“Hail to the Heroes” is coming up quick, and we’d like to introduce you to the concert’s headliner, country icon Lee Greenwood. Greenwood’s initial rise to fame came with the release of his patriotic anthem “God Bless the USA,” which

Every week at UCI, there’s much more than just music-making happening behind the closed-doors of PSYE’s rehearsal rooms. Beyond the sounds of percussive timpani, powerful trombones, virtuosic flutes, and everyone in between, there’s often discussion about personal growth, encouraged by

Upon Star Wars: A New Hope’s 1977 release, New York film critic Stanley Kauffmann infamously condemned George Lucas’ soon-to-be blockbuster hit as a “corny, unexceptional film for men who miss adolescence.” Fast-forward 40 years later and you’ll see that this

Welcome to our news blog series, “Humans of Pacific Symphony,” telling the story of the employees, musicians, conductors, staff and interns who we work with every day! Pacific Symphony’s interns can be found across almost all our departments. This summer,

Every year, we bring the Symphony to a local park or outside venue near you, in cities all across Orange County. This year, we had the pleasure of expanding to four cities: Mission Viejo, Costa Mesa, Orange and Irvine! This

Former guest artist Anne Akiko Meyers, an accomplished and traveled violinist, recently spoke with Classical KUSC’s Jim Svejda in an interview on their Arts Alive blog about the importance of commissioning new concert works. “It’s very important to me to

To get into the patriotic spirit, check out Beyoncé’s passionate performance of Lee Greenwood’s smash country hit, “God Bless the USA” at the Macy’s 4th of July celebration from 2011. Then, hear Lee Greenwood perform it live during our “Hail

On August 31, Pacific Symphony links arms with the city of Anaheim for a FREE, brand-new multimedia event celebrating the real-life stories of the city’s own immigrant heroes. Joining Anaheim native and Los Angeles Times writer Gustavo Arellano, Breath of

For nearly half a century, the iconic work of legendary composer John Williams revolutionized the influential scope of film music. With references ranging from nonsensical internet memes to clever musical easter eggs, to his nearly legendary status among the composer’s

Nearly everyone grows up with movies and nowadays, they’re more accessible than ever with platforms like Netflix or Hulu. On top of that, the mainstream rise of critically-acclaimed soundtrack composers—from John Williams (Star Wars) and Alan Silvestri (The Avengers) to