Press Releases

Pacific Symphony and Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana reignite Santa Ana Strings, a Heartstrings program providing free violin instruction for 2nd-5th graders

2015/05/29

Pacific Symphony’s enchanting 2015 Gala showcasing Orange County’s best raises $1.6 million while celebrating much-loved Music Director Carl St.Clair’s 25th Anniversary

2015/05/21

Pacific Symphony’s “Fire and Water”—a multimedia, musical exploration of the elements—provides operatic finale to Music Director Carl St.Clair’s 25th Anniversary Season

2015/05/20

Pacific Symphony Welcomes Icons Herb Alpert and Lani Hall and Their Inimitable Fusion of Jazz, World and Pop Music for the Duo’s First-Ever Concert with a Full Orchestra

2015/05/15

New Recording of Elliot Goldenthal’s “Symphony In G# Minor”—Piece Written for and Premiered by Pacific Symphony—Released Today by Zarathustra Music

2015/05/12

Musical Profile Showcases Expansive Talents of Legendary Composer-Conductor André Previn for Pacific Symphony’s 15th American Composers Festival

2015/05/11

Ride the wave of the last 25 years as Pacific Symphony's Gala 2015 celebrates Music Director St.Clair with an Orange County centric sunsational celebration

2015/05/04

Pacific Symphony promotes Susan M. Kotses and Frank Terraglio to Vice President of Education and Community Engagement and Vice President of Marketing and PR

2015/04/29

Musical nourishment for mom’s soul: discover the late chamber music of “Beethoven, Brahms And Schubert” during Pacific Symphony’s final Café Ludwig concert of 2014-15

2015/04/27

Free concerts! Astounding and inspiring young musicians of Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles present Season Finales

2015/04/24

Sheer beauty and musical splendor! Pacific Symphony welcomes pianist Barry Douglas to perform Beethoven’s “Emperor,” and guest conductor John Nelson leads Schumann’s Second Symphony

2015/04/16

One Night Only! Yo-Yo Ma returns to Pacific Symphony to perform Dvorák’s grand and romantic Cello Concerto as Carl St.Clair’s “Season Of Giants” continues

2015/04/14

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller “Vertigo” comes to Pacific Symphony Pops as the orchestra performs Bernard Herrmann’s hypnotic score live!

2015/04/02

Free concert! Pacific Symphony brass quintet performs “An American Musical Journey” at Fullerton First United Methodist Church, sponsored by North OC Community Concerts

2015/04/01

Organist and silent-film revivalist Dennis James returns to perform Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush” for Pacific Symphony’s Pedals and Pipes series

2015/03/31

Pacific Symphony’s Family Musical Mornings season concludes with “Beethoven Lives Upstairs,” the internationally-acclaimed production from Classical Kids Live

2015/03/30

“Music Mixology”: Pacific Symphony invites music and food lovers alike to hand craft their own musical experience at Santa Ana’s 4th Street Market for free concert

2015/03/24

The world’s famous singer-songwriter and original teen sensation—Paul Anka—delivers his classic pop and oldies for next evening at Pacific Symphony Pops

2015/03/18

Pacific Symphony and Laguna Art Museum host “Music Meets Art”: a conversation with Music Director Carl St.Clair and Executive Director Malcolm Warner

2015/03/17

Eighth annual Pacific Coast Wine Festival offered fabulous wines, tantalizing auction items and an all-around good time in support of Pacific Symphony, raising $200,000!

2015/03/12

Pacific Symphony and Chapman University join forces for “Shakespeare Reimagined” festival, exploring the Bard’s iconic plays and influence, now through April 19

2015/03/06

Calling all talented musicians in grades 6-12! Auditions for Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles are coming soon; applications due May 1

2015/03/05

St. Patrick’s Fay festivities carry on when Paddy Moloney and legendary band “The Chieftains” join Pacific Symphony Pops for three evenings of exhilarating Irish music

2015/03/02

Up, up and away! Pacific Symphony’s Family Musical Mornings jets off with “Superheroes!” featuring popular film music from “Superman” and “Star Wars”

2015/02/27

Soulful, lyrical music becomes focus of Pacific Symphony’s “Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique”—concert of special significance to Music Director Carl St.Clair during his 25th anniversary season

2015/02/25

Highly acclaimed organist Hector Olivera returns to Pacific Symphony to perform his own arrangements of Bach and Piazzolla as well as Guilmant, Mozart and Lefébure-Wély

2015/02/20

Pacific Symphony’s 2014-15 Café Ludwig chamber series delves into three sonatas by “Bach, Beethoven and Bartók,” composed at the height of their careers

2015/02/19

Eighth annual Pacific Coast Wine Festival offers smooth wines, exquisite dinner and unparalleled auction items to benefit Pacific Symphony—March 7 at Island Hotel

2015/02/17

“Freshly Squeezed Music: Pacific Symphony in your Orange County Neighborhood” celebrates Carl St.Clair’s 25th season with free and low-cost concerts throughout the community

2015/02/10

Stellar voices, full orchestra deliver passionate tale of doomed love as Pacific Symphony’s next semi-staged Opera brings to life Bizet’s “Carmen”

2015/01/29

Pacific Symphony and Bowers Museum offer “A Feast for the Senses”: Chinese music and dinner interlaced with special exhibition, “China’s Lost Civilization”

2015/01/28

Modern Music for Strings: Pacific Symphony and wild Up join artistic forces for first warehouse concert together with Santa Ana Sites and Logan Creative

2015/01/26

Charming vocal sensation—The Tenors—win hearts and deliver romantic evening of music for Valentine’s Day concert with Pacific Symphony Pops

