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    SummerFest Kicks off with “A Salute to The Eagles,” July 4

    Get set for summer! Celebrate the Fourth of July with great music in the great outdoors with Pacific Symphony at Pacific Amphitheatre (88 Fair Drive – Costa Mesa, CA 92626). Tickets for this concert start at $25; tickets for children under

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    Mythbusting the “Mozart Effect”

    Many of us have heard of the “Mozart Effect” in some form or another—play classical music for your unborn or infant child and they’ll miraculously grow up to be intelligent. Admittedly, I know that even my own mother kept “Baby

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    A PSYO Success Story!

    Below is a letter from a former-PSYO (Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra) member Daniel Smith’s parents. We’re very proud to acknowledge that Daniel has gone on to receive tenure as the Associate Principal Bass at the San Francisco Symphony! A huge

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    Review: Mahler’s Titan (via LA Opus)

    Our season finale has come and gone, and not without notice. Although we’re starting our summer season shortly—check out our SummerFest offerings here—a review of our last concert, Mahler’s Titan, has arrived via David J. Brown’s thoughtful LA Opus. The

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    Reflecting On iTunes’ Past And Future In The Classical Sphere

    Gone are the days when our listening loyalties were limited to repertoire we already knew, whether it be local symphony recordings or famed performances like Jacqueline du Pré’s iconic Elgar Cello Concerto. With Apple’s macOS update ending iTunes’ reign and

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    Charlie and Ling Zhang Community Support Challenge

    Pacific Symphony patrons Charlie and Ling Zhang have long been interested in expanding community support of the orchestra in its work to inspire, engage and serve all of Orange County’s residents. To help motivate the community, Charlie and Ling have

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    A Time to Reflect, A Time to Celebrate: Carl St.Clair Muses on His Milestone 30th Anniversary (Part 2/2)

    St.Clair reminisced, “I knew Bernstein was going to conduct Beethoven’s Seventh, but I didn’t know, when I planned for my first program with Pacific Symphony in fall of 1990, that that was going to be the last work Bernstein conducted.

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    A Time to Reflect, A Time to Celebrate: Carl St.Clair Muses on His Milestone 30th Anniversary (Part 1/2)

    Blockbuster film composer John Williams and Carl St.Clair go back a long way—30 years to be exact. In fact, one could say we’ve got John Williams to thank that St.Clair came to Pacific Symphony in the first place. St.Clair took

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    “Pavarotti Documentary Misses All The Right Notes” via NPR

    NPR contributor Tom Huizenga recently wrote a great review on their blog on Ron Howard’s recent “Pavarotti” documentary, titled after one of the largest voices, and personalities, in the opera world. Although Luciano Pavarotti passed almost 12 years ago, the

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    Cartoon Composers Quiz

    Show off your musical mastery. How many cartoon composers can you recognize? Click here to take the quiz! 

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