Community Invited to a FREE Santa Barbara Symphony 2024/25 Season Preview Celebration
Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti Kicks Off the Upcoming Season with Live Interviews & Performances, Complimentary Champagne, and Special Ticket Offers
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.
This eagerly awaited celebration offers the community the perfect opportunity to “sample” the upcoming season and hear directly from Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti as he shares his inspirations for The Symphony’s 72nd season lineup. The program also features guest artist interviews and live musical performances by Amy Tatum, Principal Flute, and Natasha Kislenko, Principal Keyboard.
“We are elated to bring our Santa Barbara community a season filled with rich and culturally expansive experiences. Beloved masterworks by Mozart, Brahms, Dvořák, and Tchaikovsky are featured along with incredible guest artists like Spanish guitar virtuoso Pablo Sáinz-Villegas and the incomparable Gil Shaham as well as our own talented musicians,” said Nir Kabaretti, Music and Artistic Director of the Santa Barbara Symphony. ”We’re excited to be sharing with the community wonderful new pieces by leading composers of our time, including an homage to Santa Barbara’s own, the late Emma Lou Diemer.
“This season is so abundant with only-in-Santa Barbara offerings that we’ve expanded our traditional schedule! On the January and May concert weekends, the community will hear different programs on the Saturday night and Sunday matinee concerts for full weekends of music with The Symphony,” added Kathryn R. Martin, Symphony President & CEO. “Collaborations, artist residencies, and Music Education programs all continue to provide opportunities for connection and engagement.”
The Symphony’s Season Preview event is free to attend. Due to the popularity of this event, reservations are encouraged, as each entrant will be entered into a drawing for a pair of complimentary 4-series season subscriptions. Attendees may register here: bit.ly/SymphonySeasonPreview
The Symphony 2024/25 Season officially opens on Saturday, October 19, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, October 20, at 3:00 pm with Tchaikovsky’sFourth. This immersive concert includes an in-depth discussion of the Fourth Symphony and features Pablo Sáinz-Villegas on Spanish guitar performing Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Special pre-sale discount tickets are available until August 30. Single tickets go on sale at midnight on September 3, 2024.
Subscriptions are also still available and start at $28 per seat. For tickets or more information, visit TheSymphony.org.
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Nir Kabaretti and the Santa Barbara Symphony have made it their mission to connect audiences to experience the joy and power of music. Being a sponsor myself, it is thrilling to know that thousands of children each year benefit from their “We are so grateful to you, Nir and The Symphony, for your great efforts in helping children have music in their lives. With music education disappearing from most schools, it warms my heart when we see the great strides you are making in keeping music education alive! Brava!
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The Santa Barbara Symphony is inviting visionary community members to join their growing Crescendo program by making a multi-year funding commitment at a minimum of $2,500 annually to create long-lasting impact for its ever-expanding programs.
For those interested in its Music Education program, a $2,750 gift will provide a Youth Ensembles student with an all-inclusive needs-based scholarship covering tuition, private lessons, and an instrument plus unique experiences with The Symphony during guest artist residencies that connect and inspire.
A donation of $500 helps to subsidize student attendance at The Symphony concerts October through May. Of course, contributions of any amount are always welcome and appreciated.
Key Supporters
Todd & Allyson Aldrich (B)(C)
Dan & Meg Burnham (B)(C)
Sarah & Roger Chrisman (B)(C)
Granada Theatre/Santa Barbara
Center for the Performing Arts
Samuel M.
& Alene S. Hedgpeth (B)(C)
Michael & Christine Holland
Hutton Parker Foundation
The Ann Jackson
Family Foundation (B)(C)
Palmer & Susan Jackson,
Palmer & Joan Jackson
Jason Subotky
& Anne Akiko Meyers
Mithun Family Foundation/
John C. Mithun Foundation
Montecito Bank & Trust/
Janet A. Garufis (B)(C)
Mosher Foundation
Joan Rutkowski
Judy A. Shea
The Gainey Foundation
Rachel Kaganoff (B)(C)
Marilynn L. Sullivan
The Walter J.
& Holly O. Thomson Foundation
Dr. Bob Weinman (B)(C)
Zegar Family Foundation(C)
*(B) Board of Directors
*(C) Crescendo