Season 2023-2024
The Santa Barbara Music Club is proud to present its 2023-2024 season, including the return of our beloved grand piano, now in a new location: the beautiful St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.
La Belle Epoque
Saturday, October 7, 2023 3:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Piano Across Poland, France, and America
Saturday, October 28, 2023 3:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Holiday Concert & Reception
Saturday, December 9, 2023 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Suites and Sonata
Saturday, January 13, 2024 3:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Jazz Meets Classical
Saturday, February 3, 2024 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Melodious Mozart
Saturday, March 2, 2024 3:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Lynnette McGee, Organ
Saturday, April 20, 2024 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Music from Ukraine and America
Saturday, May 4, 2024 3:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Scholarship Awards Showcase I
Saturday, June 1, 2024 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Awards Showcase II
Saturday, June 8, 2024 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Season 2022-2023
With the continued success of vaccination and masking, the Music Club presented our 2022-2023 season including our scholarship showcase concerts in June.
Tom Mueller Organ Recital
Saturday, October 22, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Masterworks for Unaccompanied Violin
Saturday, November 19, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Paul Berkowitz Plays Beethoven
Saturday, December 17, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Romantic Music for Two Pianos CANCELED
Saturday, January 14, 2023 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Music Sparkling and Profound
Saturday, February 11, 2023 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
From the Near Shore to the Far Horizon
Saturday, March 11, 2023 3:00 pm
First Congregational Church
Music for Brass from UCSB
Saturday, April 15, 2023 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Prayers and Premieres
Saturday, May 6, 2023 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Showcase Concert 1
Saturday, June 3, 2023 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Showcase Concert 2
Saturday, June 10, 2023 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Season 2021-2022
Despite the ongoing pandemic with the recurring onset of variants, the Music Club has benefited from vaccinations and the universal application of safety measures in local theaters. Thus, the Music Club has been able to resume concerts for its Spring season, including, hopefully, the popular scholarship concerts.
The Three Organists
Saturday, November 13, 2021 3:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
Four Personalities
Saturday, February 12, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Combinations
Saturday, February 26, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Beethoven, Mozart, & Diemer!
Saturday, April 23, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
The Di Maggios Meet Ewazen
Saturday, May 7, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Pascal Salomon Recital
Saturday, May 21, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Showcase Concert I
Saturday, June 4, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Showcase Concert II
Saturday, June 11, 2022 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Season 2020-2021
Unfortunately, with COVID-19 and its variants raging, the Music Club was unable to schedule its 2020-2021 season. The Scholarship Program was once again held virtually, with the applicants submitting video recordings of their audition.
Season 2019-2020
Fiftieth Anniversary Year
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent state-wide shutdown led to the cancellation of our Spring Concerts. The Scholarship Program was initially cancelled, but after much debate, the program was reinstated virtually, with the applications auditioning via video recordings. Selected videos have been posted on the Website.
Apotheosis
Saturday, October 19, 2019 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Three Organists
Saturday, November 9, 2019 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
The Eternal Triangle
Saturday, November 23, 2019 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Poulenc and Piazzolla
Saturday, December 7, 2019 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
New Year, New Works
Saturday, January 11, 2020 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Winter Tales
Saturday, January 25, 2020 12:00 am
First United Methodist Church
First Faulkner Concert
Saturday, February 8, 2020 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Afternoon with a Faun
Saturday, February 22, 2020 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Paolo Tatafiore Recital
Saturday, March 7, 2020 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
From Bach to Gershwin—CANCELLED
Saturday, March 21, 2020 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
More information on cancelled concerts
The following concerts were also cancelled due to the COVID-10 shutdown:
- Music from America, France, and Poland – April 4, 2020
The Westmont Chamber Singers, Grey Brothers, director, singing Orlando Gibbons, Libby Larsen, Daniel Elder, Cole Porter, and traditional songs
Pierre Onfroy de Bréville (1861-1949): Sonatine pour Hautbois et Piano to be played by Adelle Rodkey, oboe, and Eric Valinsky, piano
Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz (1916-1998), Sonata for cello and piano (1974) to be played by Alicja Dutkiewicz, cello and Natasha Kislenko, piano - Romance? — April 18, 2020
