Fall 2023 Events
2023-2024 Season Opener
Five-time Grammy Award-winning Musical Genius
Jacob Collier
Sun, Oct 1 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall
$125 (top tier) ticket purchase includes opening night party
$80 / $55 / $20 UCSB students
(limited availability)
Arrive early to enjoy food trucks and a live DJ set by KCRW’s Anne Litt
“Your favorite artist’s favorite artist.” British Vogue
“His velveteen tenor and blend of old-soul balladry and YouTube-friendly loops of live arrangements straddles generations. He’ll cover a standard like ‘Moon River’ but splice his takes together for a clip that plays well on TikTok.” Los Angeles Times
Moving fluidly across jazz, pop and R&B, Jacob Collier creates mesmerizing soundscapes using layered vocal tracks and sophisticated digital editing techniques. His multi-frame, multiinstrumental viral videos and five Grammy wins have earned him a devoted international following and a roster of collaborators that ranges from Coldplay to Hans Zimmer. An engaging live performer, Collier is known for conducting his audiences in multi-part harmonies and beats.
Jazz Series Lead Sponsor: Manitou Fund
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Kicking off the Jazz series
photo: Bobby Cochran
Santa Barbara Debut
Kicking off the Dance series
The New York Times
“One of the seven wonders of the artistic universe.”
The Washington Post
100th Anniversary Tour
Martha Graham Dance Company
Janet Eilber, Artistic Director
Wed, Oct 4 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre
Program
Martha Graham: Dark Meadow Suite
Agnes de Mille: Rodeo, featuring live music
Hofesh Shechter: CAVE
$100 Gold Circle / $75 / $60 / $45 / $19 UCSB students
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“These men and women easily embody the choreographer’s sense of dancers as angelic athletes.” The Wall Street Journal
Recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th century, Martha Graham single-handedly defined contemporary dance as a uniquely American art form. In this evening of new and reimagined works framing a Graham classic, the company performs Hofesh Shechter’s highenergy CAVE and Graham’s Dark Meadow Suite, an abstract work about life’s journey and the search for connection with one’s self and one’s community. A reconstruction of Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo rounds out the program, with a reorchestration of Aaron Copland’s score performed by a live bluegrass ensemble.
Major Sponsor: Jody & John Arnhold
Dance Series Sponsors: Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Bob Feinberg, Donna Fellows & Dave Johnson, Barbara Stupay, and Sheila Wald
Presented in association with UCSB Department of Theater and Dance
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“As spellbinding and prescient as ever.”
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Visionary Artificial Intelligence Expert
Mustafa Suleyman
The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century’s Greatest Dilemma
Thu, Oct 5 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
$40 / $25 / FREE for UCSB students
Includes a copy of Suleyman’s new book, The Coming Wave (pick up at event)
“An excellent guide for navigating unprecedented times.” – Bill Gates
The coming decade will be defined by the proliferation of a powerful wave of new technologies driven by advances in Artificial Intelligence. As co-founder of Inflection AI, former Head of Applied AI at Google and co-founder of DeepMind, AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman has been at the center of this revolution. With a longstanding humanistic perspective driving his development, Suleyman sounds an urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-proliferating technologies pose to global order, and shows how we might contain them while we have the chance.
Corporate Sponsor: Sage Publishing
Supporting Sponsor: Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli
Presented in association with the UCSB Center for Machine Learning, the Mellichamp Initiative in Mind & Machine Intelligence, and the Media Arts and Technology Program
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Americana Royalty Nickel Creek
with special guest Hawktail
Sun, Oct 8 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre
$100 Gold Circle / $75 / $50 / $35 / $19 UCSB students
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“Nickel Creek made Americana the new Indie Rock.” NPR
“One of the most adventurous and eclectic groups in progressive acoustic music.” allmusic.com
Nickel Creek is the platinum-selling, internationally renowned roots trio composed of mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins. The Grammy Award-winning band has revolutionized folk and roots music since they captured the world’s attention with their self-titled LP, which showcased their instrumental virtuosity and songwriting prowess. All solo artists in their own right, the beloved trio’s 2023 album Celebrants represents a triumphant return to form after a nine-year break from recording and touring together.
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Kicking off the Americana series
“When you have the possibility to play incredible music with great friends onstage, this is just pure luxury. There is nothing better than that.”
Superstar Trio’s U.S. Debut
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Tue, Oct 10 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre
$125 Gold Circle / $100 / $85 / $60 / $40 / $19 UCSB students
Program
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 44
Ravel: Piano Trio
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2
Purchase by September 15 for your invitation to an opening night toast to the Great Performances series at Sullivan Goss
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“Sophistication and suavity, both clarity and freedom.”
The New York Times on Jean-Yves Thibaudet
“Batiashvili’s fearless playing is so tonally rich and technically immaculate.” The Guardian (U.K.)
“Fierce concentration and taut virtuosity.” Bachtrack on Gautier Capuçon
Making their U.S. debut as a thrilling trifecta, violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet join forces for a captivating celebration of the piano trio. In this evening of chamber music at the highest level, the three friends and exquisitely talented artists perform a program of masterpieces by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn that showcases their individual and collaborative gifts.
Presented in association with UCSB Department of Music
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– Gautier Capuçon
photos (left to right): Andrew Eccles, Andrew Eccles, Anoush Abrar
Jeff Goodell
Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
Tue, Oct 17 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
$30 / $20 / FREE for UCSB students
Earth, Air, Fire, Water series purchase includes a copy of Goodell’s new book, The Heat Will Kill You First (pick up at event)
“Goodell brings to life heat as a world re-making force… This searing plea for a better, fairer and cooler future should be read [by] every single one of us.”
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Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything
As we experience record-breaking heat across the globe, acclaimed author and investigative journalist Jeff Goodell offers an essential look at our world on fire. Probing archaeology, science, history, current events and more, he presents a completely new understanding of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and our planet. Goodell’s instant New York Times bestseller The Heat Will Kill You First is “a mix of fantastic storytelling, lucid science communication, and eternal optimism in detailing the profound threat we face… and what we can still do about it” (climate scientist Michael Mann).
Books will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of Chaucer’s Earth, Air, Fire, Water Series Sponsors:
Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher, Justin Brooks Fisher Foundation, and Sara Miller McCune
Presented in association with Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Community Environmental Council, Explore Ecology, The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, UCSB Bren School, and UCSB Environmental Studies Program
Kicking off the Earth, Air, Fire, Water series
Investigative Journalist and Bestselling Author
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photo: Matt Valentine
Award-winning Historian and Acclaimed Journalist
Jill Lepore
Amend: Rewriting the Constitution
Tue, Oct 24 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
$35 / $20 / $10 all students (with valid ID)
“Jill Lepore is a national treasure.” – Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains
“Everything Jill Lepore writes is distinguished by intelligence, eloquence, and fresh insight.” – Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book
Award-winning historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Jill Lepore brings her panoptic range and razor-sharp style to a discussion of the Supreme Court’s role in the U.S. Constitution’s unamendability. The U.S. Constitution was always meant to be added to and improved – amending is what makes the Constitution everyone’s, says Lepore. How has the U.S. Constitution become one of the most difficult in the world to change? And what are the consequences for a society whose constitution is frozen in time?
Books will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of Chaucer’s
Major Sponsor: Sara Miller McCune
Presented in association with Santa Barbara County Bar Association, Santa Barbara Women Lawyers, and UCSB Department of History
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off the Word of Mouth series
photo: Stephanie Mitchell
Vanity Fair
Financial Times
Featuring choreography by Michelle Dorrance, Alonzo King and William Forsythe
Wed, Oct 25 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre
$100 Gold Circle / $85 / $65 / $45 / $19 UCSB students
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
Award-winning New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck embraces the role of director for Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends, turning up the heat with an innovative, handpicked repertoire by some of today’s most exciting talent. The virtuosic program includes Thousandth Orange, set to live music composed by Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw; an electric pas de deux choreographed by Alonzo King; a collaboration with tap star and Santa Barbara favorite Michelle Dorrance; and a dynamic finale reflecting Peck’s creative partnership with choreographer William Forsythe, set to music by James Blake.
Lead Sponsor: Jody & John Arnhold
Dance Series Sponsors: Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Bob Feinberg, Donna Fellows & Dave Johnson, Barbara Stupay, and Sheila Wald
Presented in association with UCSB Department of Theater and Dance
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“The most magical dancer of our time.”
“5 stars for the pyrotechnic Tiler Peck & Friends.”
