SBPAL : Events for January 2007

Single Performances and Short Runs

CRITIC’S PICK! “MESMERIZING! THIS TRIBUTE IS STUNNINGLY RE-ENACTED! Callas has found a new team of saviors in director Simon Levy and his own personal diva, Karen Kondazian, who brings a glorious new life to the demanding role.”—Back Stage West
The City’s critically acclaimed new, professional theatre company
SBT: The Santa Barbara Theatre
MASTER CLASS
by Terrence McNally
Directed by Simon Levy
Maria Callas inspires and terrorizes three young opera students in this master class that also recounts her long, tumultuous life as opera’s grande dame.
Jan 4–6, 8 pm
Jan 7, 2 pm
Tickets $30–$52.50
For subscription information or groups of 10 or more, please call 963-7282
Lobero Theatre, 963-0761
www.lobero.com or www.sbtheatre.org

“A concert of sublime music”—Margo Kline
Santa Barbara Music Club
MORNING CONCERT
Bach: Sonata in G minor, Gina Chalmers, Beverly Staples
William Ramsay: African Waters & Fantasy Trio, Richard Biaggini, Jeness Johnson, Humberto de Almeida
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes, Marilyn Gilbert, Vivian Rangel, Grey Brothers, Nathan Rundlett, Alexandra Leslie, John Sonquist
Jan 10, 11 am
Free admission
Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street
www.sbmusicclub.org

“New York’s reigning classical/jazz violinist”—The New Yorker
“Rhapsodic and mesmerizing”—Philadelphia Inquirer
Iridian Arts presents
Todd Reynolds and Luke Dubois
STILL LIFE WITH MIC
Jan 11 & 12, 8 pm
Tickets $18, $13 students or CAF members
Contemporary Arts Forum
Chapala and De la Guerra Street
www.iridianarts.com

The Lunchtime Series
CAMERATA PACIFICA SCHUBERT CELLO QUINTET
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. Post. 163, D 956
Jennifer Frautschi and Sara Parkins, violins; Donald McInnes, viola; Emil Miland and Ani Aznavoorian, cello.
Chamber music during the lunch hour.
Jan 12, 1 pm
Lehmann Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road, 884-8410
www.cameratapacifica.org

A Benefit Concert for Diabetes Resource Center & UCSB Opera
EDUARDO VILLA, TENOR
MUSIC FOR LIFE
Jan 12, 7:30 pm
General admission $51.50
Students & seniors $26.50
Donors $251.50, $151.50
Marjorie Luke Theatre
721 East Cota Street, 963-0761
www.music.ucsb.edu

“Showcasing the accomplishments of chamber music luminaries from both coasts in vibrant, commanding performances”—The Los Angeles Times
CAMERATA PACIFICA PLAYS KAGEL, BRITTEN AND SCHUBERT
Kagel: Klangwölfe
Britten: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. Post. 163, D 956
Jennifer Frautschi and Sara Parkins, violins; Donald McInnes, viola; Emil Miland and Ani Aznavoorian, cello; Warren Jones, piano
Jan 12, 8 pm
Lehmann Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road, 884-8410
www.cameratapacifica.org

Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
NEW WORKS: Santa Barbara Choreographers
Featuring Lifetime Achievement Award on Opening Night
Jan 12–14
General $20
SBDA members, seniors & students $17
Center Stage Theater
2nd Floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo, 963-0408
www.sbdancealliance.org

“Bromberg...is electrifying.”—New York Times
The Lobero presents
DAVID BROMBERG and the Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet in
AN EVENING OF ACOUSTIC AMERICAN MUSIC
Eclectic journey of uniquely American music
Jan 13, 8 pm
Tickets $35, $45
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

UCSB Music presents
HORNS OVER THE SEA WORKSHOP
All members of the public are invited to attend the “Horns Over the Sea” Weekend Workshop. Featured hornists include Michael Hatfield (Indiana University), Susan LaFever (New York City), and Los Angeles artists Jim Decker, Steve Durnin, and Mark Atkinson.
Jan 13 & 14
Free admission
UCSB Music Building, 893-7632
www.ucsbhorns.net

“America’s Best’ young classical musician.”—Time Magazine
CAMA presents
HILARY HAHN, Violin—In Recital
Valentina Lisitsa, Piano
Janácek, Mozart, Tartini, Ysaÿe, Beethoven
Jan 17, 8 pm
Tickets $30, $40, $55, $65
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 963-4408
www.camasb.org

“McBride is...perhaps the most exciting jazz bass player since Ray Brown.”—All About Jazz
Jazz at the Lobero presents
A TRIBUTE TO RAY BROWN
with Christian McBride, Benny Green and Greg Hutchinson
Bassist honors his mentor in special tribute concert
Jan 18, 8 pm
Tickets $38, $48
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

“A concert of sublime music”—Margo Kline
Santa Barbara Music Club
MATINÉE CONCERT
De Boismortier: Concerto in B Minor for Five Flutes
Wieniawski: Polonaise Brillante for Violin
Mozart & Schubert: Fantasies in F Minor for Piano-4 Hands
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 12
Jan 20, 3 pm
Free admission
Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara
www.sbmusicclub.org