Music around the World, to be sung by Takako Wakita, soprano with Betty Oberacker, piano, and Nyosui Sedivy, shakuhachi
W.A. Mozart, Sonata for piano in A major to be played by Eric Valinsky
Marc Evanstein, Romance? (2014), to be played by Jordan Warmath, viola and Marc Evanstein, piano - Music for Two Pianos — May 2, 2020
A variety of works for two pianos to be played by Tachell Gerbert & Bradley Gregory - Prayer for Earth — May 16, 2020
John Villar, Prayer for Earth to be sung by Kyra Farber Fok, soprano with Bridget Hough, piano
Giuseppe Ferlendis (1755-1810), Oboe Concerto No. 1 in F Major to be played by Adelle Rodkey, oboe and Eric Valinsky, piano
Season 2018-2019
Roger Nyquist Organ Recital
Saturday, October 13, 2018 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Music from 1818: Celebrating Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Saturday, October 27, 2018 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Duos
Saturday, November 3, 2018 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Parashkevov-Kislenko Duo
Saturday, November 17, 2018 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Schumann, Bach, and Borodin
Saturday, December 1, 2018 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Elegant Outliers
Saturday, January 12, 2019 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Breaking the Mold
Saturday, January 26, 2019 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Formal Musings
Saturday, February 9, 2019 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Johannes Brahms in Retrospect
Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Retro Works
Saturday, March 9, 2019 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
From Fauré to Bolcom
Saturday, March 23, 2019 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Westmont, Winds, and Mozart
Saturday, April 6, 2019 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Apotheosis: Bach and Brahms POSTPONED
Saturday, April 20, 2019 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Ave Maria and Martinu
Saturday, May 4, 2019 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Showcase 2019 Concert #1
Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Showcase 2019 Concert #2
Saturday, June 1, 2019 12:00 am
First United Methodist Church
Season 2017-2018
Centennial Concert
Saturday, October 21, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Music of Emma Lou Diemer
Saturday, November 4, 2017 3:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
Finehouse and Friends
Saturday, November 18, 2017 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Holiday Concert and Reception
Saturday, December 2, 2017 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Brahms Postponed
Saturday, January 20, 2018 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
French Arias and Khatchaturian Postponed
Saturday, January 27, 2018 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Fantasies and Dances
Saturday, February 10, 2018 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Ravel, Bernstein, and Saint-Saëns
Saturday, February 24, 2018 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Paolo Tatafiore Recital
Saturday, March 10, 2018 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Quello è amore
Saturday, March 24, 2018 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Pascal Salomon Recital
Saturday, April 7, 2018 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Westmont and More
Saturday, April 21, 2018 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
A Musical Potpourri
Saturday, May 5, 2018 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Betty Oberacker Recital
Saturday, May 19, 2018 12:00 am
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Awards Showcase #1
Saturday, June 2, 2018 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Awards Showcase #2
Saturday, June 9, 2018 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Season 2016-2017
Constantine Finehouse
Saturday, October 8, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Fantasies and Waltzes
Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Honoring Emil Torick
Saturday, November 5, 2016 3:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
Hindemith, Chopin, and Liszt
Saturday, November 19, 2016 12:00 am
Faulkner Gallery
LUX et Veritas
Saturday, December 3, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Holiday Concert and Reception
Saturday, December 17, 2016 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
A Musical Potpourri
Saturday, January 14, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Music for Winds and Piano
Saturday, January 28, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
William Ramsay Memorial Concert
Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:00 pm
Hahn Hall
Chopin and Bassett
Saturday, February 25, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Natasha Kislenko Recital
Saturday, March 11, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Musical Diamonds
Saturday, March 25, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Music Through the Centuries
Saturday, April 8, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Music from Russia, France, and Germany
Saturday, April 22, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Beautiful Bach!
Saturday, May 6, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
The Old and the New
Saturday, May 20, 2017 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery
Scholarship Awards Showcase Concert #1
Saturday, June 3, 2017 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Scholarship Awards Showcase Concert #2
Saturday, June 10, 2017 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Season 2015-2016