By TIMOTHY MANGAN “I’m not retiring,” John Alexander says, just to be clear. The outgoing artistic director of the Pacific Chorale, which he has led for 45 years, is sitting in a local eatery where he is such a regular
The quixotic quest of Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss’ “Don Quixote,” which the Pacific Symphony will play May 18-20, is one of the odder pieces in the orchestral repertory, or let us say on the fringes of the orchestral repertory, so seldom does it turn up in
How to be a philanthropist 101: Charlie Zhang
Immigrant-Entrepreneur Charlie Zhang Provides a New Home to the Pacific Symphony and Other Arts Groups. Orange Coast Magazine, May, 2017.