Santa Barbara Symphony Opens the 2024/25 Concert Season with a Triple Tribute Celebration
An immersion into the sounds and stories behind Tchaikovsky’s powerful 4th Symphony A tribute to the late, local composer Emma Lou Diemer Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, the “Ambassador of Spanish Guitar” returns to perform Rodrigo’s haunting Concierto de Aranjuez The Santa Barbara Symphony invites the community to feel the power of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony with Tchaikovsky Immersion […]
Community Invited to a FREE Santa Barbara Symphony 2024/25 Season Preview Celebration
The entire community is invited to enjoy a festive FREE Season Preview event on Thursday, September 26, from 5:00 – 6:15 pm at The Lobero Theatre. The celebration kicks off with a welcome reception on the promenade at 4:30 pm, followed by an engaging and insightful program of music and conversation inside at 5:00 pm. […]
Fueling Artistic Collaboration: Santa Barbara Symphony Joins A-List Entertainers at One805LIVE! Annual Benefit Concert
Celebrity Concert is the First in a Series of Collaborative Ventures Planned to Blend The Symphony’s Signature Sound With Contemporary & Traditional Genres, Artists and Audiences The Santa Barbara Symphony is pleased to announce it will be joining a prestigious line-up of A-list entertainers in support of the 2024 One805LIVE! benefit concert for Santa Barbara […]
Symphony Bucks National Trends as its Executive Leader is Lauded for the Organization’s Momentum and Impact
President & CEO Kathryn R Martin Receives the Association of California Symphony Orchestras’ 2024 Executive Leadership Award The Santa Barbara Symphony today announced that President & CEO Kathryn R Martin is being honored with the 2024 Executive Leadership Award by the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO). This prestigious award will be presented at ACSO’s […]
Santa Barbara Symphony Returns to the Granada with a Family Friendly Oscar® Celebration on March 16 & 17
On the heels of the 96th Academy Awards, the Santa Barbara Symphony is keeping the OSCAR® buzz going with its family-friendly concert: An OSCAR® Celebration: Favorite Film Clips with Live Orchestra. Classic Film and Classical Music fans alike will experience the glamor and nostalgia of Hollywood’s Golden Age with The Santa Barbara Symphony at The […]
Santa Barbara Symphony Announces 2023/24 Season
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: The Santa Barbara Symphony announces its 2023/24 season, continuing a musical legacy focused on the transformative power of music. Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti, now in his 18th season with the Santa Barbara Symphony, has curated an expansive eight-month-long musical journey that spotlights local, national, and international talent, as well as community, […]
Santa Barbara Symphony presents Beethoven in Bloom, a Celebration of Music and Nature, and Commemorates Thomas Fire & Montecito Mudslide
(January 26, 2022) Santa Barbara, CA – The Santa Barbara Symphony presents “Beethoven in Bloom” on Saturday, February 19 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 20 at 3:00 pm at the Granada Theatre. This first-of-its-kind concert is presented in partnership with Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and will spotlight a piece by EMMYⓇ Award-winning composer Jeff […]
