Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcome back multi-Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American singer Lila Downs for one night only on October 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. One of Mexico's greatest singers and cultural ambassadors, Downs brings her unique interpretation of traditional Mexican and Mesoamerican music, with Día de Muertos: AL CHILE. The program features a blend of ballet folklorico and mariachi as the singer is joined by Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company, the premiere folk ballet company in Los Angeles, and Mariachi Femenil Flores Mexicanas, the leading all-female mariachi group in the Southwest.
Opening night has once again arrived for Pacific Symphony, Orange County's premiere orchestra, with a celebratory twist to commemorate Music Director Carl St.Clair's 30th season with the symphony, featuring a program that gradually builds from the power of Beethoven's a?oeEgmonta?? Overture and a?oeChoral Fantasy,a?? to Carl Orff's impassioned a?oeCarmina Burana,a?? featuring longtime artistic partner the Pacific Chorale, as well as the Southern California Children's Chorus and a host of vocal soloists. St.Clair's Opening Night program reflects what the 2019-20 season with Pacific Symphony has to offer in the coming future: stunning guest artists, outstanding music from all of facets of orchestral repertoire and the invigorating chemistry between the orchestra and Carl St.Clair, one of America's longest-tenured music directors.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts proudly presents a double evening of jazz featuring two-time Grammy Award®-winning vocalist Lisa Fischer and celebrated ensemble SFJAZZ Collective on October 25, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. “A powerhouse with monumental range” (Daily Star), Fischer and her trio Grand Baton open the evening putting a fresh spin on rock anthems and blues standards, fusing them to African, Middle Eastern and Caribbean rhythms. Then, the SFJAZZ Collective, comprised of eight of the finest performers in jazz today, celebrates the 50th anniversaries of two influential albums: In A Silent Way by Miles Davis and Stand! by Sly and the Family Stone. Each member of the collective will rearrange songs from both seminal albums in addition to preparing an original composition as part of the group's mission to perform fresh arrangements of works by modern masters and newly commissioned pieces by each SFJAZZ Collective member. Vocalist and Across the Universe film standout Martin Luther McCoy and master guitarist Adam Rogers join the all-star ensemble for their 2019-2020 season as the first vocalist and guitarist to be part of the SFJAZZ Collective.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is offering a rich blend of performances and events that celebrate Hispanic culture through the month of December. Center Executive Vice President Judy Morr said, a?oeWe are so pleased to present these exciting events that represent the lasting influence of Spain, Mexico and Latin America on Orange County. These are opportunities for all of us to come together and learn about and experience these beautiful traditions.a??
After standing ovations and shouts of a?oeBravo!a?? during their last visit in 2017, Pink Martini once again joins Pacific Symphony with their rollicking, around-the world musical adventure. Pink Martini is part big band, part classical ensemble, part salsa troupe and all fun!
The Board of Directors of the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California announced today the appointment of Terrence W. Dwyer as its new President and CEO effective September 9, 2019. Dwyer will succeed Mitch Gershenfeld who is retiring after 20 years with the McCallum Theatre, the last seven of which as the Theatre's President and CEO.
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Orange County's premiere resident ballet company with an exciting gala performance where world-renowned ballet artists share their love and expertise of the craft with future, inspired young stars.
Renowned acrobatic troupe Cirque Mei comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for two performances September 14 and 15 in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. From the People's Republic of China, Cirque Mei brings a colorful celebration of traditional and contemporary Chinese circus acts.
It is no surprise that Scott Bradlee's inspired and wonderfully genre-crossing creation, Postmodern Jukebox---which recently just finished up its third wildly-received appearance at Orange County's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa---still garners near sold-out concerts attended by rabid, frenzied fans whose screams of delight are more akin to stadium acts like Shawn Mendes or Taylor Swift. The group's latest concert tour entitled 'Welcome to the Twenties 2.0' is their take on a Jazz-Age revival timed, appropriately enough, as another 20's decade enters into our lives. The concert, thanks to the group's talent and their enthusiastic audience, turned their Costa Mesa stop at the otherwise fancy-pants Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall into a genuine party atmosphere that welcomed everyone of various backgrounds and ages. And hearing Mario Jose's live cover of Radiohead's 'Creep' is worth the price of admission alone.
Musco Center for the Arts and Pacific Symphony are teaming up to bring a free evening concert to the City of Orange on Saturday, Aug. 3. The performance on Chapman University's Bette and Wylie Aitken Arts Plaza adds a fourth city and venue to the 15-year-old 'Symphony in the Cities' program.
