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In This Issue - April 11, 2018

Experience Mahler's Symphony No. 6
65th Anniversary Season Announced
"Behind the Music" Pre-Concert Talks
Coming Up: An Evening with Anne Akiko Meyers
Music Education Center Concerts

Experience Mahler's Symphony No. 6

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PRINCIPAL CONCERT SPONSORS

Chris and David Chernof

SELECTION SPONSORS

Karin Jacobson and Hans Koellner
JoAnne Ando

Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 exerts an almost hypnotic hold on listeners. Brooding and combative in mood, it is relentlessly compelling, yet astonishingly life-affirming. This immensely powerful work for nearly 100 players is truly orchestral in scope, presenting ample opportunity for listeners to revel in its sonic glories. This is symphonic music at its best!

Mahler 6
Saturday, April 21, 8pm
Sunday, April 22, 3pm
The Granada Theatre

Nir Kabaretti, Conductor

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 "Tragic"

Performed with no intermission

65th Anniversary Season Announced

Curated by Music Director Nir Kabaretti, the 2018-19 program includes collaborations with State Street Ballet, Ensemble Theatre Company, Camerata Pacifica and other local performers. The Symphony Ball will kick off Opening Weekend on October 19.

Subscription sales are underway for the Santa Barbara Symphony’s 65th anniversary season, which will open October 20 with compelling works by Dohnányi, Gershwin, and Berlioz. The orchestra will present a total of nine deeply satisfying programs at the Granada Theatre over the course of the season, including three non-subscription concerts. Series packages start at $163.

“Our 65th anniversary season is all about underscoring the Santa Barbara Symphony’s role in the community as a musical and cultural cornerstone,” said Executive Director Kevin A. Marvin. “To that end, we’ll offer an extraordinary mix of masterpieces, lesser-known gems, popular favorites, and unique artistic collaborations. Audiences have come to expect adventurous and rewarding programming from the Santa Barbara Symphony. Our 2018-19 season will deliver that in abundance.”

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2018-19 Season

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"Behind the Music" Pre-Concert Talks

"Behind the Music" Pre-Concert Talks are generously sponsored by:
Marilynn L. Sullivan, Principal Sponsor
The Chalfant Family Trust

Saïd Ramón Araїza Hosts "Behind the Music"
Pre-Concert Talks

Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm

Arrive early to your concert for Saïd Ramón's "Behind the Music" Pre-Concert Talks starting 1 hour prior to every classical series performance. Saïd Ramón enhances your concert-going experience with his funny, insightful and informative 30-minute talks that bring the music to life.

Ramon's 2017-18 Season Talks Available on YouTube

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Coming up: An Evening with Anne Akiko Meyers

Award-winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, teams up with Santa Barbara Symphony Concertmaster Jessica Guideri for a program of violin treasures, including Vivaldi’s arresting Double Violin Concerto. Ms. Meyers will also be featured in Barber’s lyrical Violin Concerto. The program ends in dramatic fashion with Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov’s magnificent romantic suite based on the tales of One Thousand and One Nights.

An Evening with Anne Akiko Meyers
Saturday, May 19, 8pm
Sunday, May 20, 3pm
The Granada Theatre

Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
Jessica Guideri, Violin

Vivaldi: Double Violin Concerto
Barber: Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade