Pack a picnic, grab a lawn chair or blanket and gather the family for an evening of free music and outdoor summer fun! Now a long-standing summer tradition, Symphony in the Cities (SITC) brings thousands of people together for great music and entertainment in local parks each year. With a potpourri of popular classics, pop tunes, and patriotic tunes, these concerts are led by Music Director Carl St.Clair and the audience is invited to participate in a sing-along of patriotic favorites.
A pre-concert Musical Playground features many interactive and hands-on activities for children, including instrument making and a drum circle. And—back each year by popular demand—kids have the chance to learn how to conduct with Maestro St.Clair and later help lead the orchestra in Sousa’s “Hands Across the Sea” during the concert.
Symphony in the Cities: Costa Mesa
Tuesday, July 30, 2024, Time TBD
Pre-concert activities, Time TBD
Fairview Park
Costa Mesa, CA
Symphony in the Cities: Mission Viejo
Saturday, August 3, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Prelude in the Park at 4 p.m.
Oso Viejo Community Park on the Village Green and
Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center
24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA
Symphony in the Cities: Musco Center for the Arts
Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 7 p.m.
Pre-concert activities at 5:30 p.m.
Aitken Arts Plaza at Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University
One University Drive, Orange, CA
Symphony in the Cities: TBD
Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 7 p.m.
Pre-concert activities at 5:30 p.m.
Symphony in the Cities: Irvine
Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 7 p.m.
Pre-concert activities at 5:30 p.m.
Great Park Live
Irvine, CA
ARTISTS:
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Rubi Lee, violin
Pacific Symphony
PROGRAM:
JOHN STAFFORD SMITH: |
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"The Star-Spangled Banner" |
GEORGE GERSHWIN: |
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Overture to Strike up the Band |
JOHN WILLIAMS: |
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"March" from Superman |
JOHN WILLIAMS: |
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"Imperial March" from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back |
JOHN PHILIPP SOUSA: |
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Hands Across the Sea March |
ALAN MENKEN: |
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"Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid Suite |
ALAN MENKEN: |
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Orchestral Suite from Beauty and the Beast |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: |
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Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 |
VARIOUS: |
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Armed Forces Salute |
SAMUEL WARD: |
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"America the Beautiful" |
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: |
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The Stars and Stripes Forever |