West Coast Premiere
Roman Mejia
Walter Isaacson
in Conversation with Pico Iyer
Thu, Oct 26 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
$50 / $30 / $10 UCSB students
Includes a copy of Isaacson’s new book, Elon Musk (pick up at event)
“Walter Isaacson’s work, words, and wisdom bridge divides between science and the humanities and between opposing philosophies, elevating discourse and our understanding of who we are as a Nation.” – White House Citation granting Isaacson the National Humanities Medal in 2021
Walter Isaacson occupies a unique position in contemporary American culture. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Aspen Institute and has been the chairman of CNN and the editor of Time magazine. He is a host of Amanpour & Company and the podcast Trailblazers. His many bestselling works include biographies of CRISPR’s Jennifer Doudna, Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs. His new book on Elon Musk is the astonishingly intimate story of one of the most fascinating and controversial innovators of our era.
Event Sponsor: Crystal & Clifford Wyatt
Speaking with Pico Series Sponsors: Martha Gabbert, Siri & Bob Marshall, and Laura & Kevin O’Connor
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Kicking off the Speaking with Pico series
photo: Patrice Gilbert
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Disability Rights Advocate
Eddie Ndopu
Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever
Thu, Nov 2 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall / FREE (registration recommended)
FREE copies of Ndopu’s book, Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw , will be available while supplies last (pick up at event)
“Eddie Ndopu is a brilliant, courageous and imaginative soul with the kind of conviction that can change the world.” – Imani Perry, National Book Award-winning author of South to America
“One of the most powerful disabled people on the planet (Time magazine),” Eddie Ndopu is an award-winning global humanitarian and disability justice advocate. Diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at age 2 and given only five years to live, he has gone on to become a beacon of hope and possibility for people with disabilities around the world. His debut memoir, Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw, captures his effervescent, indefatigable spirit. As a UN Global Changemaker, Ndopu actively demands equity for the world’s most marginalized segments of society and is a vital voice at the intersection of disability, sustainability and how we can best work together to make meaningful change for our planet’s future.
Presented in association with Alpha Resource Center, Independent Living Resource Center, and UCSB Disabled Students Program
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Back by Popular Demand
David Sedaris
Sat, Nov 4 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre
$50 / $35 / $10 UCSB students
An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“It’s a neat trick that one writer’s preoccupation with the odd and the inappropriate can have such widespread appeal.” The New York Times
One of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition, satirist and bestselling author David Sedaris returns with his acerbic humor, social commentary and outlandish stories. Cutting through cultural euphemisms and political correctness, he delights audiences with twists of humor and perspicacity as he shares both published stories and works-inprogress. Stick around after the event for one of Sedaris’ legendary book signings.
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“I’m the most important person in the lives of almost everyone I know and a good number of the people I’ve never even met.” – David Sedaris
“Sometimes the sins you haven’t committed are all you have left to hold on to.” – David Sedaris
photo: Anne Fishbein
Broadway Star
Kristin Chenoweth For The Girls
Sun, Nov 5 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre
$125 Gold Circle / $100 / $75 / $50 / $19 UCSB students
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“Chenoweth always radiates a pleasure in performing that carries across the proverbial footlights… she’s like a singing ray of sunshine.” The New York Times
“One of the great musical-theater leading ladies of our time.” Time Out New York
In this rollicking cabaret-style revue, Kristin Chenoweth presents an evening of unforgettable songs made famous by her heroes and friends. The Tony and Emmy Awardwinning actress pays tribute to the great women singers who have inspired her with classics like Doris Day’s “When I Fall In Love,” Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were,” Peggy Lee’s “I’m a Woman” and Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” With her charming and conspiratorial style, Chenoweth cultivates a warm and intimate atmosphere, telling stories and joking with her band and backup singers. “For the Girls… exudes the snuggly promise of a slumber party” (The New York Times).
Supporting Sponsor: Anne Smith Towbes
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photo: John Russo
“One cannot fail to be mesmerized by Midori’s flawless technique, by the orchestra of colors she coaxes from just four strings, by the eloquence and rhetoric of her phrasing.”
BBC Music Magazine
Program
Honegger: Pastorale d’Été, H. 31
Richard Dubugnon: Caprice No. 4 (“Es muss sein!”)
Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23
Beethoven: Romance No. 2 in F Major, op. 50
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, op. 92
Midori with Festival Strings Lucerne
Daniel Dodds, Leader and Artistic Director
Wed, Nov 8 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre
$125 Gold Circle / $100 / $85 / $60 / $40 / $19 UCSB students
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
Member Appreciation Night!
Combining graceful precision with intimate expression, visionary violinist Midori is sure to transfix audiences in this performance with Europe’s most distinguished string orchestra. In 2020, Midori and Switzerland’s Festival Strings Lucerne commemorated Beethoven’s 250th birthday by recording the composer’s Violin Concerto and his two Romances. The recipient of a prestigious Kennedy Center Honor for lifetime artistic achievement, the Grammy Award-winning artist, activist and educator recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of her professional debut with the New York Philharmonic.
Presented in association with UCSB Department of Music
Pre-concert Talk by Derek Katz, UCSB Associate Professor of Musicology
6 PM / McCune Founders Room, Granada Theatre
FREE to event ticket holders
Master Class with Midori and UCSB students
Wed, Nov 8 / 11 AM
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB Campus
FREE and open to public observation
West Coast Premiere
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Rhiannon Giddens, banjo, voice
Shawn Conley, bass
Pura Fé Crescioni, lap steel guitar, voice
Haruka Fujii, percussion
Sandeep Das, tablas
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Mazz Swift, violin, voice
Niwel Tsumbu, guitar
Francesco Turrisi, frame drums, accordion
Kaoru Watanabe, percussion
Michi Wiancko, violin
Wu Man, pipa
Yazhi Guo, suona, Chinese percussion
Part of the California Festival, a statewide music initiative showcasing the most compelling and forward-looking voices in performances of works written in the past five years
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“Silkroad has people from all over, and that’s what makes it such a great group to represent the American story, because that’s what the American story is. We are world music.” – Rhiannon Giddens
Kicking off the Global Sounds series
photo: Adam Gurczak
West Coast Premiere
American Railroad
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
Thu, Nov 9 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre
$100 Gold Circle / $75 / $50 / $35 / $19 UCSB students
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
Under the leadership of 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winner Rhiannon Giddens, the genre-defying Silkroad Ensemble embarks on a new initiative that amplifies the untold stories of African American, Chinese, Indigenous, Irish and other communities in the creation of North America’s railroads. Chinese traditional music on the suona and pipa is contrasted with the fiddle and banjo of Black musical traditions, and their Indigenous and Celtic counterparts. These cultural intersections reveal a thread of commonality despite their varied origins, and remind us of the intricately rich American story.
Major Sponsor: Jody & John Arnhold
Supporting Sponsors: Mary Becker, and Barbara Stupay
Presented in association with UCSB Department of Music, and UCSB Global Engagement as part of International Education Week
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Indigenous Environmentalist and Botanist
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Tue, Nov 14 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
$40 / $25 / $10 UCSB students
“Robin Wall Kimmerer has written an extraordinary book, showing how the factual, objective approach of science can be enriched by the ancient knowledge of the indigenous people.” – Jane Goodall
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a plant ecologist, 2022 MacArthur fellow and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the acclaimed author of Braiding Sweetgrass, which celebrates the reciprocal relationship between humans and nature and embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. Articulating a vision of environmental stewardship grounded in scientific and Indigenous knowledge, Kimmerer was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2023.
Books will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of Chaucer’s Event Sponsors: G.A. Fowler Family Foundation, and Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli
Presented in association with UCSB American Indian and Indigenous Collective, UCSB Bren School and UCSB Environmental Studies Program
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Genre-bending Virtuosos
Béla Fleck
Zakir Hussain
Edgar Meyer
Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
As We Speak
Wed, Nov 15 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall
$70 / $50 / $35 / $15 UCSB students
“Together, the trio’s sound is nothing short of majestic.” The Denver Post Tabla and bansuri meet acoustic bass and banjo in this musical adventure. On their new album, As We Speak, this one-of-a-kind quartet made up of musicians Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia combines the cerebral complexity of Indian ragas with the gut-level groove of a funky bass line. In concert, they fulfill the promise of the album’s title with brilliant performances that strike an exquisite balance between compositional rigor and conversational improvisation.
Event Sponsor: Marilyn & Dick Mazess
Presented in association with UCSB Department of Music
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Influential Thought Leader and Bestselling Author Adam Grant
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Thu, Nov 16 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre
$50 / $40 / $30 / $15 all students (with valid ID)
An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price
Includes a copy of Grant’s new book, Hidden Potential (pick up at event)
In this paradigm-shifting conversation, organizational psychologist and Penn Wharton School of Business professor Adam Grant offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Grant is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Originals. His latest book, Hidden Potential, explores how to build the skills and structures to achieve greater things, and how to create opportunities for those who have been overlooked. We can all improve at improving – and when opportunity doesn’t knock, there are ways to build a door.
Lead Sponsor: Jillian & Pete Muller
Related Thematic Learning Initiative event (see page 5)
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“One of my favorite thinkers.”
– Malcolm Gladwell
“Smart and challenging in the best way.”
– Brené Brown
photo: Jamey Stillings
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Fri, Nov 17 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall $65 / $45 / $30 / $15 UCSB students
Program
Rameau: Suite in A Minor, RCT 5
Mozart: Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332
Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses, op. 54
Beethoven: Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”)
Precise, imaginative, tender and above all thrilling, Daniil Trifonov has earned a reputation as the must-hear pianist of the 21st century. Equally adept at discovering new possibilities in mid-18th century works as he is scaling the heights of Beethoven’s majestic “Hammerklavier” sonata, Trifonov combines dazzling technique with depth of feeling and extraordinary musicality.
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“Without question the most astounding pianist of our age.” The Times (U.K.)
“Audra McDonald is the finest stage actress of her generation. She is nothing short of magnificent.”
The Wall Street Journal
“Broadway’s greatest voice.” New York Magazine
Audra McDonald in Concert
Thu, Nov 30 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall
$100 Gold Circle / $85 / $60 / $19 UCSB students
The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards and an Emmy, Audra McDonald is as stunningly eloquent in song as she is acting a role. She’s been named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people and received a National Medal of Arts for “her rich, soulful voice [that] continues to take her audiences to new heights.” Enjoy an intimate evening with a national treasure as McDonald performs works from Broadway, the Great American Songbook and beyond.
Lead Sponsor: Sara Miller McCune
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“Cho is a master. He displayed an impressive variety of tonal colors and remarkable technique, dispatched with jaw-dropping panache.”
The Wall Street Journal
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Fri, Dec 1 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall
$65 / $45 / $30 / $15 UCSB students
Program
Haydn: Piano Sonata in E Minor
Ravel: Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
Ravel: Miroirs
Mozart: Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
Liszt: Selections from Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161
Pianist Seong‐Jin Cho returns with an eclectic program demonstrating his remarkable range and subtle approach to the repertoire. Cho captured the world’s attention in 2015 when his flawless performances earned First Prize at the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw. His thoughtful yet assertive style drives an impressive natural sense of balance. His latest solo album, The Handel Project, was released in February 2023.
Presented in association with UCSB Department of Music
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Back by Popular Demand
Mariachi Sol de México
José Hernández’ Merry-Achi Christmas
Wed, Dec 6 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre
$65 / $55 / $40 / $25 / $10 UCSB students
An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“To believe in mariachi means having a passion for life itself.” – José Hernández
Led by one of the foremost masters of mariachi music, Jóse Hernández, Mariachi Sol de México returns for a festive celebration of Mexico’s Christmas traditions. Experience holiday magic in a performance that includes elements of Las Posadas alongside traditional Christmas carols. Mariachi Sol de México has performed for five U.S. presidents and shared the stage with artists ranging from the Beach Boys to Lady Gaga.
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Best New Artist, 2023 Grammy Awards
Samara Joy
A Joyful Holiday Featuring The McLendon Family
Fri, Dec 8 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre
$100 Gold Circle / $65 / $55 / $40
$15 UCSB students
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“The close precision and frothy power of her voice stand out immediately.”
The New York Times
“A classic jazz singer from a new generation.” NPR
The first jazz performer since Esperanza Spalding to win the prestigious Best New Artist category at the Grammys, Samara Joy embraces the great tradition of such singers as Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. Her 2022 recording Linger Awhile won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Don’t miss this Santa Barbara debut, a holidaythemed concert featuring three generations of her family.
Jazz Series Lead Sponsor: Manitou Fund
Arrive early for a Thematic Learning Initiative Holiday Sing-in (see page 5)
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Celesta M. Billeci Miller McCune Executive Director
Community members enjoying FREE Summer Cinema at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
Cultural ambassador Yo-Yo Ma and Celesta M. Billeci
Community Partners cover
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Tommy Emmanuel, Mar 9
Randall Goosby, Apr 20
Fatoumata Diawara, Apr 12
