The Saturday evening performances of Pacific Symphony's Classical series concerts are broadcast live on our official classical radio station, Classical KUSC. Popular radio personality Rich Capparela hosts the broadcasts which include fascinating interviews with guest artists and Symphony musicians during intermission.

The live broadcasts are generously sponsored by:
USC’s Classical Public Radio can be heard in 7 counties, from as far north as Santa Barbara and as far south as the Mexican border.

KUSC-FM 91.5 - Los Angeles           KPSC-FM 88.5 - Palm Springs
KQSC-FM 88.7 - Santa Barbara       KDSC-FM 91.1 - Thousand Oaks
KESC-FM 99.7 - San Luis Obispo

The broadcasts are also available by live stream on the KUSC website. This live-streaming option is possible through the generosity of the Musicians of Pacific Symphony.

To listen online, go to: www.kusc.org.

2009-2010 Broadcast Schedule

American Composers Festival 2010
THE GREATEST GENERATION
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 8 p.m.
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Pacific Chorale — John Alexander, artistic director

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Herrmann: For the Fallen
Weill: Walt Whitman Songs
Gould: Amber Waves
Daugherty: Mount Rushmore (2010) for Chorus and Orchestra (World premiere)

FANTASTIQUE!
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 8 p.m.
Carl St.Clair, conductor - Jeffrey Biegel, piano

Beethoven: Overture to “Egmont”
Danielpour: Mirrors for Piano and Orchestra (World premiere)
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

GERSHWIN & ALL THAT JAZZ
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8 p.m.
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Alain Lefevre, piano - Kevin Deas, baritone

Program includes:
Bernstein: Preludes, Fugues and Riffs
Ellington:  King Solomon from “Three Black Kings”
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Ticheli: Blue Shades
Shostakovich: Dance 1 from Jazz Suite No. 2

POULENC’S ORGAN CONCERTO
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8 p.m.
Daniel Hege, conductor - Paul Jacobs, organ

Dukas: Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Schubert: Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel

BEETHOVEN & RACHMANINOFF
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 8 p.m.
Michael Stern, conductor - Dejan Lazic, piano

Barber: Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances

LEILA JOSEFOWICZ
Saturday, June 5, 2010, 8 p.m.
Carl St.Clair, conductor - Leila Josefowicz, violin

Ravel: Suite from “Mother Goose”
Adams: Violin Concerto
Mozart: Symphony No. 32
Stravinsky: Suite from “Firebird”

ANDRÉ WATTS RETURNS
Saturday, June 12, 2010, 8 p.m.
Carl St.Clair, conductor - André Watts, piano

Dvorák: Carnival Overture
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5