Behind the Concert

Montecito Bank & Trusts’ MClub spent an evening with Santa Barbara Symphony music and artistic director Nir Kabaretti. It began in the Founders room of the Granada for light bites and wine and a chance to meet and greet Janet Garufis, who is the Symphony board chair and CEO of MB&T, and Kevin Marvin, president and CEO of the Santa Barbara Symphony.

After the reception guests found their seats in the auditorium and a chance to see Nir conduct his orchestra in a rehearsal for the show the next day – Mozart & Mahler, Croatian soprano Lana Kos will also debut with the orchestra and there will be a work of contemporary artist Julia Wolfe.

Nir told us that because of Union rules the orchestra only gets to be together about eight hours to rehearse. There are concerts every month from January to May 2020 and don’t forget the always popular Holiday Pops December 7 and the New Year’s Eve Pops December 31, 2019.