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    The Beatles’ Legacy Meets Classical Excellence

    Pacific Symphony’s July 4 Spectacular Presented by City of Hope Orange County Prepare for an extraordinary feast for the senses under the stars at Pacific Symphony’s SummerFest, presented by City of Hope Orange County. FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, a scenic

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    Let There Be Light!

    A Grand Finale to Grand Season For the final concert of the 2022-23 Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series, Music Director Carl St.Clair transformed the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall’s stunning acoustics into a “Cathedral of Sound”

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    Unlocking the Power of Music: KUSC and USC join forces for “Music on the Brain”

    “Part of it has to do with the fact that we are ourselves like musical instruments,” says Damasio. “We are being played upon by our ideas, by our minds.”

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    Celebrate Community Support Month with a Gift to Pacific Symphony

    November is Pacific Symphony’s annual Community Support Month–a celebration of gratitude for everyone who supports and enables our commitments to the greater Orange County area. In a month known for celebrating the gift of “thanks,” Pacific Symphony thanks you for

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    Pacific Symphony Welcomes Three New Musicians

    “I am pleased to welcome three new musicians to the Pacific Symphony family,” said Music Director Carl St.Clair (William J. Gillespie Music Director Chair). “I look forward to working with them beginning this 2022-23 season.” Yoomin Seo — Associate Concertmaster

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    A Message from Music Director Carl St.Clair

    September 19, 2022 Dear Pacific Symphony Family,  The musicians of Pacific Symphony and I have shared an extraordinary 33-year journey, and so it is with deeply felt appreciation that I share that the Board of Directors and I have come

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    A Reason To Celebrate

    Did you know that September is both Classical Music Month and National Piano Month? Now you have two powerful reasons to celebrate! Both month-long holidays were proclaimed in the early 1990s. National Piano Month was first named in 1991 by

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    A Message from Carl St.Clair

    Welcome to what will surely be another exciting Pacific Symphony season at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, a true acoustic gem we are proud to call our home. Once again, we are deeply indebted to the Hal and Jeanette

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    SUMMER’S GRAND FINALE: TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR ON SEPT. 4

    Pacific Symphony’s SummerFest 2022, presented by City of Hope Orange County, comes to a dazzling finish—complete with fireworks—when Music Director Carl St.Clair leads the orchestra in the Tchaikovsky Spectacular on Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. at FivePoint Amphitheatre (located in

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    Orli Shaham’s New Release

    Just in time for #NationalPianoMonth! Artistic Director of Pacific Symphony’s chamber series, Cafe Ludwig, and one of Opening Night’s soloists, concert pianist Orli Shaham has released two new recordings that are a part of her multi-year endeavor of recording all

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