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Arts Orange County has announced its 24th OC Arts Awards, celebrating lifetime achievements in the arts. This prestigious event honors an outstanding arts organization, an emerging artist, and an emerging arts leader, while also giving special recognition to an individual who has sustained an unprecedented musical career in Orange County.
Hold onto your hats because the 2024-25 Family Musical Mornings Series is here, and it’s going to be fun for all! Big thanks to Farmers & Merchants Bank for their sponsorship of this series and making these unforgettable Saturday morning concerts possible.
Talking about great classical music that’s family-friendly? You have to talk about The Carnival of the Animals. Almost a 140 years after Camille Saint-Saëns composed his Le Carnival des animaux, it’s astonishing to note that this appealing, colorful work—one of the composer’s most popular—nearly died with him. Saint-Saëns was one of classical music’s most accomplished scene-painters; the animal caricatures in this glorious carnival are astonishingly vivid and often hilarious, delighting children and grownups in equal measure. After hearing The Carnival of the Animals, watching animals in the zoo or tropical fish in your home aquarium will seem very different and much more fun….
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 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
Imagine a 3-year-old boy enjoying his first experience of live classical music at Pacific Symphony’s Family Musical Mornings. His grandmother notices he’s riveted on the music and suggests he study piano. Flash-forward from 1993 to 2023, and that boy is now a
Fall is my favorite time of the year. Yes, I celebrate my birthday at the end of September, but more than that, fall marks the beginning of a new symphony season, a new school year, and the return of our
I am very blessed to have the opportunity to welcome you back to the start of the 2022-23 season of Family Musical Mornings! This 5-concert series includes a wide variety of music for young people: opening with a special Halloween
Sponsor Spotlight Pacific Symphony gratefully acknowledges Farmers & Merchants Bank for its strong support as the presenting sponsor of the Family Musical Mornings series for nearly two decades, dating back to 2004. Pacific Symphony’s President and CEO John Forsyte commented,