Santa Barbara Symphony's 2011-2012 "Fantastique" Season Brochure

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Season HighlightsBerlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”

Brubeck: Ansel Adams: America, Multi-Media Event Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Bizet-Shchedrin: Carmen Suite

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

Mozart: “Coronation” Mass

Dvořák: Symphony No. 8

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October 22&23 2011

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From Bach to Ravel Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Haydn: Symphony No. 83 ”The Hen” Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Ravel: Tzigane Anne Akiko Meyers, one of the world’s premier concert violinists, will perform Vaughan Williams’ elegant The Lark Ascending and Ravel’s Tzigane. Ernest Bloch’s neo-classical Concerto Grosso is followed by Bach’s infamous Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, taking the strings on a musical excursion from 1925 back to the Baroque era. Haydn’s playful “Hen” Symphony completes this delightful program.

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Fantastique Opening Lynn Harrell, Cello John Adams: Tromba Lontana Elgar: Cello Concerto Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique This concert opens with a surprising fanfare by brilliant American contemporary composer John Adams. Lynn Harrell, who has a place in the highest echelon of today’s performing artists, will perform Edward Elgar’s cornerstone of the cello literature. The program closes with the romantic signature piece by Berlioz, telling the story of a gifted artist escaping from hopeless love where his beloved becomes a melody which he hears everywhere.

Lynn Harrell

Join us for the spectacular Fantastique Season packed with musical favorites and sophisticated gems performed in the bright acoustics of The Granada Theatre. Conducted by internationally-celebrated Nir Kabaretti and performed by world-class musicians, the Santa Barbara Symphony continues to astound music enthusiasts near and far with its musical excellence. You’ll want to hear every concert of this Fantastique Season!

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Anne Akiko Meyers

January 21&22 2012


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November 19&20 2011

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Beethoven Emperor Hong Xu, Piano Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” Two Beethoven highlights in one evening– a deeply spiritual symphonic depiction of nature culminating in a dramatic musical thunderstorm, and, a heroic piano concerto bringing on stage a Promethean struggle with a triumphant finale performed by Music Academy of the West alumnus, piano virtuoso, Hong Xu.

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Mozart Coronation MassSanta Barbara Choral Society

Jo Anne Wasserman, Artistic Director Rena Harms, SopranoNina Yoshida Nelsen, Mezzo-SopranoTBD, Tenor Mark Schnaible, Bass Hass: Study for String Orchestra Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Op. 48 Mozart: “Coronation” Mass Experience this exciting collaboration with the Santa Barbara Choral Society in the famous “Coronation Mass,” one of Mozart’s most radiating works, sparkling with color and energetic drive. The Mass is complimented by Tchaikovsky’s Serenade, a beautiful homage to Mozart’s serenades, and the Study for String Orchestra by Pavel Haas was written during World War II in the Terezin concentration camp.

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Latin Passion Carlos Miguel Prieto, Guest ConductorAlexandre Da Costa, Violin De Falla: El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Suite No. 1 Daugherty: “Fire and Blood” Violin Concerto Bizet-Shchedrin: Carmen Suite Moncayo: Huapango Derived from the famous ballet “The Three-Cornered Hat,” this orchestral suite brings thrilling Andalusian folk music to the stage. And Bizet’s Carmen is re-scored by Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin. With Daugherty and Moncayo, you will hear colorful and bright contemporary music led by guest conductor, Carlos Miguel Prieto, famed for his dynamism, and rising Canadian violin star, Alexandre Da Costa.

March 17&18 2012

Carlos Miguel Prieto

DICK & MARILYN MAZESS CHORAL SOCIETY SPONSORS

Santa Barbara Choral Society

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Dvořák Symphony No. 8Teag Reaves, Horn Golijov: Sidereus Mozart: Concerto for Horn No. 2 Dvořák:Symphony No. 8 The season closes with a new composition by Grammy® award-winning Argentinean composer, Osvaldo Golijov- a mixture of melancholy and optimism, followed by Mozart’s Concerto for Horn No. 2, a chase between the orchestra and the soloist. In closing, delight in Dvořák’s warm, spontaneous symphonic masterpiece full of poetic moments and exuberant folk music.

