Press Releases

End of Year Fundraising Campaign Creating Foundational Support as Education & Artistic Programming Go Virtual

Latest episode of wildly popular “Sundays with the Symphony” includes music and messages from the Santa Barbara Symphony Family

Community Leaders Join Board of Directors: Don Foster, Sam Hedgpeth III and Dylan Minor.

Music Education Center Goes Virtual: Community Hub Created to Connect Students/families with Instruments, Resources, and Translated Information

Interim CEO appointed and national search anticipated to begin this fall.

The second broadcast in “Sundays with the Symphony” will honor beloved local composer, Robin Frost, by featuring the February 2018 world premiere of his Piano Concerto with our very own Natasha Kislenko as piano soloist.

The first broadcast in “Sundays with the Symphony” will feature selections from May 2019 programming, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy, and the third movement of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, Allegretto grazioso.

Plans while the orchestra is off stage include free performance broadcasts.

New dates June 13-14, 2020

If we receive the recommendation to cancel events, we will prioritize the health of our audience, musicians, and staff by implementing and communicating appropriate changes that ensure a safe environment.