• Candlelight at the Presidio Exclusive Recital
• Spanish Guitar: Great Seats Available
  
• "Behind the Music" Pre-Concert Talks
• Carnival of the Animals Family Concert
• Board Member Spotlight
• Music Education Center Concerts

Join the Santa Barbara Symphony in welcoming renowned soloist Pablo Sáinz Villegas as our 2017-2018 Artist-in-Residence! Enjoy gourmet hors d’oeuvres and wine at a private reception in downtown Santa Barbara. Let the passion and romance of Spanish Guitar enchant you as Pablo Sáinz Villegas gives an exclusive recital inside a candlelit Presidio Chapel.

Candlelight at the Presidio
Thursday, November 16, 2017
The Santa Barbara Presidio
123 E. Canon Perdido St
$100/person (includes reception and recital)

Space is limited!
RSVP by November 9th
Call (805) 880-6931

"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.

Don Gilman, Ed.D., President

Dr. Don Gilman joined the Board of Directors in 2016 and also serves as executive director of the Institute for the Advancement of Critical Thinking and as a senior faculty member at the American Management Association. He also heads Gilman Consulting Group, which specializes in executive coaching for leaders of technology-centric companies. Previously, he served as director of strategic marketing at a division of Bosch, and held various management positions at Vetronix, Litton Guidance and Control Systems, and Delco Systems Operations. A Santa Barbara native and an alumnus of the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony, Dr. Gilman holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics from Westmont College, a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from UC Santa Barbara, a master’s degree in engineering management from West Coast University in Los Angeles, and a doctorate in organization change from Pepperdine University. His most recent book, Outsmarting V.U.C.A., was published earlier this year.