The purpose of the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony is to provide a framework in which the musical talent of the youth of the Santa Barbara County and the South Coast can be enhanced by offering a high quality orchestral experience as training for later musical involvement. It also provides musical enrichment for the community through concerts and recitals.
Nov. 16, 2008 - 3 pm Mar. 22, 2008 - 3 pm May 31, 2009 - 3 pm Tickets available at Lobero Box Office, 963-0761, 33 E. Canon Perdido Adults, $15; students/seniors, $10; pre-school, free.
Andrew Radford, Music Director of the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony since 2004, is also the Princpal Bassoonist of the Santa Barbara Symphony and the California Philharmonic and is the Education Coordinator for the Ojai Music Festival. Radford was born in Berkely, CA and moved south to attend the California Institute of the Arts. His musical education continued with performances at the Music Academy of the West, the Aspen and Spoleto Music Festivals and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestral Training Program. Radford played for two years in Germany as the Solo Bassoonist of the Hofer Symfoniker, an orchestra in Bavaris. Click here to read more.

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August 15, 2008 Benefits Salon Concert (Val Verde Estate) Email sbys25@aol.com for information