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Orange County Arts Awards to Honor Carl St.Clair
Arts Orange County, the leader in building appreciation of, participation in and support for the arts and arts education throughout Orange County, has announced Carl St.Clair as an honoree at the Orange County Arts Awards, taking place on October 16.
“Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles” Launches SummerFest
Pacific Symphony has once again put together an entertaining July 4th program for 2019 at Pacific Amphitheatre (located in the heart of Orange County). Pop open a bottle of wine, kick back, relax and enjoy the perfect celebration for summer
Roger Kalia Snags Music Director Position
Congratulations to Roger Kalia who was named the new Music Director of Symphony New Hampshire, beginning with the 2019-20 season. He will continue in his position as Pacific Symphony’s Associate Conductor for one more season. Carl St.Clair has had a
Musician Transitions
Steven Edelman, Pacific Symphony’s Principal Bass, is retiring at the conclusion of this season after an illustrious three-decade career with the orchestra. It is fitting that he ends his tenure performing the famous “Frère Jacques” funeral march solo for double
Mahler’s “Titan” Preview (Voice of OC)
Voice of OC editor and contributing writer Paul Hodgins wrote a preview of our upcoming 18-19 Classical season finale, “Mahler’s Titan,” a concert which begins with Mozart’s beautiful Sinfonia Concertante. (Find the full article here.) Pacific Symphony is capping its
“To Tell A Story” – Café Ludwig, May 19, 2019
The program is all about storytelling in a very direct sense. Obviously any piece of music tells some kind of story, but these are concrete stories in a more literal sense. We’ll start with Alan Ridout’s “Ferdinand the Bull.” I
Can Live Concerts Improve Your Well-being?
From time to time, we’ll bring to your attention articles about how music can improve your life. Here’s an interesting article about live concerts improving life expectancy.
Know Before You Go…
Our program note annotator Michael Clive writes about the guitar’s most famous work, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. After reading about this beautiful piece, listen to Pablo Villegas playing the exquisite slow movement. So many of classical music’s great geniuses led
Meet the Bandoneón
Why is there a squeezebox on stage with Pacific Symphony this week? Well, that’s not just any button accordion—it’s a bandoneón, the rich, dark-voiced squeezebox that was born to sing the blues of Buenos Aires: the tango. The bandoneon is