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Pacific Symphony launched its 45th anniversary season on Thursday, Sept. 21 with an Opening Night Celebration featuring a grand reception, dinner, and entertainment surrounding the first concert of the 2023-24 Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series: “A Hero’s
“Silent films” were far from silent—especially in the case of The Phantom of the Opera, which has been scaring movie audiences out of their wits for about a hundred years. In addition to our own screams as we watch, this
We have an awesome new season of Family Musical Mornings Concerts presented by Farmers & Merchants Bank. All the programs are created especially for young audiences! I am looking forward to sharing some thrilling musical adventures this year. I am
Pacific Symphony welcomes the Scandinavian maestro Christian Kluxon for his debut appearance (Oct. 19-21) leading the orchestra in a concert titled Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with Esther Yoo as soloist. The program also holds Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony and opens with Lili
Pacific Symphony invites young audiences to celebrate the rich tapestry of autumnal traditions from around the globe—be it Halloween, Día de los Muertos, Mid-Autumn Festival, Diwali, or beyond. Audience members can don a festive costume, illuminate a candle, or groove
In anticipation of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15) and Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16), Pacific Symphony’s Principal Pops Conductor, Enrico Lopez-Yañez was honored this week to accept the “Mexicanos Distinguidos” silver medal and diploma from Atlanta-based Mexican Consul General Javier
Classical Music Month, established in 1994 by President Bill Clinton, has become an annual celebration of the beauty, complexity, and timelessness of classical music. As September rolls around, it’s time to immerse ourselves in the world of symphonies, concertos, and
On April 2, 1978 in Fullerton’s 1300-seat Plummer Auditorium, an intrepid fledgling Pacific Symphony essayed its inaugural concert. Just 45 short years later, the orchestra has navigated a heroic odyssey including international tours to Europe and China…composer commissions…world premieres…a PBS
Pacific Symphony’s SummerFest 2023, presented by City of Hope Orange County, comes to a dramatic finale on Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. at FivePoint Amphitheatre. City of Hope Orange County presents Tchaikovsky Spectacular: A Concert of Hope, honoring cancer survivors,
We’re opening Pacific Symphony’s 45th anniversary season with one of the greatest tone poems of all times: Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben, “A Hero’s Life.” When I think about it, the life of Pacific Symphony is truly heroic….