If you aren't going out to the Ojai Music Festival (and why not?), you've still got some fun programs at home. Pacific Serenades is performing at the UCLA Faculty Center on Tuesday at 8 PM. The program includes Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, a Haydn string quartet, and a world premiere. more ›

March 7th: The Joffrey Ballet makes their Santa Barbara debut Monday night at 8 PM. The company has the distinction of being the only dance ensemble to appear on the cover of TIME, should be a nice performance if you're in the area. The performance is at the Granada Theatre and you can get tickets here. more ›

Erich Korngold was an Academy Award winning film composer. He made his permanent residence in California and is buried in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. He is most famous for his collaborations with Errol Flynn and adaptations of other compositions for the big screen. For other film composers check out Johnny Greenwood (lead guitarist of Radiohead), Clint Mansell, Bernard Hermann, Henry Mancini, and Miklos Rosza. This week's classical pick also features the work of a film composer, Paul Chihara. This video contains a recording of Jascha Heifetz performing Korngold's famous Violin Concerto. more ›