ROBIN & KAY FROSTARTIST SPONSORS

May 12&13 2012

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Terrence Wilson

Rhapsody in Blue Terrence Wilson, Piano Brubeck: Ansel Adams: America Multi-Media Event Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Ives: Symphony No. 2 Ansel Adams: America, a symphonic tribute to this cherished photographer, is a masterpiece that fully integrates sweeping melodies with 102 striking images of or by Ansel Adams. Also enjoy Rhapsody in Blue—an embodiment of the Jazz Age’s upbeat lyricism and dance-driven energy written in 1924. Ives’ second symphony marks an exciting highlight in American symphonic literature. PATRICIA GREGORY,

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February 11&12 2012

April 21&22 2012

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Teag Reaves


New Year’s Eve Pops Concert

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Concerts are Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. at The Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street, Santa BarbaraPARKING AVAILABLE IN THE GRANADA GARAGE

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve with the Santa Barbara Symphony!

Always an evening of festive music—from Broadway to Film to light Classics—you’ll be sure to swing in the New Year!

We’ll provide the party hats, tiaras and noisemakers, and you’ll enjoy the musical celebration. Ring in the new year with style—and be sure to order your tickets early—it’s always a sell-out!

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Concert pianist, composer/arranger and music scholar, Ramón Araϊza gives his unique and humorous pre-concert talks before each concert bringing to life the composers and their works. You’ll enjoy your concerts with a new depth of understanding and passion. Your subscription ticket gets you in to each and every memorable talk!

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Talks: Saturdays 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sundays 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

We need your help!The Santa Barbara Symphony provides great concert events, teaches the value of music to our youth, sustains our local economy, and unites us in times of challenge and celebration. Ticket revenue covers only one-third of our concert production costs!

Donations from our subscribers, like you, are critical to your Santa Barbara Symphony’s ongoing success and growth. Provide a gift and enjoy special benefits, plus you’ll feel great knowing your donation makes a real impact in your community. Here are more reasons to donate: World-Renowned Maestro: Nir Kabaretti, Music and Artistic Director, conducts all over the world and we are honored to have him on our podium.

The Musicians: Competitive salaries attract the most talented musicians world-wide, and Nir chooses internationally-acclaimed guest artists for you to enjoy.

Community Partners: Keeping it local, we work with our arts partners for creative and exciting musical events, such as our recent performances of Appalachian Spring with State Street Ballet and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Santa Barbara Choral Society.

Music Van: Loaded with orchestral instruments nearly every 3rd grade student in the county gets excited about music with this hands-on-instruments experience.

Youth Symphony: Students ages 12-20, receive the opportunity to perform in a group under a conductor, to learn team work and responsibility and take a first step towards a musical career.

String Workshops: Over 300 of our community’s young aspiring musicians, 4th graders to high school seniors, experience weekly music lessons at no cost. Concerts for Young People: Free, live concerts for our county’s 4th, 5th and 6th graders at The Granada Theatre; often a first experience to hear a live, symphonic performance.

Teachers Guide: 4th, 5th and 6th grade teachers use our easy-to-understand curriculum about orchestral instruments. Pre-Concert Talks: Ramón Araïza’s popular adult education talks help thousands understand and appreciate the music we perform.

We ask all of our subscribers to help our important musical mission. Please include your generous donation in the enclosed subscription form. You do not have to be a subscriber to make a donation.

On behalf of the Symphony, patrons, youth and citizens of Santa Barbara, THANK YOU!

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Season HighlightsBerlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”

Brubeck: Ansel Adams: America, Multi-Media Event Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Bizet-Shchedrin: Carmen Suite

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

Mozart: “Coronation” Mass

Dvořák: Symphony No. 8

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Santa Barbara Symphony's 2011-2012 "Fantastique" Season Brochure