Dear Symphony Friend,

We have so much news to share with you – please read all the way to the bottom! 

• Join Maestro Nir Kabaretti (just back from performances in Rome, Italy and Fort Myers, FL) and the Orchestra for two concerts this weekend!
• Make you plans to join us Thanksgiving Weekend for our Family Concert of Peter and the Wolf!
• Put your party hats on for a festive New Year’s Eve Pops Concert with Guest Conductor Bob Bernhardt and the amazing acrobatic aerialists of Cirque de la Symphonie!
  

As Interim Executive Director, it's been inspiring to hear from students, parents, teachers, members of the Orchestra, volunteers, and ticket-holders how much the Santa Barbara Symphony means to them, and the impact and importance it has in their lives. The board and staff work tirelessly and passionately to ensure this. It is not easy. As a non-profit performing arts organization, ticket sales only cover a small portion of the costs to deliver our programs to the community. Every year, our generous family of supporters partner with us to make it all possible. And momentum is building.

• This year we will provide indispensable music education and community engagement programs to over 8,000 students. 
• After a national search that led us back to the leadership talent here in our own community, we welcome Kevin Marvin as Executive Director on December 1st! 
• We say farewell to our long-time Director of Development, Pamela Perkins-Dwyer, whose dedication and love of the Orchestra connected the Symphony to so many of you!
• Through collaboration and community partnerships, we are providing free bi-weekly music instruction to 230 students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.
  

Have a wonderful month of November and please share your enthusiasm for what the Symphony is doing!

Best,

Come early to your concert for "Behind the Music"

Hosted by Saïd Ramón Araїza, 'Behind the Music' is a fun, lively and informative pre-concert talk. Mr. Araїza’s extensive musical background, insights, presentation skills and humor will take you on a journey of discovery about each spectacular concert, bringing each work and its composer to life in a whole new way. 'Behind the Music' begins 1 hour before every Classical Series concert at the Granada Theatre.

Saturday evenings 7-7:30pm
Sunday matinees 2-2:30pm

"Behind the Music" is sponsored by Marilynn L. Sullivan and The Chalfant Family Trust

Saïd Ramón also gives free talks directly to the community the Friday before every Classical Series concert weekend.

Friday, November 18, 3-4pm
Valle Verde Retirement Community
900 Calle de los Amigos
Santa Barbara, CA

Saïd Ramón’s talks at Valle Verde Retirement Community are generously sponsored by the residents of Valle Verde and Santa Barbara Symphony Past President Charles R. Greene, Ph.D. and Barbara B. Greene.

Once again, the Santa Barbara Symphony is co-hosting the New Subscribers and VIPs Party with the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce's After-Hours Business Networking at the historic Lobero Theatre.

New Subscribers and VIPs Party
After-Hours Business Networking
Thursday, November 17, 5:30pm
The Lobero Theatre
$5 Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce members
$15 Non-members

For more information, please visit sbchamber.org.

Santa Barbara, CA — Kevin A. Marvin, whose bold administrative reforms have reinvigorated the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, has been named executive director of the Santa Barbara Symphony. He will succeed David Pratt, who was recently named chief executive of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Brisbane, Australia. Effective December 1, Mr. Marvin’s appointment caps a national search process that included input from Board members, staff, and Music Director Nir Kabaretti. The Symphony’s Board unanimously approved the appointment on October 26.

“The Symphony is very excited about the result of our robust executive search process. I am convinced that Kevin is the right individual to build on our recent momentum and position the Symphony for even greater success,” said Santa Barbara Symphony Board President Arthur Swalley. “It is remarkable that a city this size would boast so much leadership talent. We are honored to share this connection with the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra and deeply respect the organization’s family of supporters and its reputation for excellence.”

The BRAVO! program is a collaboration between the Santa Barbara Symphony Music Education Center and the Santa Barbara Unified School District. The program currently serves 230 students in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades, providing them with free after school music instruction. BRAVO! students meet twice weekly at the Santa Barbara Junior High campus for their music lessons.

Catch our BRAVO! students playing "Jingle Bell Rock" on:

• Friday, December 2: State Street Holiday Parade
  
• Saturday, December 10: Milpas Holiday Parade

For more information about the program, please contact Amy Williams at amy@thesymphony.org or (805) 898-8785.

The Santa Barbara Symphony would like to acknowledge and thank Pamela Perkins-Dwyer for the passion and hard work she dedicated as Development Director to the Symphony for the past 3 years. We will miss her and wish her the best of luck!

The Santa Barbara Symphony is hiring!

Please visit our website for full job postings: http://www.thesymphony.org/about/careers

Local Community Supporters are local business owners who love and support the Santa Barbara Symphony. Look for the sticker proudly displayed when you shop local and thank them for their support!

If you are interested in becoming a Local Community Supporter, contact Rey Canseco at (805) 880-6931 or rey@thesymphony.org.