Continuing our series of posts introducing you, or our online audience, to our new musicians, we’re excited to introduce you all to our new 1st violinist, Joanna Lee! She’ll be performing during our upcoming Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” concert, Oct. 17-19. (Grab
Meet Our New Principal Cello, Warren Hagerty!
With 5 new musicians joining us for our 2nd Classical concert, Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique,” we’d like to highlight the new faces you’ll notice on stage with Carl St.Clair! As of 2019, Warren Hagerty is the new principal cellist of Pacific Symphony.
Verdi’s Otello … in 3 minutes
Love, betrayal and jealousy – all trademarks of great tragic opera, condensed here for you. Get to know Verdi’s “Otello” in just minutes with this informative radio segment from WQXR, New York’s classical music station! Don’t miss our production of
Let’s Compare Classical Music Streaming Services
“When the power is shut off, music won’t be.” Mark Swed, longtime staple of the classical music criticism community, writes on the changing of the musical guard when the advent of the mp3 file swept the Internet. Little to no
Celebrating the Fall Harvest with a Sophisticated Wine & Beer Festival at the Hotel Irvine!
Oktoberfest began as a wedding celebration in Munich, Bavaria for King Ludwig I and Princess Therese in 1810. The festivities were so popular that the city decided to hold a similar celebration the following year, and thus a new tradition
The Making of “Maestro”
Our “Opening Night Celebration” got off to a spectacular start to with a special unveiling ceremony during a cocktail reception in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall Lobby. To mark the Carl St.Clair’s 30th anniversary as music director of
Celebrating 30 Years of Maestro Carl St.Clair
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.
Concert Highlight: Carmina Burana
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
World Gratitude Day: Highlighting the Interns of Pacific Symphony!
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
The Story Of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”
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