MUSIC

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.

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Brasscals is a rip-roaring & lively all volunteer street band made up of local musicians from all around Santa Barbara County who play various brass, woodwind, percussion, and rhythm instruments.

“A killer line-up of players… they all converge on this extremely cosmopolitan, sleek, rhythm-forward, modern sound.” NPR