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JACK QUARTET

SAT, Dec 7 @ 7:30 pm

LSO MUSICIANS

Mon, Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm

yMUSIC

Mon, Mar 10 @ 7:30 pm

The Mariposa Concert Series initiative is generously sponsored by
Kandy Budgor; Luria/Budgor Family Foundation, with additional support from the Gainey Foundation.

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JACK QUARTET

“One of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles” (NY Times), JACK Quartet, founded by Music Academy alum Ari Streisfeld, presents “Modern Medieval,” a program exploring the work of long-past European composers through the lens of contemporary American composition, including music by Juri Seo, Austin Wulliman, and works by Christopher Otto based on Rodericus, Solage, and Nathaniel Giles.

The neglected, though not forgotten rites of the Medieval musical arts illuminate the musical manuscript anew as JACK explores the connections of musicality and thought between European composers of the past and the voices of American music today. The mysterious Rodericus and satirical Solage are viewed anew through the lens of JACK’s own masterful arranger Chris Otto. Meanwhile, pieces by JACK’s friends connect us to our musical forebears, using ancient harmonies, imitations, games, and secret messages as the jumping off point for unexpected journeys through magical, amorous, and dangerous tales.

featuring

CHRISTOPHER OTTO violin, AUSTIN WULLIMAN violin, JOHN PICKFORD RICHARDS viola, JAY CAMPBELL cello

TAYLOR BROOK Organum [2017]

CHRISTOPHER OTTO Angelorum Psalat, after Rodericus [2011 / c. 1390]

NICOLA VICENTINO Musica prisca caput // Madonna, il poco dolce [c. 1555]

VICENTE ATRIA Round-about [2024]

AUSTIN WULLIMAN Dave’s Hocket [2024]

CHRISTOPHER OTTO Miserere, after Nathaniel Giles [2023 / 1594]

TAYLOR BROOK Phrygea [2017]

JOHNNY MACMILLAN Songs from the Seventh Floor [2021]

CHRISTOPHER OTTO Fumeux fume par fumee, after Solage [2018 / c. 1390]

JURI SEO Three Imaginary Chansons [2024]

TAYLOR BROOK Ars Nova [2017]

LSO MUSICIANS

As part of a Santa Barbara winter residency, London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) musicians collaborate with celebrated MAX (Music Academy Exchange) alums to create an unforgettable evening of chamber music.

In addition to the Music Academy February 17 performance, the legendary London Symphony Orchestra will offer a special concert on February 18, co-presented by Community Arts Music Association and the Music Academy of the West.

featuring

LSO MUSICIANS CLARE DUCKWORTH & THOMAS NORRIS violins, MALCOLM JOHNSTON viola, SALVADOR BOLÓN cello
MUSIC ACADEMY ALUMS ELISSA BROWN flute, GERBRICH MEIJER clarinet, KAITLIN MILLER harp

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285

MAURICE RAVEL Introduction and Allegro

MOZART Clarinet Quintet, K. 581

yMUSIC

yMusic, the genre-leading American chamber ensemble, featuring Music Academy trumpet alum CJ Camerieri, continues its collaboration with sensational California composer Gabriella Smith, performing a new work that invites us to commune with the fragile beauty of the natural world.

ABOUT THE PREMIERE
Gabriella Smith’s new score, a blend of acoustic performance with raw and processed field recordings, is an invitation to the listener to commune and connect with the fragile beauty of the natural world threatened by climate change. “Magnificent and mind-blowingly original… her [music] speaks for itself—eloquently, ferociously and with a palette of instrumental sounds that land as both familiar and strikingly new” (San Francisco Chronicle).

featuring

ALEX SOPP flute, MARK DOVER clarinet, CJ CAMERIERI trumpet, ROB MOOSE violin, NADIA SIROTA  viola, & GABRIEL CABEZAS cello

Pre-Concert Wine Receptions

Join us for a pre-concert glass of wine at 6:30 pm on Fé Bland Plaza, in front of Hahn Hall.

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