Particularly when it comes to the Romantic era of the arts, literature and music, it’s easy to consider yesteryear through nostalgia’s amber glass and evoke a kinder, gentler era of serene and genteel ...

The exciting new musical ensemble, the Santa Barbara Chamber Players, concludes its second season with a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6 in the First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St.

Why would ultra-serious Johannes Brahms write not one, but two serenades—pieces usually meant for light entertainment? He was working his way up to writing symphonies. Brahms dedicated his second ...