Here’s my colleague, master of public relations and social media, talking about upcoming concerts at the Symphony in this month’s video log.
A note on Paul Chihara’s ‘Wild Wood’
The following note on “Wild Wood” was provided by the composer Paul Chihara. The orchestral version of the score, substantially rewritten from the original for wind band, will be given its premiere by Pacific Symphony in concerts Feb. 1-4. I
February vlog update
Here’s my colleague’s update on Pacific Symphony’s February concerts, in video form.
Student tickets for $10
Did you know that if you are a student you can attend most Pacific Symphony concerts for less than the price of a movie? These are not Rush tickets. You’ll have them before you arrive. Join the orchestra’s Student Rewards
Pacific Symphony: January concerts
Here’s your quick, mobile-friendly guide to Pacific Symphony concerts in January, with links to tickets. There are five concerts in all during the month. The elegant and dashing violin virtuoso Ray Chen arrives Jan. 11-13 to play the greatest violin
Interview: Carl St.Clair takes on Bruckner 8
By TIMOTHY MANGAN Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 — massive, glowering, spiritual — is on the schedule this month for the first time in the history of Pacific Symphony. The performances, on Nov. 9-11, will also be the first anywhere
Pacific Symphony tubist releases new recording
Longtime Pacific Symphony tubist Jim Self has released a new recording. Like several others of Self’s recordings, this one is jazz. It’s called “Floating in Winter,” and it features both originals and standards. With John Chiding on guitars, Self plays tuba
Pacific Overtures
Here’s our new monthly newsletter, Pacific Overtures. It is written and curated by yours truly. Much of this month’s content has appeared on this blog, but every month will be a little different in that regard. Click on the link
Top six posts on Pacific Symphony Blog
Catch up on the ones you missed or enjoy the thrill of reading them again. Concert etiquette for beginners. June 13, 2017. A swan song and a ‘Resurrection’: John Alexander takes the next step in a long career. June 5,
Pacific Symphony 2017-18 classical season: A brief overview
By TIMOTHY MANGAN One of the more interesting discussions going on in the world of symphony orchestras these days, well into the second decade of the 21st century, concerns the matter of programming. What, exactly, can an American symphony orchestra