Each summer, Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, takes the opportunity to express its gratitude to all of its neighbors by travelling throughout Orange County to deliver a little fun and inspirational music to friends old and new on its "Symphony in the Cities" series. This summer marks 15 years of Symphony in the Cities, making appearances in the cities of Mission Viejo, Costa Mesa, Orange and Irvine. The Symphony, along with talented guest vocalists, will deliver an evening chock full of light classical, pops and patriotic music for an eclectic, energy-infused evening of everyone's favorite tunes!
Segerstrom Center for the Arts announces the return of popular musical ensemble Postmodern Jukebox on Saturday, June 15, 2019 in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall as part of its Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 World Tour. Their new tour is meant to prepare the world for a new decade - one that creator Scott Bradlee hopes will see a return to the style and craftsmanship that typified the music of past generations. 'Last time around the 'Twenties gave us Jazz, America's one true art form,' says Bradlee, 'Who knows what is possible in the 2020s?' Originally a YouTube sensation, the famed time-twisting musical collective has continued to find new ways to put Bradlee's trademark vintage twist on modern pop hits. Since its inception, the project has come to shine playing hundreds of shows to sold-out houses across the globe, from intimate standing-room gigs to large-scale, theatrical extravaganzas.
Pacific Symphony ends its Classical Season with Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 1, originally titled "Titan" by the composer. Suggested by its title, Mahler expanded conventional symphonic form in this epic work, with which the orchestra inaugurated the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in 2006.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is thrilled to present El Gran Festival de Musica Cubana, a musical celebration of the best in traditional Cuban music and culture on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
Pacific Symphony brings "Organ Superstar" Hector Olivera to the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall to perform on the iconic William J. Gillespie pipe organ on Sunday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Olivera will perform a selection of classical organ favorites such as Franck's Choral No 1 in E Major and Bach's "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," along with paraphrases and improvisations on songs by popular artists such as Billy Joel, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Freddie Mercury, including the audience favorite "Bohemian Rhapsody." Image magnification on Segerstrom Concert Hall's big screens will give you the best look at Olivera's noted technique, energy and style during this performance.
Megawatt stars light up the stage for Pacific Symphony's highly anticipated 2019-20 Pops series featuring seven not-to-be-missed concerts that include romance, Broadway, nostalgia, festive holiday cheer, classic rock and favorite film music-all enhanced by the "Hollywood" sound of the orchestra. Led by Pops Principal Conductor Richard Kaufman, the season blasts off Nov. 1 and 2 with "An Evening of Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber" featuring smash hits penned by two of Broadway's most acclaimed composers. The stellar Pops season continues with "Christmas with Marie Osmond" (Dec. 20-21), "Valentine's Day with Chris Botti" (Feb. 14-15, 2020), "A Night at the Copa" (March 13-14, 2020), "The Texas Tenors" (April 3-4, 2020), "Music of the Rolling Stones" (May 1-2, 2020), and culminating in a grand finale presenting two blockbuster film scores on the same program, "Star Wars vs. Star Trek" (June 5-6).
Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced its annual Jazz, Cabaret and Chamber Music series for the 2019-2020 Season. It's another musically absorbing year of exceptional and adventurous music performed by some of the world's top solo artists and musical ensembles, whose work will canvas a range of styles and traditions. Subscriptions to the 2019 - 2020 Jazz, Cabaret and Chamber Music series will be on sale beginning Monday, March 25 at 10:00 a.m.
Pacific Symphony will present an exciting "Family Musical Mornings" event with the "Intergalactic Adventures" concert, exploring outer space and beyond through the music of "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "2001: A Space Odyssey" and excerpts from Holst's legendary suite, "The Planets." NASA footage for this concert has been provided by retired NASA astronaut Steven Ray Swanson. This program was created in consultation with Mr. Swanson and is inspired by his real-life explorations to outer space. Conducted by Pacific Symphony's Associate Conductor and Music Director of Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, Roger Kalia, the concert features the music of the spheres performed by Pacific Symphony and Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, with performances at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on April 13.
Pacific Symphony, in its ongoing quest to present a broad array of musical genres for diverse audiences, will celebrate the Iranian New Year festival of Nowruz, which marks the arrival of spring and has been celebrated since ancient times. Presented in collaboration with the Farhang Foundation, this special concert led by Music Director Carl St.Clair will take place on March 24 at 7 p.m.
