From professional orchestral musicians to our very own interns, our Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles alumni seem to be shaking up the world in various disciplines, but we can’t forget about our freshest batch of recently-graduated alumni! Meet Justin Lee: starting this

Every year, hundreds of young musicians from Southern California audition to be a part of the Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles programs. While we often hear their musical talent at the Youth Ensembles concerts, we often lose track of the program’s

With the new “Downton Abbey” film releasing today, derived from the smash-hit television period-drama of the same name, we thought you could relive some of the pieces of music that were released during 1927, when the film takes place. For

Fireworks, fanfares and cannons—oh my! Reigning as one of Tchaikovsky’s most iconic orchestral works, the “1812 Overture” is recognizable for typically acting as an accompaniment for 4th of July fireworks or making musical cameos in video games, movies and TV

Senior Editor of Voice of OC Paul Hodgins recently interview Pacific Symphony’s President John Forsyte about Carl’s upcoming 30th Anniversary season. Here are some of our favorite highlights: The right pairing of orchestra and conductor, like a successful marriage, can

Among the many guest artists joining us for our “Hail to the Heroes” concert Sept. 8 is guest conductor Colonel Arnald Gabriel, who was the Commander and Conductor from the United States Air Force Band, United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra, and Singing

“Hail to the Heroes” is coming up quick, and we’d like to introduce you to the concert’s headliner, country icon Lee Greenwood. Greenwood’s initial rise to fame came with the release of his patriotic anthem “God Bless the USA,” which

Every week at UCI, there’s much more than just music-making happening behind the closed-doors of PSYE’s rehearsal rooms. Beyond the sounds of percussive timpani, powerful trombones, virtuosic flutes, and everyone in between, there’s often discussion about personal growth, encouraged by

Upon Star Wars: A New Hope’s 1977 release, New York film critic Stanley Kauffmann infamously condemned George Lucas’ soon-to-be blockbuster hit as a “corny, unexceptional film for men who miss adolescence.” Fast-forward 40 years later and you’ll see that this

Welcome to our news blog series, “Humans of Pacific Symphony,” telling the story of the employees, musicians, conductors, staff and interns who we work with every day! Pacific Symphony’s interns can be found across almost all our departments. This summer,