The greatest music you’ve NEVER heard
Sings Like Hell presents
ELLIOTT BROOD
dark, gritty folk and howling bluegrass music
& ANA EGGE TRIO
musically intricate and poetic songs
Jan 20, 8 pm
Tickets $39.50 & $42.50
Lobero Theater
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.singslikehell.com

PCPA Theaterfest presents
A Benefit Concert for PCPA Theaterfest
AN EVENING OF GUITAR: CLASSICAL, SPANISH & FLAMENCO
Featuring Adam del Monte, Tony Harmon & Ray Pannell
Jan 20, 8pm
Adults $25
Seniors & students $22
VIP (includes pre-show reception) $35
Marian Theatre
Santa Maria, 922-8313
www.pcpa.org

SANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY CONCERT
Conductor Grant Llewellyn will perform such works as Robin Holloway’s Scenes from Schumann, Schumann’s Cello Concerto with Daniel Mueller-Schott, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 103 ‘Drum Roll’
Jan 20, 8 pm
Jan 21, 3 pm
General $25–$59
Seniors & students $18–$38
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 963-4408
www.thesymphony.org

“Mike Marotta is a genius on the accordion and Erasmo Aiello sings like a dream”—Heinz Trilck
Accordion International Music Society
MAROTTA BAND WITH TENOR ERASMO AIELLO
Italian and American Music
Jan 21
Free to the public
Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara
www.santabarbaraaccordions.com

Speaking of Stories presents
SPEAKING OF HUMOR
A night of nothing but laughs. What could be better than an evening of fun and silly stories? Featuring stories by Woody Allen and Ron Carlon and readings by George Backman, Bob Lesser and Rudy Willrich
Directed by Maggie Mixsell
Jan 22, 7:30 pm
Tickets $13–$30
Lobero Theater
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.speakingofstories.org or www.lobero.com

Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra presents
AKIRA EGUCHI, PIANO
Rising star Akira Eguchi performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Op.19 in B-flat. The all-Beethoven program also includes the Coriolan Overture, and Symphony No. 2, Op.36 in D major
Jan 23, 7:30 pm
Tickets $42.50, $37.50
Lobero Theater
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.sbco.org

UCSB Music presents
THE PEABODY TRIO
IN A MASTER CLASS
WITH UCSB STUDENTS
Jan 24, 10 am
Free admission
Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu

“An experimental choreographer of whiplash force and extreme dynamics.”—The New York Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures
Stephen Petronio Company
BLOOM
Jan 24, 8 pm
General $35, UCSB students $19
UCSB Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

UCSB Music presents
THE PEABODY TRIO
The Peabody Trio, known as one of the leading piano trios in the world, features Violaine Melançon, violin, Natasha Brofsky, cello, and Seth Knopp, piano. They will be joined by UCSB faculty members Jill Felber, flute, and Helen Callus, viola, in Mozart’s Quartet for Flute & Strings in D Major, K. 285, Ives’s Trio, Shulamit Ran’s Soliloquy (1997), and Brahms’s Quartet for Piano & Strings No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60.
Jan 25, 8 pm
$25 general, $7 students; tickets at the door
Lehmann Hall, Music Academy of the West
www.music.ucsb.edu

UCSB Music presents
UCSB MUSICOLOGY/THEORY FORUM
UCSB Professor David Paul presents a discussion on the Trio by Charles Ives. This event is part of the Peabody Trio Residency.
Jan 26, 2:30 pm
Free admission
Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu

“A concert of sublime music”—Margo Kline
Santa Barbara Music Club
MATINÉE CONCERT
Brahms: Sonata in E-flat major for Clarinet & Piano
Kreisler: Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven, Dvorak: Sonatina in G major, Monti: Csardas for Violin & Piano, Mozart: Sonata in D major, Saygun: Ten Sketches on Aksak Rhythms, Zeynep Ucbasaran, piano
Jan 27, 3 pm
Free admission
Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara
www.sbmusicclub.org

“To call Itzhak Perlman a legend would be an understatement.”—The Seattle Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures
ITZHAK PERLMAN, VIOLIN
ROHAN DE SILVA, PIANO
Jan 27, 4 pm
EVENT SOLD OUT
Benefit tickets available, call 893-3465
UCSB Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

UCSB Music presents
BOBBY McFERRIN IN A WORKSHOP WITH UCSB VOCALISTS
open to the public for observation
Co-sponsored with UCSB Arts & Lectures
Jan 30, 12–2 pm
Free admission
Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu

“McFerrin is a musical phenomenon. Simply listen and be moved.”—The New York Times
“Like everything else McFerrin does, this music is touched with magic.”—Washington Post
UCSB Arts & Lectures
BOBBY MCFERRIN & VOICESTRA
Improvised program
A unique vocal performance
Jan 30, 8 pm
General $60, UCSB students $20 (limited availability)
UCSB Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

“A production in which the performances...ignite our compassion and terror.”—The New York Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
The Market Theatre of Johannesburg in
ATHOL FUGARD’S ‘THE ISLAND’
A powerful and emotionally charged performance
Directed by Malcolm Purkey
Jan 31, 8 pm
General $40, UCSB students $19
UCSB Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu