An Apap Apéritif

Former Santa Barbara Symphony concertmaster Gilles Apap was back in our tony town when the orchestra hosted its penultimate Concert Apéritif event to celebrate its 70th anniversary.

The world-famous Algerian violinist, a good friend of the late Yehudi Menuhin, was joined by Chris Judge on guitar and Brendon Staton on bass at the Carpinteria aerie of symphony board member Rachel Kaganoff Stern and Tessa Kaganoff playing an eclectic collection ranging from jazz to gypsy folk music.

Among those noshing on the comestibles from HEAT Culinary and quaffing the wine were artistic director Nir Kabaretti, just back from performing in Sweden, Mara Abboud, Dan Burnham, NancyBell Coe, Mikki Andina, Barbara Burger, Fred and Nancy Golden, Dick and Marilyn Mazess, and Sybil Rosen.