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New York Philharmonic Visiting Artists & Academy Faculty Artists

by Gina Graham
April 27, 2016

Festival Artists Series

Seven chamber ensemble performances feature Academy faculty, fellows, and special guest artists in this exceptional series at the Lobero Theatre.

In this final concert of the series, our esteemed faculty are joined by four of our New York Philharmonic visting artists, Concertmaster and Academy alumnus Frank Huang (’98,’99), Principal Bass Timothy Cobb, Principal Oboe Sherry Sylar, and Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi.

 

Program:

WAGNER Siegfried Idyll

Timothy Day, flute; Sherry Sylar, oboe; Richie Hawley, clarinet; Benjamin Kamins, bassoon; Julie Landsman, horn; Paul Merkelo, trumpet; Kathleen Winkler, violin; Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; David Geber, cello; Timothy Cobb, double bass; Academy fellows

GORDON LANDFORD Rhapsody for Trombone

Joseph Alessi, trombone; Margaret McDonald, piano

TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence

Frank Huang, violin; Kathleen Winkler, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Richard O’Neill, viola; Robert deMaine, cello; David Geber, cello

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Shostakovich Piano Quintet

by Gina Graham
April 27, 2016

Festival Artists Series

Seven chamber ensemble performances feature Academy faculty, fellows, and special guest artists in this exceptional series at the Lobero Theatre.

In this program, faculty perform Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet. Plus, works by two of the most acclaimed composers of today, and a woodwind selection by Romania’s most celebrated composer, George Enescu.

 

Program:

INGRAM MARSHALL Fog Tropes

Paul Merkelo, trumpet; Ralph Sauer, trombone; Academy fellows

CAROLINE SHAW Limestone and Felt

Richard O’Neill, viola; Robert deMaine, cello

ENESCU  Dixtuor for Winds

Timothy Day, flute; Eugene Izotov, oboe; Richie Hawley, clarinet; Benjamin Kamins, bassoon; Julie Landsman, horn; Academy fellows

SHOSTAKOVICH  Piano Quintet

Glenn Dicterow, violin; Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Karen Dreyfus, viola; David Geber, cello; Natasha Kislenko, piano

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Takacs Quartet, Elgar & West Coast Premiere

by Gina Graham
April 27, 2016

Festival Artists Series

Seven chamber ensemble performances feature Academy faculty, fellows, and special guest artists in this exceptional series at the Lobero Theatre.

In this program, guest ensemble Takács Quartet joins faculty pianist and alumna Margaret McDonald (’00,’01,’02) for Elgar’s Piano Quintet. Plus, a west coast premiere by Justin Merritt and and trio by Foote.

 

Program:

FOOTE Trio No. 2

Kathleen Winkler, violin; David Geber, cello; Martin Katz, piano

JUSTIN MERRITT Ithaka (West Coast Premiere)

Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Conor Hanick, piano; Academy fellows

ELGAR  Piano Quintet

Takács Quartet – Edward Dusinberre, violin; Károly Schranz, viola; Geraldine Walther, viola; András Fejér, cello 

Margaret McDonald, piano

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Bach, Handel & Tap Oratory

by Gina Graham
April 27, 2016

Festival Artists Series

Seven chamber ensemble performances feature Academy faculty, fellows, and special guest artists in this exceptional series at the Lobero Theatre.

In this program, faculty join fellows for Handel’s brilliant “Let the Bright Seraphim” and faculty member and alumnus Michael Werner (’90) shines in an exciting piece for percussion and electronics, plus works by Bach and Goetz.

 

Program:

HANDEL “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Samson 

Paul Merkelo, trumpet; Benjamin Kamins, bassoon; Nico Abondolo, double bass; Giuseppe Mentuccia, harpsichord; Academy fellows

CASEY CANGELOSI Tap Oratory

Michael Werner, percussion & electronics

J.S. BACH Wedding Cantata, BVW 202

Eugene Izotov, oboe; Benjamin Kamins, bassoon; Nico Abondolo, double bass; Giuseppe Mentuccia, harpsichord; Academy fellows

GOETZ  Piano Quartet

Glenn Dicterow, violin; Karen Dreyfus, viola; Alan Stepansky, cello; Jonathan Feldman, piano

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Schubert Piano Trio & World Premiere

by Gina Graham
April 27, 2016

Festival Artists Series

Seven chamber ensemble performances feature Academy faculty, fellows, and special guest artists in this exceptional series at the Lobero Theatre.

