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    Pacific Symphony’s President Recommends

    Next week is a great concert to bring guests and introduce them to the Symphony! It’s a busy time of year, but this program is perfect for the season. It’s a glorious program of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on

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    Lower Your Taxes with the New Tax Law

    New this year! For smart taxpayers, the new law provides easy opportunities to lower taxes even more. Congress doubled the standard deduction to: $12,000 for single filers and $24,000 for married filers. Whether you typically itemize or take the standard

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    “Holiday Classics – Nutcracker Sweet” Playlist

    The holidays just got a little bit jazzier! This season Pacific Symphony will play selections from the original Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky and from the rendition from American jazz band leader Duke Ellington for the Holiday Classics: Nutcracker Sweet Concert

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    Carl St.Clair conducts Markus Groh!

    “Holiday Classics – Nutcracker Sweet” isn’t the first time Carl St.Clair and renowned German pianist Markus Groh have collaborated before, and hopefully, it won’t be their last. Last year, Carl St.Clair conducted a concert with Costa Rica’s Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional,

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    Shop for a Cause and Support Pacific Symphony!

    With Black Friday and Cyber Monday arriving soon, the holiday season is finally upon us! Amid all of the shopping, festivities, and family get-togethers, the holiday season is also an important time for charitable organizations: close to a quarter of

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    Concert Highlight: Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable”

    We recently made a video featuring Symphony Principal Timpanist and Percussionist Todd Miller and Robert Slack, respectively, on the great timpani battle at the end of the fourth movement of Nielsen’s evocative and emotional Symphony No. 4, dubbed “The Inextinguishable”

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    Alan Chapman’s Preview Talk: “Holiday Classics – Nutcracker Sweet”

    The first of several holiday concerts from the Symphony, “Holidays Classics – Nutcracker Sweet” (pun very much intended) comes to the Segerstrom Concert Hall Dec. 6 – 8 at 8 p.m. KUSC radio personality Alan Chapman introduces the music on

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    Listen to This: Nielsen’s Timpani Battle

    We got together with Principals Robert Slack (percussion) and Todd Miller (timpani) to discuss Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable.” The fourth and final movement is a defining moment in the Symphony, as two timpanists go head-to-head trading percussive lines,

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    Arts Journalism is Making a Comeback

    In case you haven’t heard, Voice of OC started publishing Arts & Culture stories this fall!  With the decline in local arts coverage at The Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times, and OC Weekly, we are thrilled that there is

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    Don’t Miss Sundays @ SOKA

    These 70-minute, informal concerts by Pacific Symphony have proved to be popular both for newcomers and longtime aficionados of classical music. An audience favorite (having sold out all three concerts last season), this series has become a wonderful tradition, showcasing

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