What’s Happening This Month: March 2022
March has arrived and with it, the return of spring. Just in time for the season of new beginnings, we have also officially announced our 2022-23 Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Season. For those of you going to some of our events this month, you may see our subscription tables in the orchestra lobby at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
From our Beethoven & Boléro concerts in September to our Cathedrals of Sound grand finale concerts in June, we’re looking forward to entering a new era of discovery and exploring new musical experiences with you soon. Don’t forget to come by and say hi!
Here’s what’s happening at Pacific Symphony this month.
PSYO: Dancing in the Dark • March 7, 2022 at 7 p.m.
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra explores the brilliant and romantic influences of early and late twentieth century musical masterworks, with a mix of lush and dramatic themes. The program includes three pieces: John Adam’s The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 and Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59. They will be under the baton of Dr. Jacob Sustaita. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
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Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony • March 10-12, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Hailed by The London Times as a “violinist in a class of his own,” James Ehnes joins legendary conductor Edo de Waart with Prokofiev’s Spanish-inspired second violin concerto; a work that perfectly blends drama with technical virtuosity. On the second half, revel in the majestic power of the William J. Gillespie Concert organ in Saint-Saëns’ most popular symphony featuring a melody that was later adapted for film and the 1977 hit song “If I Had Words.”
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PSYWE: People, Places & Things • March 13, 2022 at 3 p.m.
Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble welcomes special guests artists Dr. Dustin Barr, Dr. James Tapia and tenor Yngwie Slassh Zamarippa in a program that features an exciting array of 20th and 21st century works by John Mackey, Alex Shapiro, Percy Grainger, David Biedendender and David Maslanka. They are led by Music Director Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
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Boz Scaggs • March 18-19, 2022 at 8 p.m.
In an acclaimed career spanning nearly five decades, singer-songwriter and guitarist Boz Scaggs has explored the realms of soft rock, blues, R&B and jazz to produce instantly recognizable hits such as “Lowdown,” “Lido Shuffle” and “Look What You’ve Done to Me.” Pacific Symphony will be under the baton of guest conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez.
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Sundays at Soka: Beethoven & Mozart • March 20, 2022 at 3 p.m.
A native of Los Angeles, Norman Krieger is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation and is highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitIvity and virtuosic flair. Krieger joins the Pacific Symphony Chamber Orchestra and Maestro Carl St.Clair in a program that includes Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491.
**This performance will take place at Soka Performing Arts Center.**
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Nowruz: Iranian New Year • March 26, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, with the Farhang Foundation and Pacific Symphony! A traditional festival that marks the beginning of spring, Nowruz is a time to celebrate the “rebirth of nature” and wash away the past. Joining the Symphony for this festive celebration are vocalist Alireza Ghorbani, guest conductor Shardad Rohani, vocalist Mojgan Shajarian and guitarist Lily Afshar. Pre-concert festivities include traditional musicians and dancers and a grand Haft Sîn display.
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What events are you looking forward? Let us know in the comments below!