BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bc6bdb2c9a77617d60fed9bbdc5a16e11464 CATEGORIES:Virtual Concerts & Programs SUMMARY:Santa Barbara Symphony: Beethoven @ 250 DESCRIPTION:
The Santa Barbara celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday with “Beethoven @ 250,” a unique chamber music performance of some of the most beloved work s by the composer as well as some newly created arrangements of Beethoven c lassics. This performance will be recorded live on stage from the Music Aca demy of the West and delivered straight to audiences through the Symphony’s new digital streaming format. The Symphony’s presentation of Beethoven @ 2 50, “From Our Hearts to Your Ears!” will offer a new, personal take on the composer’s music and arrangements. Through state of the art audio recording and multi-camera work, this intimate performance gets “up close and person al” with symphony musicians, including concertmaster Jessica Guideri, princ ipal trumpet Jon Lewis, clarinetist Juan Gallego, and principal cellist Tre vor Handy. These symphony all-stars will be joined by guest performers incl uding pianist Robert Koenig who serves as Chair of the UCSB Department of M usic, and soprano Julia Metzler, among other special guests. Audiences will experience musical chemistry as they perform new adaptations of Beethoven’ s music in unaccompanied solos and together in duos, trios, and quartets, i n an intimate setting, hear Beethoven's homage to Mozart and enjoy personal reflections about Beethoven - his music and legacy - in the context of our time. Virtual tickets to Beethoven @ 250 start at just $43 per household w ith a series subscription and includes a one-time link that provides access to both the livestream and on-demand access for 30 days after the premiere broadcast.