Three intimate concerts on Westmont’s campus next week provide a chance to hear excellent music up close and get to know talented young musicians. Each event is free and open to the public.
The Composers’ Concert Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in Deane Chapel will highlight original compositions by students. Faculty and students will collaborate in the performances, resulting in an eclectic and exciting evening of new music.
Local radio station KDB (93.7 FM) will be feature American Double on Santa Barbara in Concert, Sunday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. in a performance recorded Oct. 19 at Montecito Covenant Church.
Westmont professor and Santa Barbara author Marilyn Chandler McEntyre has recently released the third of three volumes of poems on the work of Dutch artists, Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh. “In Quiet Light,” “Drawn to the Light,” and “The Color of Light,” offer readers reflections on their paintings.
Santa Barbara school board members axed many music programs this year due to budget constraints, following a nationwide trend of focusing on academics while neglecting the arts. Michael Shasberger, Westmont’s Adams professor of music and worship, will speak on “Reading, Writing and Music: Why Music Belongs at the Center of the Curriculum,” Thursday, Nov. 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St.
Hollywood composer J.A.C. Redford has arranged a piece for Westmont ’s
Chamber Orchestra to be premiered Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p. m. at First Presbyterian
Church, Constance and State Street. The orchestra will also perform Sunday, Nov. 4,
7 p.m. at El Montecito Presbyterian Church, 1455 East Valley Road. These
performances are made possible in part by the generous support of Prudent i al
California Realty.
Acclaimed children's book artists C.F. Payne, Lisbeth Zwerger, and Gregory
Manchess will exhibit work in Reynolds Gallery's "Storytellers: Children's
Book Illustrators," Nov. 3 through Dec. 13. The artists will be available to
sign books at the family-friendly opening reception Saturday, Nov. 3, from 2
to 5 p.m.