Pacific Symphony Youth Ensemble Schedule

Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band presents its Fall Concert under the direction of Music Director Angela Woo.

BRIAN BALMAGES: Call of the Wild
JULIE GIROUX: Before the Sun
MOZART (arr. John Gibson): Piano Concerto No. 21, Mvt. 2, for Flute Ensemble
NICOLE CHAMBERLAIN: Railroaded for Flute Choir
KEVIN CHAROENSRI: A Jasmine Tree
JOHANNES HANSSEN, arr. James Curnow: Valdres
ALEX SHAPIRO: Paper Cut
FRANK TICHELI: Amen!

Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.

Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings presents its Fall Concert under the direction of Music Director Dr. Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen.

BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Simple Symphony
   I. Boisterous Bourrée
   II. Playful Pizzicato   
   III. Sentimental Sarabande
   IV. Frolicsome Finale
YUKIKO NISHIMURA: Snowberry
BRIAN BALMAGES: The Fire Within
JEREMY WOOLSTENHULME: La Cascara

Admission is free but tickets are required.  Seating is general admission.

Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra opens its 2024-25 season under the direction of Music Director Dr. Jacob Sustaita.

JOHN WILLIAMS: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
   Andrew Harrison, alto saxophone
~INTERMISSION~
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Op.35

Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble opens its 2024-25 season under the direction of Music Director Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore and guest conductor Dr. Christine Lundahl, with soprano Chelsea Chaves, saxophonist John Hallberg, and narrator Rich Capparela.

KEVIN DAY:  Lightning Round
HARRISON J. COLLINS: Nocturne: Mvt. 1, Song for the Setting Sun
ERIC WHITACRE: Goodnight Moon
~INTERMISSION~
ROLF RUDIN: Der Traum des Oenghus Teil, Op. 37, Mvt. 1
KENNETH FUCHS: Rush: Concerto for Alto Saxophone & Band, Mvts. 1 & 2
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA:  The Pathfinder of Panama

Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.

Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra performs its Spring Concert under the direction of Music Director Dr. Jacob Sustaita featuring the winner(s) of the annual Concerto Competition.

TBA: Concerto Movement(s) - PSYO Concerto Competition Winner(s)
~INTERMISSION~
P.I. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74, "Pathétique"

Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble performs its Spring Concert under the direction of  Music Director Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore. They are joined by the NOIS Saxophone Quartet and the Fullerton College Concert Choir.

TBA:  TBA Solo Work
   ~NOIS Saxophone Quartet, guest artists
JOEL PUCKETT: Avelynn’s Lullaby
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Three Chorale Preludes, Op. 122, No. 1 "Behold, A Rose Is Blooming"
   arr. J. Boyd/ed. F. Fennell
VIET CUONG:  Second Nature, Part 1, 2, & 3
~INTERMISSION~
TRADITIONAL, arr. James Erb: Shenandoah
   Fullerton College Concert Choir, guest artists
TRADITIONAL, arr. Omar Thomas: Shenandoah
DAVID MASLANKA: Liberation
TBA: TBA Solo
   Fullerton College Concert Choir, guest artists

Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.

Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings presents its Season Finale under the direction of Music Director Dr. Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen.

DAG WIRÉN: Serenade for Strings, Op. 1
   I: Preludium: Allegro molto
   II: Andante espressivo
  IV: Marcia: Tempo di marcia, molto ritmico
STEPHAN KONCZ: A New Satiesfaction    
JORDAN JINOSKO: Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth    
   II: Woodlands
   III: Heights
MiICHI WIANCKO: La Follia

Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.

ROBERT SHELDON: The Swords of Stavanger
SAMUEL HAZO: Perthshire Majesty
RON NELSON: Courtly Airs and Dances
JOHN MACKEY: Undertow
LUIS SERRANO ALARCÓN: New consortium work, title TBA
GEORGE GERSHWIN, arr. J. Krance: Second Prelude
CHRISTINA HUSS: Bamboo Warrior

Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble performs its season finale concert under the direction of Music Director Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore and guest conductor Dr. Leah McGray.

Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.

Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra performs its Season Finale under the baton of Music Director Dr. Jacob Sustaita.

OTORINO RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome (1916)
~INTERMISSION~
FERDE GROFÉ: Grand Canyon Suite (1931)

Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.