ON the Beat | Charm Schooled Chanteuse with Ulterior Agendas
This edition of ON the Beat was originally emailed to subscribers on January 18,…
Royal Orchestral Maneuvers, with Soul
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Credit: Ben Wright Three world-class orchestra musicians walk…
Flowing Like a River, Alan Parsons in the Birthday Spotlight at 75
Alan Parsons at his 75th birthday tribute concert | Credit: Courtesy One805…
Another Dry and Masterful Finnish Delight, for Our Consideration
Aki Kaurismäki, the king of droll in Finnish cinema and the film…
Sublime Pianism, X Two – The Santa Barbara Independent
Last week on the Santa Barbara classical music landscape, lighting struck twice.…
ON the Beat | Openings Week on the Serious Music Front
This edition of ON the Beat was originally emailed to subscribers on October 26,…
Shadows and Angles Beyond the Calm, at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Like many of his colleagues in the upper echelons of household-name American…
Review | Opera Santa Barbara’s Tragi-Karmic ‘Carmen’
Hearing the frothy and ultra-familiar strains of the Carmen overture rising from…
At Home with Nature – The Santa Barbara Independent
In launching its fall academic season, UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum…