Pack a picnic, grab a lawn chair or blanket and gather the family for an evening of free music and outdoor summer fun! Now a long-standing summer tradition, Symphony in the Cities (SITC) brings thousands of people together for great music and entertainment in local parks each year. With a potpourri of popular classics, pop tunes, and patriotic tunes, these concerts are led by Music Director Carl St.Clair and the audience is invited to participate in a sing-along of patriotic favorites.
A pre-concert Musical Playground features many interactive and hands-on activities for children, including instrument making and a drum circle. And—back each year by popular demand—kids have the chance to learn how to conduct with Maestro St.Clair and later help lead the orchestra in Sousa’s “Hands Across the Sea” during the concert.
Symphony in the Cities Irvine
Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Pre-concert activities at 5:30 p.m.
Mike Ward Community Park Woodbridge
20 Lake Road, Irvine, CA
Symphony in the Cities Mission Viejo
Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Prelude in the Park at 4 p.m.
Oso Viejo Community Park on the Village Green and Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center
24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA
Symphony in the Cities Musco Center for the Arts
Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Pre-concert activities at 5:30 p.m.
Aitken Arts Plaza at Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University
One University Drive, Orange, CA
ARTISTS:
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Charlotte Marckx, violin
Olivia Marckx, cello
Rich Capparela, host
Pacific Symphony
PROGRAM:
JOHN WILLIAMS: |
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March from Raiders of the Lost Ark |
JOHN WILLIAMS: |
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Theme from Schindler's List Charlotte Marckx, violin |
LEROY ANDERSON: |
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The Typewriter Rich Capparela, typewriter |
JOHN PHILIPP SOUSA: |
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Hands Across the Sea March |
JOHANN STRAUSS, JR.: |
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Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214 |
JOHANN STRAUSS, JR.: |
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Fledermaus Waltz |
JOHANN STRAUSS, SR.: |
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Radetzky March |
JULES MASSENET: |
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Meditation from Thaïs Olivia Marckx, cello |
GEORGES BIZET: arr. Olivia Marckx |
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Carmen Fantasy Charlotte and Olivia Marckx, soloists |
VARIOUS: |
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Armed Forces Salute |
IRVING BERLIN: arr. Carmen Dragon |
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"God Bless America" |