Pacific Symphony and Chapman University Present Latest INTERPLAY Concert

Great music by outstanding musicians in an inspiring venue surrounded by fine art by many of California's most noted artists-what more could you ask for? Maybe wine and cheese? (It's got that too.) The public is invited to enjoy this (free!) chamber music performance, as Pacific Symphony and Chapman University join forces once again to present a concert as part of the INTERPLAY festival, featuring a string quartet from the Symphony and a cello ensemble from Chapman. Curated by Laszlo Mezo, member of the Symphony and lecturer at Chapman, the imaginative program was inspired by the collection held at the University's Hilbert Museum of California Art and an upcoming special exhibition. It features a number of composers-from George Antheil to Lou Harrison, Terry Riley and more-who were writing music in California around the time the art works in the exhibit were created.

"The Symphony asked me if I would be interested in leading a concert at the Hilbert Museum, and the answer was of course, yes," says Mezo. "I regularly perform chamber music nationally and internationally, and I couldn't be happier to plan this event's repertoire.

"We have two groups performing: the ChapCelli cello ensemble with University musicians and the string quartet with Pacific Symphony members," he continues. "We'll perform early Baroque to contemporary works and show connections between the pieces, locations and visual art. Most of the selections were inspired by the exhibition at the Hilbert Museum."

The late-afternoon performance also features a Chapman graduate student reading poetry written by Chapman graduate students and inspired by the exhibit's art, plus, a California wine and cheese reception follows the performance. The program takes place Sunday, Oct. 22, at 4 p.m., in the Hilbert Museum, located at 167 N. Atchison St. in Orange. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m., with free parking in front and additional public parking on the top floor of the University structure at 230 N. Cypress. Seating is limited and is first-come, first-served, with limited standing room at the back of the venue. Pacific Symphony and Chapman University are partnering for a fourth year to present INTERPLAY, a festival of arts and ideas. The festival includes many events free and open to the public, and offers audiences a fascinating, in-depth look at a particular facet of our culture that will entertain, enlighten, illuminate and inspire. For more information visit www.PacificSymphony.org and www.Chapman.edu/Interplay