2015/01/22

Beloved fairy tale gets operatic makeover with "Cinderella: Opera for Kids!" as part of Pacific Symphony's Family Musical Mornings concerts Jan. 31

2015/01/21

Pacific Symphony Music Director Carl St.Clair pays tribute to his greatest mentor, Leonard Bernstein, with four concerts dedicated to his most significant works

2015/01/09

Calling all orange county residents! Help inspire a new piece of music for Pacific Symphony’s community project, “OC in Unison”

2015/01/07

Joyful, passionate music rings in the New Year as Pacific Symphony welcomes Augustin Hadelich to perform Tchaikovsky’s exquisite Violin Concerto

2014/12/22

More than a pipe dream! Pacific Symphony’s annual “Holiday Organ Spectacular” features Christmas favorites and magnificent color of the William J. Gillespie Concert Organ

2014/12/08

Enjoy a holly jolly “Christmas with Sandi Patty” when Pacific Symphony welcomes the Grammy-award winning vocalist to sing music from her newest album, “Christmas Blessings”

2014/11/25

Awe-inspiring sounds of praise sing out as Pacific Symphony is joined by Pacific Chorale for the triumphant annual holiday celebration—“Handel’s Glorious Messiah”!

2014/11/21

Two Principal Chairs endowed by longtime Pacific Symphony supporters—Elizabeth and John Stahr and Catherine and James Emmi—in effort to solidify orchestra’s future

2014/11/20

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Enjoy Tchaikovksy’s timeless tale—“Nutcracker for Kids”—at Pacific symphony’s Family Musical Mornings featuring Festival Ballet Theatre

2014/11/17

Rachmaninoff’s Second becomes a voluptuous romantic showpiece in deft hands of pianist Alain Lefèvre during upcoming Pacific Symphony classical extravaganza

2014/11/13

“Who’s Got Rhythm?” Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings does! Free fall concert at Irvine Barclay features afternoon of rhythms from tango to jazz-rock beats!

2014/10/27

Led by new Music Director Gregory X. Whitmore, Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble kicks off season by playing with gusto for the concert, “Exclamations!”

2014/10/27

Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra’s 2014-15 season takes flight with a concert featuring dramatic masterworks that include “Swan Lake Suite,” “Pines of Rome” and “Candide”

2014/10/24

Pacific Symphony’s 2014-15 Café Ludwig chamber series, opening with “Beethoveen, Debussy and Mendelssohn,” explores musical gems composed at different stages of master’s lives

2014/10/20

Fly Me to the Moon! Pacific Symphony’s 2014-15 Pops season opens with the timeless, iconic music of Rat-Pack icons Sinatra, Martin and more sung by award-winning vocalist, Michael Andrew

2014/10/17

Pacific Symphony explores intricate mastery of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, played by Haochen Zhang, and the brilliance of Brahms’ Symphony No. 2, led by Rossen Milanov

2014/10/16

Get a clue! Pacific Symphony’s 2014-15 Family Musical Mornings series kicks off with—“A Sherlock Holmes Halloween”—a spooky, mysterious musical tale about a haunted violin

2014/10/07

Pacific Symphony appoints two new musicians—bass trombone Kyle Mendiguchia and second oboe Ted Sugata

2014/10/01

Pacific Symphony celebrates Music Director Car St.Clair’s “25 Years on a Journey of Illumination” with 2014-15 Opening Night concert party—raising more than $150,000

2014/09/30

Audience to take spiritual journey for Pacific Symphony’s all-new “Cathedrals of Sound” with Durufle’s transcendent Requiem and Respighi’s mighty “Church Windows”

2014/09/29

Pacific Symphony’s Health and Wellness initiative continues when musicians perform for families at The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders

2014/09/24

Pacific Symphony celebrates Carl St.Clair’s silver anniversary, “25 Years on a Journey of Illumination,” with Opening Night party and concert featuring violinist Joshua Bell

2014/09/02

Pacific Symphony Opens 2014-15 Season Celebrating Music Director Carl St.Clair’s 25th Anniversary with Violin Superstar Joshua Bell Playing Glazunov; Music by Strauss, Ravel

2014/08/28

The transformative power of music takes center stage when Pacific Symphony’s Heartstrings program breaks new ground with health and wellness

2014/08/19

Pacific Symphony’s “Tchaikovsky Spectacular,” led by Carl St.Clair, lights up the sky with cannons, fireworks and audience favorites to conclude 2014 Summer Festival

2014/08/12

Silky, smooth sounds of the one-and-only Kenny G provide perfect setting for hot, jazzy night of sax as Pacific Symphony’s Summer Festival 2014 continues

2014/07/21

Amazing animation and classical music are marriage made in heaven when “Disney ‘Fantasia’: Live in Concert” comes to Pacific Symphony’s Summer Festival 2014 on Aug. 9

2014/07/14

“Symphony in the Cities” brings music to the great outdoors! Pacific Symphony partners with the cities of Irvine and Mission Viejo to offer free concerts in the parks, July 26-27

2014/07/02

Summertime and the livin’ in easy: Pacific Symphony performs some of the most beloved works by George Gershwin for a lazy, jazzy night of indelible music

2014/06/26

Explore the heart of the arts! Pacific Symphony’s arts-X-press provides the opportunity for 150 kids to safely take creative risks during arts immersion summer camp

2014/06/18

Swing into summer with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy for Pacific Symphony’s annual Fourth of July celebration, sizzling with fireworks and high-energy vintage sounds!

2014/06/03

Pacific Symphony and Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman announce electrifying 2014-15 Pops Season, brimming with top talent and marvelous music

2014/03/31