Symphony in the Cities: Newport Beach

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 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 sure to be fun for the whole family!

Children's Activities
A pre-concert Musical Playground starting at 5 p.m. features interactive and hands-on activities for children, including crafts, a conducting clinic with Maestro Repper, and a drum circle. Plus, face painting and balloon animals!

Food Trucks
Mad Dumplings and Italian Burger Grill Food Truck

Concert Parking
Free parking available in the Civic Center Structure (100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach 92660). Additional parking will be available across the street at the parking lot near 12 Corporate Plaza Drive. To park in the structure, please enter through the Avocado Avenue and Civic Center Drive entrance only.

Artists
Michael Repper, conductor
Kresley Figueroa, vocalist
Rich Capparela, MC
Pacific Symphony

Program
Trad: Star Spangled Banner
Williams: Olympic Fanfare and Theme 
Williams: Main Theme from Star Wars 
Gimenez: Me llaman la primorosa 
   Kresley Figueroa, vocalist 
Gounod: "Je Veux Vivre" from Romeo and Juliet
   Kresley Figueroa, vocalist 
James P. Johnson: Victory Stride 
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Bernstein: “America” from West Side Story
   (orchestra only arrangement by Sid Ramin) 
Bernstein: “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story
  Kresley Figueroa, vocalist
Gershwin: "Someone to Watch Over Me"/"Embraceable You" Medley 
  Kresley Figueroa, vocalist
Arlen/Harburg: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz
  Kresley Figueroa, vocalist
Sousa: Hands Across the Sea March (with children)
Trad: Armed Forces Salute 
"America the Beautiful"