comedy sensation as a stand-up comedian and actor. He’s gained worldwide appeal with his five specials on Netflix in the last six years, one of them For India having been nominated for an Emmy Award, and his starring roles in over a dozen films, most recently in the Judd Apatow film The Bubble on Netflix. He’s been hailed by Variety magazine as a “Top 10 Comic To Watch” and honored by The Kennedy Center as one of their inaugural “Next 50” leaders who are lighting the way forward through art and action.
Vir climbed the ranks of the Bollywood elite in various films to become a leading man with impenetrable comedic chops. Through his various tours, he has sold over half a million tickets as a stand up and became the biggest English speaking comedian in India. He has cemented himself as one of the country’s top stand-ups, actors, writers, musicians, and festival producers, and is now making a global impact.
Vir has traversed the globe on his various stand-up tours, performing on on six continents, including sold-out runs in Australia and at London’s prestigious Soho Theatre. He has also been featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as the Montreal Just For Laughs comedy festival and has made multiple television appearances on Conan.
Outside of his Bollywood films, Vir starred as an actor in the ABC spy dramedy Whiskey Cavalier, the Randall Park and and Constance Wu starring sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, and the Netflix series Hasmokh, which Vir created and executive produced.
Daniel Howell is back, as stressed and depressingly dressed as ever, with his epic new solo comedy stage show “We’re All Doomed!”.
When there’s so many apocalyptic scenarios threatening to destroy us, it might be tempting to give into the gloom – but with enough sarcasm, satire, and a desire to skewer everything that’s wrong with society: Dan is determined to find some hope for humanity … or at least laugh like it’s the end of the world (because it probably is).
Prepare for a night of savage self-deprecation, soul-searching, Dan over-sharing his deepest fears and desires, and become part of a community of doomers to share the final days.
The most reliable way to purchase legitimate tickets at face value is to begin your search at lobero.org. From time to time, we do release tickets to authorized sellers such as artist fan clubs. If you are ever in doubt about a seller, please call our Box Office at (805) 963-0761.
If you purchase from any other vendor, your tickets may not be valid. If a show is cancelled or postponed, you may not receive proper notification or reimbursement. The Lobero Theatre is not responsible for tickets purchased through vendors other than our website or those sellers that we have authorized.
We’re a Green Theater
The Lobero is California’s only historic performing arts venue that is Green Business Certified!
As stewards of this beloved building, we are continually working on ways to reduce the theater’s carbon footprint and create a sustainable business model for the future.
