Community Concerts

Pacific Symphony's Symphony in the Cities...

The perfect way to end a lazy summer day!

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.

City of Hope Orange County is the Corporate Sponsor of Symphony in the Cities 2023.

2023 Dates and Locations

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

2023 Artists and Program

ARTISTS:
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Charlotte Marckx, violin
Olivia Marckx, cello
Rich Capparela, host 
Pacific Symphony

PROGRAM: