IT'S THE PERFECT WAY TO END A LAZY SUMMER DAY:
PACIFIC SYMPHONY'S SYMPHONY IN THE CITIES
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, this year’s concert is led by Music Director Carl St.Clair. Classical KUSC’s radio host Alan Chapman serves as the emce, and the audience is invited to participate in a sing-along of patriotic favorites.
Starting at 7 p.m., this year’s free SITC concerts take place Saturday, July 28 in the Village Green at Mission Viejo’s Oso Viejo Community Park and Sunday, July 29, at Irvine’s Mike Ward Community Park in Woodbridge. Arrive early to enjoy Mission Viejo’s annual “Prelude in the Park,” which begins at 4 p.m., and the Symphony’s Musical Playground, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in all three cities.
The Musical Playground features many interactive and hands-on activities for children, including instrument making, a drum circle, an instrument petting zoo, and an opportunity to meet the musicians. And—back 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.
2018 Symphony in the Cities Dates and Locations
MISSION VIEJO • Saturday • July 28, 2018
“Prelude in the Park” begins at 4 p.m.
Pacific Symphony concert starts at 7 p.m.
Oso Viejo Community Park on the Village Green and Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center
24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA
IRVINE • Sunday • July 29, 2018
Family activities and local music acts begin at 5:30 p.m.
Pacific Symphony concert starts at 7 p.m.
Mike Ward Community Park Woodbridge
20 Lake Road, Irvine, CA
2018 Symphony in the Cities Program
ARTISTS:
Carl St.Clair, conductor ♦ Chelsea Chaves, soprano ♦ Nick Preston, tenor ♦ Pacific Symphony
Alan Chapman, host
PROGRAM:
SOUSA Hands Across the SeaGERSHWIN "Strike Up the Band" from Strike Up the BandGERSHWIN "Embraceable You" from Girl CrazyLOEWE "On the Street Where you Live" from My Fair LadyLOEWE "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair LadyBERNSTEIN Selections from West Side StoryBERNSTEIN "Mambo" from "Symphonic Dances"MOZART Overture to Marriage of FigaroPUCCINI "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni SchicchiPUCCINI "Nessun dorma" from Turandot VERDI "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" ("Brindisi") from La TraviataVARIOUS Armed Forces SaluteWARD America the BeautifulBERLIN God Bless America
Read more in the PROGRAM NOTES (PDF)