Concert Seasons

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

Robert Cassidy Recital

Saturday, September 12, 2015 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Constantine Finehouse Recital

Saturday, September 26, 2015 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Berkowitz Plays the Diabelli

Saturday, October 10, 2015 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Beethoven meets Ragtime

Saturday, October 24, 2015 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Puccini’s Desperate Divas

Saturday, November 7, 2015 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Voice, Flute, and Ludwig

Saturday, November 21, 2015 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Zeynep & Sergio

Saturday, December 5, 2015 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Holiday Concert

Saturday, December 19, 2015 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church

Die Winterreise

Saturday, January 9, 2016 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church

Major Sonatas

Saturday, January 23, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

bigbrains.com

Saturday, February 6, 2016 3:00 pm
Hahn Hall

The Doppler Shift

Saturday, February 20, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

More Romantic Krapp

Saturday, March 5, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

French-German

Saturday, March 19, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Consonance and Dissonance

Saturday, April 2, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Woodwinds and Piano

Saturday, April 16, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

A Varied Program

Saturday, April 30, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Betty Oberacker, Piano

Saturday, May 14, 2016 3:00 pm
Faulkner Gallery

Scholarship Awards Showcase 1

Saturday, May 28, 2016 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church

Scholarship Awards Showcase 2

Saturday, June 4, 2016 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church