This season, we’re celebrating our Music Director Carl St.Clair’s 30 years with us here at the Symphony. His impact with us has been transformative, so take a look back to where it all began, and how far we’ve come.

In case you missed it, here is our Concert Highlight from Thursday’s 2019-20 Opening Night Concert & Celebration, featuring Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and “Choral” Fantasy, a precursor to his 9th Symphony. The night ended on Carl Orff’s choral and orchestral

It’s World Gratitude Day, and we’d like to highlight the wonderful volunteers and interns that we have, and the opportunities our organization provides to young professionals! We’re incredibly grateful to have them in the office, helping us out with day-to-day

Everyone’s favorite classical music news and  meme-machine, Classic FM, released an article last year on the story of Carl Orff’s masterpiece, “Carmina Burana,” giving background and explanation of some of the more … interesting lyrical portions presented in the libretto

From professional orchestral musicians to our very own interns, our Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles alumni seem to be shaking up the world in various disciplines, but we can’t forget about our freshest batch of recently-graduated alumni! Meet Justin Lee: starting this

Every year, hundreds of young musicians from Southern California audition to be a part of the Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles programs. While we often hear their musical talent at the Youth Ensembles concerts, we often lose track of the program’s

With the new “Downton Abbey” film releasing today, derived from the smash-hit television period-drama of the same name, we thought you could relive some of the pieces of music that were released during 1927, when the film takes place. For

Fireworks, fanfares and cannons—oh my! Reigning as one of Tchaikovsky’s most iconic orchestral works, the “1812 Overture” is recognizable for typically acting as an accompaniment for 4th of July fireworks or making musical cameos in video games, movies and TV

Senior Editor of Voice of OC Paul Hodgins recently interview Pacific Symphony’s President John Forsyte about Carl’s upcoming 30th Anniversary season. Here are some of our favorite highlights: The right pairing of orchestra and conductor, like a successful marriage, can

Among the many guest artists joining us for our “Hail to the Heroes” concert Sept. 8 is guest conductor Colonel Arnald Gabriel, who was the Commander and Conductor from the United States Air Force Band, United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra, and Singing