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Past Performances

Sundays with The Symphony LIVE on 8/23/2020 @ 3:30 pm PST

What a joy it is to see our students keeping the music alive in these challenging times. All of us at the Symphony work hard to ensure our music students have access to this indispensable experience, playing with others who share their passion for making music together.

Conversations About Beethoven: Trio, Op 87

In this clip from the Santa Barbara Symphony’s November 21st Concert, Beethoven @250, Santa Barbara Symphony principal trumpet, Jon Lewis, talks about Beethoven’s compositions for trumpet, his time spent working with renowned trumpeter Mannie Klein, and his arrangement of Trio, Op 87.

Conversations About Beethoven: Fidelio

In this clip from the Santa Barbara Symphony’s November 21st Concert, Beethoven @250, maestro Nir Kabaretti sits down with soprano (and Music Academy of the West alumna, and Opera Santa Barbara Chrisman Studio Artist) Julia Metzler and pianist (and UCSB Music Department Chair) Robert Koenig as they discuss Marzelline’s aria from “Fidelio,” and share their thoughts and insights on Beethoven.

Conversations About Beethoven: Trio Variations in C Major, “La Ci Darem La Mano.”

In this clip from the Santa Barbara Symphony’s November 21st Concert, Beethoven @250, maestro Nir Kabaretti sits down with Santa Barbara Symphony Allstars, Lara Wickes (oboe), Jennifer Cullinan (Oboe), and Sarah Beck (English horn) as they discuss how Beethoven wrote for the oboe, how these compositions can be extremely revealing about the player, and how compositions like Variations in C Major can seem deceptively simple.

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