In this program, enjoy an homage to the seasons by Barber and Schoenberg, a Schubert piano trio, and a special world premiere performed by faculty members Glenn Dicterow and Karen Dreyfus.

 

Program:

PAUL CHIHARA Duo Lyrico (World Premiere)

Glenn Dicterow, violin; Karen Dreyfus, viola

ADAM SCHOENBERG Winter Music

Timothy Day, flute; Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe; Richie Hawley, clarinet; Dennis Michel, bassoon; Julie Landsman, horn

BARBER Summer Music

Timothy Day, flute; Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe; Richie Hawley, clarinet; Dennis Michel, bassoon; Julie Landsman, horn

SCHUBERT  Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898

Kathleen Winkler, violin; Alan Stepansky, cello; Warren Jones, piano

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Opera Premiere – Aucoin’s “Second Nature”

by Gina Graham
April 27, 2016

Festival Artists Series

Seven chamber ensemble performances feature Academy faculty, fellows, and special guest artists in this exceptional series at the Lobero Theatre.

In the opera event of the series, special guest conductor and composer Matthew Aucoin leads six vocalists and a chamber trio in the west coast premiere of his opera Second Nature, complete with sets, costumes, and lighting.

Second Nature is generously supported by The Little One and The Lucky One Foundations

 

PROGRAM:

LOEFFLER Two Rhapsodies

Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Warren Jones, piano

MATTHEW AUCOIN  Second Nature (West Coast Premiere)

Matthew Aucoin Elaine F. Stepanek Foundation opera conductor; Victoria Crutchfield, director; François-Pierre Couture, designer; Academy Voice Program & Instrumental fellows

Described as “absorbing and inventive” (Chicago Tribune), this dystopian fairytale 105 years in the future sends a strong message about our relationship to our environment. Two sibling teens venture out of their biosphere-type home to improve the world.

 

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Brahms Serenade & Jeremy Denk

by Gina Graham
April 27, 2016

FESTIVAL ARTISTS SERIES

Seven chamber ensemble performances feature Academy faculty, fellows, and special guest artists in this exceptional series at the Lobero Theatre.

In the first concert of the series, special guest artist Jeremy Denk performs Mozart’s first piano quartet alongside Academy fellows.

PROGRAM:

SCHUMAN  American Hymn

Barbara Butler, trumpet; Charles Geyer, trumpet; Mark H. Lawrence, trombone; Academy fellows

MOZART Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478

Jeremy Denk, piano; Academy fellows

BRAHMS  Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11

Jim Walker, flute; Richie Hawley, clarinet; Dennis Michel, bassoon; Julie Landsman, horn; Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Karen Dreyfus, viola; Alan Stepansky, cello; Nico Abondolo, double bass

 

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Santa Barbara Youth Symphony Spring Concert 2016

by Genevieve Rhiger
April 22, 2016

The Santa Barbara Youth Symphony is an orchestra of 65-70 young musicians from Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. Andy Radford, the ensemble’s conductor, is also principal bassoonist with the Santa Barbara Symphony and has a truly wonderful relationship with the students. These students, ages 12-18 and all from our regional schools, are challenged with serious pieces from the standard orchestral repertoire. Each Youth Symphony member is chosen by audition and no student is refused entry because of finances. Students rehearse weekly on Sunday evenings during the school year.
Andy Radford, Music Director
Lorenz Chen, Cello
Moon Man Whitehead, Viola
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite #1
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
John Williams: Highlights from Jurassic Park
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite #2
Handel: Viola Concerto in B minor
Dvorak: Symphony #8

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Hands On Music Festival 2016

by Genevieve Rhiger
April 21, 2016

We invite you to explore, listen and play at the 1st Annual Hands On Music Festival at the Lobero Theatre. Explore music through a variety of fun activities, listen to free performances by our Junior Orchestra and Santa Barbara Youth Symphony, and play instruments from our award-winning Music Van! A great and fun afternoon for the whole family!

ACTIVITIES & EVENT SCHEDULE

Noon – 4pm

Front of the Lobero Theatre:

  • See, touch and play various orchestral instruments from the Music Van
  • Dance and play on a giant musical keyboard
  • Play a special decorated piano from Pianos on State Street
  • Pose for photos in a photobooth
  • Enjoy various musical crafts
  • Experience the Tech Zone and conduct a virtual orchestra
  • Listen to a mini-performance by the Junior Orchestra at 2pm
  • Take an inside look at a Santa Barbara Youth Symphony rehearsal. (Small groups will be escorted inside theater and guests are welcomed to sit onstage during rehearsal.)

2:30pm – 3:45pm

Sponsor/Patron High Tea Fundraiser in Lobero Tent

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Youth Symphony Spring Concert at Lobero Theatre
Free admission

Sponsors

  

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SB Dance Theatre

by Genevieve Rhiger
April 15, 2016

Continuing the celebration of the company’s 40th Anniversary Season, SBDT, directed by Christopher Pilafian, hosts international choreographer Josh Beamish in a premiere performance at the Lobero Theater, May 4 and 5, 2016. Mr. Beamish, fresh from a project with the Royal Ballet in London, will create a new work for SBDT based on his observations of the impact of drought in the world. Mr. Beamish brings his original choreographic voice and unique perspective to this important topic. Mr. Beamish resides in London and also directs MOVE: the company, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has received major attention recently for his high-profile collaboration with New York City Ballet principal dancer Wendy Whelan, in her multifaceted project, Restless Creature.

SBDT’s dancers will also perform A Jointed Affair by the very talented Emily Schoen. Ms. Schoen is known to local dance audiences as a member of Keigwin + Company. Mr. Keigwin and Ms. Schoen were in residence with DANCEworks Santa Barbara in 2010 when Keigwin created a community-inclusive blowout version of Ravel’s Bolero for the Lobero stage. A Jointed Affair is a beautiful, highly physical exploration of human interaction with an imaginative and delightful score by Project Trio. This work was created last year on Emily’s own Schoen Movement Company, based in New York City.

The program will include director Pilafian’s hit of the company’s winter season, Strange Attractor, with a gorgeous original score by LA film composer, Ryan Beveridge.

And, as a special treat for dance lovers, Mr. Beamish will perform a recently choreographed solo to a score by J.S. Bach. Mr. Beamish’s prowess as a movement artist comes vividly to life in his performing, so this is a rare opportunity to get to know a rising, internationally respected artist both as a choreographer and as a dancer.

 

Santa Barbara Dance Theater is a laboratory for choreography and performance in the Department of Theater and Dance, UC Santa Barbara. SBDT’s resident status as a professional dance company in a world-class research institution fosters creative and educational connection between students, company members, guest artists, colleagues and the field of dance.

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Nachle Deewane

by Genevieve Rhiger
March 29, 2016

Nachle Deewane is an annual Indian dance competition hosted by UCSB Dhadkan, bringing together ten championship-level Bollywood and Bhangra teams from around the nation to showcase their talent. Featured as a ‘Best Bet’ in the Santa Barbara Independent in 2014 as well as in news outlets around the country, Nachle Deewane is considered one of Santa Barbara’s foremost cultural showcases and a gem of the Santa Barbara arts community.  Nominated for UCSB Student Organization of the Year, Dhadkan’s vision is to strive for a greater appreciation of South Asian culture while becoming an instrument of social change. All proceeds from the show will be donated to India Literacy Project in efforts to educate underprivileged children. Get ready for a fast-paced and exhilarating evening full of dance, culture, and fun!

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David Bromberg

by Genevieve Rhiger
March 29, 2016

David Bromberg, an acknowledged virtuoso on guitar, mandolin, dobro and other stringed instruments and a wry, distinctive vocalist, first made a name for himself in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a musician’s musician, working as a session man for Bob Dylan (on New Morning, Self Portrait, and Dylan), Kris Kristofferson, Tom Paxton, Jerry Jeff Walker (with whom he toured for several years), Eric Andersen, John Prine, Dion, Link Wray, Ringo Starr, and many others.

The David Bromberg Big Band, with which he performed and recorded in the late 1970s and still reconvenes on occasion, was a raucous, loose-limbed approach to American roots music. After touring and recording extensively, Bromberg moved from San Francisco to Chicago in 1980 to study violin making. Bromberg has been operating David Bromberg Fine Violins, a retail shop. Frequent participation in the city’s weekly jam sessions helped rekindle Bromberg’s desire to make music again, as did the encouragement of fellow musicians Chris Hillman (The Byrds, Desert Rose Band, Flying Burrito Brothers) and bluegrass wizard Herb Pedersen.

