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Santa Barbara Symphony
An American in Paris
Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 19, 2025 | 3:00 PM
The Granada Theatre 

Gershwin’s jazzy musical postcard, An American in Paris, highlights this program of America’s masters as the nation turns 250. Alexi Kenny, acclaimed by The New York Times for virtuosity that is “breathless and often daring,” plays Barber’s haunting Violin Concerto. Charles Ives’ vibrant Three Places in New England presents portraits of patriotism. And the inner glow of Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral will soothe long after its sumptuous sound fades to silence. 

The Artists
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Alexi Kenney, Violin 

Repertoire 
IVES | Three Places in New England
BARBER | Violin Concerto
JENNIFER HIGDON | Blue Cathedral
GERSHWIN | An American in Paris 

Attend "Conversations with KUSC" with on-air personality Jennifer Miller Hammel
Saturday Pre-Concert Chat | 6:30-7:00 PM
Sunday Pre-Concert Chat | 2:00-2:30 PM 

For more info and tickets, visit: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/an-american-in-paris/