Symphonic Season’s Swan Songing, at the Granada
The Santa Barbara Symphony bids the season adieu with Brahms, Mendelssohn, and one from the SBS vault.
Author: Josef Woodard
Academy Bounty on the Horizon
Music Academy’s dense summer roster of classical music goes public.
ON the Beat | Milestone Choral Massing, Guitars in Triplicate and a Jazz Master’s Passing
A Jazz Titan’s Passing News of the unclassifiable jazz piano titan Ahmad Jamal’s recent passing triggered waves of calling a specific earworm —
Acclaimed Icelandic Pianist Debuts at Hahn Hall
Famed Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his local debut and closes out Arts & Lectures’ music season.
Of Wine and the River
A quick and relaxing riverside getaway to legendary Napa, (mostly) sans wine.
Opera Review | Eine Kleine Wagner, at Santa Barbara’s Lobero
Opera Santa Barbara continues its abridged version of Wagner’s ‘Ring’ cycle, with a moving take on ‘The Valkyrie’.
Lobero Project, Phase Two
Lobero Chamber Music Project moves into its second chapter this weekend in Santa Barbara.
ON the Beat | Further Adventurousness on the Concert Front: ARTEMIS, Caroline Shaw in the Lead
Recounting a rare and busy week for musical adventures in the 805.
Music Review | Electro-Organic Groove Time
FKJ brings a “new French house” vibe to the Santa Barbara Bowl.
Finding One’s Own Artistic Place, at Westmont Museum of Art in Montecito
Westmont Museum of Art’s senior art show, “a space of her own,” is an impressive all-female offering.