In 2013, content with the balance of both his violin business and performing career, David was ready to record again with his live band. Enlisting some of Helm’s former recording and touring musicians for added instrumentation, the David Bromberg Band emerged twelve days later with Only Slightly Mad, a return to his genre–bending albums of the Seventies and Eighties. Bromberg fans will find blues, bluegrass, gospel, folk, Irish fiddle tunes, pop and English drinking songs happily coexisting as they can only on a Bromberg album. For newcomers, Only Slightly Mad will be an introduction to an astonishing performer whose range and musical depth have delighted devoted audiences for over forty years and will for many years hence.

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DANCEworks 2016

by Genevieve Rhiger
March 29, 2016

Santa Barbara DANCEworks will welcome New York City choreographer Shannon Gillen and her internationally based company, VIM VIGOR for their coveted 2016 residency (August 29-September 24) at the Lobero Theatre. vimvigor-futureperfect_web

VIM VIGOR is a contemporary dance-theater company dedicated to creating and performing original works by Shannon Gillen, elevating and nurturing the professional lives of young dance artists, and to cultivating public interest in the dance-theater art form. VIM VIGOR Dance Company members are: choreographer Shannon Gillen, Jason Cianciulli, Rebecca Diab (apprentice), Martin Durov, Laja Field, and Emma Whiteley.

Known for an innovative combination of heroic physicality, electric emotional life and cinematic imagery, VIM VIGOR will create a new work of dance-theater while in residence titled FUTURE/PERFECT. With daredevil physicality, VIM VIGOR communicates the complexity of human relationships through their signature dance-theater aesthetic – bodies will flare, emotions will flood, and the sharp urgency of our deepest fears will rocket through space. Against an original pulsating sound score that grinds synth and bass, the characters in FUTURE/PERFECT confront the paradox of hope and doubt, wrestle with their desperation for a spiritual sign, and ask: What magic is left?

*Please note: this performance may contain explicit content, including nudity and violence. Parental discretion is advised.

SPECIAL PRE-CURTAIN DISCUSSION at 7PM:

DANCEworks Choreographer Shannon Gillen and dance critic Melanie Bales will be taking a deep dive into Dance Theater and providing context for FUTURE PERFECT. Entry to discussion included with ticket purchase.

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Karla Bonoff

by Genevieve Rhiger
March 29, 2016

Karla Bonoff has been described as one of the finest singer-songwriters of her generation, and, in her case, the description is not exaggerated. With a career spanning four decades, Bonoff has enjoyed critical acclaim, commercial success, enduring popularity, and the unwavering respect of her peers. In addition to her own chart success with recordings such as “Personally” and the Footloose single “Somebody’s Eyes,” Karla has seen many of her ballads become pop classics, and songs such as “Tell Me Why” become hits for such stellar artists as Wynonna Judd, Bonnie Raitt, and Linda Ronstadt.

“A new Karla Bonoff album is like hearing from an old friend you’ve missed and think of often. Her songs are comforting, familiar and timeless, and make us feel a part of them just by singing along.” – Performing Songwriter Magazine

“Her voice is perfection. She conjures memories… keeping alive the flames of her youth and dedication to other artists.” – Huffington Post

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band

by Genevieve Rhiger
March 28, 2016

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The band has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British Royalty or the King of Thailand, this music embodies a joyful, timeless spirit. Under the auspices of current director, Ben Jaffe, the son of founders Allan and Sandra, Preservation Hall continues with a deep reverence and consciousness of its greatest attributes in the modern day as a venue, band, and record label.

The PHJB began touring in 1963 and for many years there were several bands successfully touring under the name Preservation Hall. Many of the band’s charter members performed with the pioneers who invented jazz in the early twentieth century including Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Bunk Johnson. Band leaders over the band’s history include the brothers Willie and Percy Humphrey, husband and wife Billie and De De Pierce, famed pianist Sweet Emma Barrett, and in the modern day Wendell and John Brunious. These founding artists and dozens of others passed on the lessons of their music to a younger generation who now follow in their footsteps like the current lineup.

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