MUSIC

“A rollicking around-the-world musical adventure.” – Thomas Lauderdale, bandleader/pianist

Obstacle Illusion is a multimedia performance incorporating ACVilla's digital films in tandem with Thollem's solo electric performance. The result engages our personal and collective consciousness through visual and sonic allegories, riddles and recontextualizations. "Together the duo weave an aural and visual tapestry to dazzle the senses." (The Paper, Albuquerque)

“Superlatives don’t really exist to convey the primal power and bravura beauty of Kodo.” Chicago Tribune

Free Public Performance! Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar has been delighting audiences throughout Mexico and the U.S. for the past 26 years. Featured on Camila Cabello’s new song, “La Buena Vida!”, the ensemble Mariachi Garibaldi regularly shares the stage with some of Mexico’s most beloved performers.

This program is part of ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!, which brings people together to share the rich cultural heritage of Latin America, serving more than 15,000 students and community members each year throughout Santa Barbara County.

Don’t miss world-renowned pianist Lang Lang’s first Santa Barbara appearance in eight years as he performs Bach’s monumental Goldberg Variations, an interpretation that’s been two decades in the making.

The UCSB Jazz Ensemble presents a concert celebrating female jazz composers, arrangers, and performers on the first day of Women's History Month. Wednesday, March 1 at 7:30pm, in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall (UCSB).

An intimate afternoon with local indie-folk songstresses.

One of the most versatile and outstanding ensembles of the moment, Attacca Quartet performs works from its two albums of music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw: Orange and the forthcoming Evergreen.

Under the direction of Jonathan Moerschel, the UCSB Ensemble for Contemporary Music (ECM) will present works by new music luminaries, as well as pieces written by UC Santa Barbara Composition students.

The UCSB Wind Ensemble will present its Winter Quarter Concert, "Wind Ensemble After Dark”, on March 9, 2023, at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.

FRAGMENTS weaves the movements of Bach’s solo cello suites with a selection of new works, arranging them into a new emotional arc set within an atmosphere of responsive lighting and scenic architecture.

The UCSB Middle East Ensemble is thrilled to feature an exciting group of guest artists: Mehrdad Arabi will present solos on the Persian tombak drum and the daf, a large frame drum, while a duo of Greek dancers from Ventura will present an extended dance finale.