The Lark Quartet with Peter Schickele
Aquila Theatre Company of London
The Juilliard String Quartet
Sierra Maestra
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The Juilliard String Quartet Friday, February 5 Playing with passionate conviction, rhythmic vitality and a glorious quality of sound. —Boston Globe As they have for more than 50 years, the words Juilliard String Quartet connote musicianship of unparalleled excellence. The ensemble performs here for the first time with their new violinist, former UCSB Professor of Music Ronald Copes, a long-time favorite of Santa Barbara audiences, who critics agree is a perfect match for this esteemed quartet. Program Mozart: Quartet in A Major, K. 464 Bartok: String Quartet No. 4 Ravel: String Quartet General public: $16/$19/$22 Students: $12/$15/$18 Co-sponsored by KCBX  |
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Sierra Maestra Cuba’s Greatest Soneros Saturday, February 27 Music of beguiling emotional resonance, romantic boleros and rumbas with propulsive polyrhythms and celebratory trumpet improvisations. —Time Out New York This Havana band is Cuba’s leading exponent of son, the irresistible big band sound of the 1920s and ’30s and the musical forerunner of salsa. The orchestra features guitar, trumpet, bongo, maracas, bass, piano and passionate, earthy vocals. General public: $14/$17/$20 Students: $12/$14/$16 Co-sponsored by KCBX and the Best Western Pepper Tree Inn
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