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Target Symphony in the Cities |
For many, it’s a must-do summer tradition – a visit to the local park for a free outdoor concert by Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair! For the fourth year in a row, Target returns as the title sponsor for the 2008 Target Symphony in the Cities concert series, a popular event throughout Orange County’s many communities. The series attracts more than 10,000 people each summer – many of whom bring picnics and lawn chairs and make it a very full and memorable summer experience. 
This year’s concerts, take place in the cities of Brea, Irvine, Lake Forest and Mission Viejo during the month of August. Ninety minutes before the concert there are many interactive and hands-on activities at a “musical playground” for children, which includes a conducting clinic. Children who participate have the opportunity to assist Maestro St.Clair in conducting during a portion of the concert. For more information about these free community concerts, call (714) 755-5788.
Concert dates and locations:
Each concert begins at 7PM. The Musical Playground for kids starts at 5:30PM.
“We have been very fortunate to have Target as our title sponsor; in fact, it has been called Target Symphony in the Cities since 2005,” says John Forsyte, Pacific Symphony president. “It is because of Target’s generosity, support and interest in our community that Pacific Symphony is able to offer high-quality music in some of Orange County’s most beautiful outdoor areas – free to people who might not otherwise have an opportunity to hear these very talented musicians. We are also very grateful to the Cities that work so hard to make this such an overwhelming success each year.”
Program
| Shostakovich | Galop from Moscow Cheryomushki |
| Gliere | Russian Sailor’s Dance |
| Khachaturian | Sabre Dance |
| Strauss Jr. | Egyptian March |
| Strauss Jr. | On the Beautiful Blue Danube |
| Strauss Jr. | Thunder and Lightning Polka |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein | Excerpts from the Sound of Music (soloists TBD) Prelude and the Sound of Music My Favorite Things Sixteen Going on Seventeen Climb Every Mountain Do Re Mi |
| Sousa | Hands Across the Sea |
| Williams | Liberty Fanfare |
| Trad./arr. Prechel | Patriotic Sing-along (world premiere of this arrangement) |
Community Informances
This program makes classical music accessible to older adults who are unable to attend concerts at the Orange County Performing Artscenter. Free, daytime ensemble performances bring music directly to them in comfortable facilities, such as the Newport Beach Public Library. Consisting of traditional chamber music, these “informances” highlight members of the Symphony playing their instruments, speaking about the works to be performed, and responding to questions from the audience.
