Pacific Symphony: Symphony 101 with Alan Chapman
If you like hearing Alan Chapman on the radio, come see him in person. He’ll be at the Samueli Theater on September 29, 3PM for “Symphony 101.” Travel far and wide as Alan takes you around the world to the places that have inspired great works of music. Vibrant visuals and a multitude of musical examples will transport you on this whirlwind tour. Tickets and information here.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Romantics
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra launches its new season this weekend with a program called ROMANTICS: SCHUBERT’S TROUT. It’s the first of two intimate programs in the Orchestra’s Chamber Series curated by Concertmaster and Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer. Pianist Juho Pohjonen joins LACO for music from the depths of 19th century Romanticism, including seminal masterworks by Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. LACO performs Saturday, September 28, 2024, 7:30 pm, at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, and Sunday, September 29, 2024, 4 pm, at The Huntington’s Rothenberg Hall in San Marino. More information here.
FREE: USC Thornton Orchestra: Bernstein, Stravinsky, and Daugherty
On Friday, September 27 at 7:30PM, Sharon Lavery, resident conductor of the USC Thornton Orchestra Program, leads the USC Thornton Winds in a program featuring Leonard Bernstein’s Candide Overture, L'Histoire du Soldat Suite by Igor Stravinsky, Percy Grainger's "Children's March," "Irish Tune from County Derry" and "Shepherd's Hey," and "Lost Vegas" by Michael Daugherty. This free concert takes place at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. More information here.
