Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 requires huge forces and a lot of creative interpretation.
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Triumph Over Adversity Festival Brings Dynamic New Talent to O.C.
Singer Davóne Tines brings his own interpretation of artistic inclusiveness to this year’s festival in Costa Mesa and Santa Ana.
Jeremy Denk Brings His Insatiable Musical Curiosity to Laguna Beach Music Festival
Three-concert series includes an eclectic mix of household names, mavericks and musical curiosities.
Orange County Gets a Big Dose of Muti Magic
REVIEW: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of its departing conductor, delivers a program that showcases its gifts.
Arthur Ong Elected as Next Pacific Symphony Chairman
Orchestra selects first person of color to lead board since founding in 1978.
Viet Cuong Marches to His Own Unusual Drummer
Pacific Symphony’s new composer-in-residence has already made his mark with wit, inventiveness and creative curiosity.
A Conductor on the Rise Reveals Her Gifts
REVIEW: The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra showcased its lush, refined sound Tuesday night under the physical and precise leadership of Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla.
Pacific Symphony’s Carl St.Clair Announces He Will Hand the Baton to a Successor
The music director of Pacific Symphony for 33 years is leaving his post, probably at the end of the 2023-24 season.
Pacific Chorale Joins the L.A. Phil to Help Bring Mozart Movie to Life
On the heels of winning a Grammy this year, the Chorale will join the L.A. Philharmonic again at the Hollywood Bowl to provide live musical accompaniment for the movie ‘Amadeus.’
A Concert Helps Heal the Wounds of a Senseless Tragedy at Laguna Woods Church
Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale join forces to bring an evening of music in a ‘Concert of Healing’ for Geneva Presbyterian Church, months after a shooting there killed one person and wounded five others.











