Salon Series: Bolcom & the Bestiary

July 23, 2025

7:30 p.m.

Music Academy of the West
Adults: $25 - $55
Children (ages 7-17): FREE

Sunset, wine, and musical storytelling. Start your evening under Santa Barbara’s golden summer sky, wine glass in hand, before experiencing chamber music that unfolds like a perfectly framed scene. Fellows share the musical director’s cut where every instrumental voice deserves its own spotlight—from Norman’s high-octane Gran Turismo to Tchaikovsky’s emotionally layered Piano Trio in A Minor.

The program includes:

Osvaldo Golijov Last Round
Gabriela Salvador Riera, Matthildur Traustadóttir, Angeles Hoyos, Ines Doulet violins; Yoona Park, Sam Sun violas; Mia Kim Bernard, Sophie Deng cellos; Diego Garza-Romero double bass

Francis Poulenc Le Bestiaire
Jack Burrows baritone, Saeyeong Kim flute, Jacob Glaser clarinet, Cian Bryson bassoon, Kate Lee violin, Yubin Kim violin, Ho Fei Ng viola, Lauren Mathews cello

William Bolcom The Walrus and the Carpenter
Anastasia Minashvili mezzo-soprano, Martin Katz piano

Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17
Seoho Bang violin, Gloria Lee cello, Cameron Akioka piano

Salon Series: Bolcom & the Bestiary

1070 Fairway Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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