MUSIC

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.

Maestro Bryan Tari plays Star Wars Piano Medley and other Cinema Classics, with special guest Lyric Soprano Jessica McKenzie, on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 3 PM. Virtuoso Tari has assembled the perfect show of memorable movie music, performing his exceptional arrangements of songs and themes from some of the greatest films of all time. As a guest performer, Lyric Soprano Jessica McKenzie will be accompanied by Maestro Tari on the piano, singing songs that were featured in famous movies over the last century. A delightful family event for those looking to escape into a world of magical cinema rhapsody.

Sunday, March 12 at 7:30pm

UCSB Chamber Players, under the direction of Jonathan Moerschel, perform an impressive concert with works by Bach, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Reger, Glière, Haydn, Beethoven, Bacewicz, Taffanel, Bruckner, and Brahms.

Karl Geiringer Hall

The UCSB Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Maxim Kuzin, presents an eclectic program of masterpieces by three great Western European composers Georges Bizet, Johann Strauss Jr., and Ralph Vaughan-Williams.

The UCSB Choirs under the direction of Brent Wilson and graduate student David Lozano Torres will present a joint concert featuring choral masterpieces and contemporary favorites at Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Santa Barbara.

The UCSB Percussion Ensemble presents "Music in Motion", a concert of music for Percussion Ensemble with dancers from UCSB's Department of Theatre and Dance, directed by Christina McCarthy, and Psychopomp Dance Theatre, Shenandoah Harris - Artistic Director. Composers to be performed include Christopher Rouse, Steve Reich, Third Coast Percussion, and Ivan Trevino. The UCSB Percussion Ensemble is directed by Continuing Lecturer Jonathan Nathan, and includes students from a variety of UCSB's academic Departments.

Directed by Scott Marcus, the UCSB Music of India Ensemble will present North Indian classical music for sitar and tabla.

Directed by Victor Bell, the UCSB Gospel Choir will present traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions.

Based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer, The Light in the Piazza tells the story of Margaret Johnson, a wealthy Southern woman and her daughter Clara, who falls in love with a young Italian man during a vacation in Italy.