Pacific Symphony and Musicians Ratify Three-Year Contract
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Timothy Mangan
Sep 274 min read
St.Clair Opens His 35th Pacific Symphony Season with Nostalgic Agenda
REVIEW: Duplicating his first program, he all but admits it’s his final season. It’s been a long time. Thursday night, in Segerstrom...
Paul Hodgins and Timothy Mangan
May 275 min read
A Look at the First Year of Pacific Symphony's Search for a New Leader
Several trends in the orchestral world raise the stakes as conductors vie for a coveted position. This season and next, fans of Pacific...
Richard Chang
May 203 min read
Arts Orange County Announces Honorees for 24th OC Arts Awards
The event will be held Sept. 24 at Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa. Arts Orange County has announced its 24th OC Arts Awards, recognizing...
Paul Hodgins
May 108 min read
Classical Music is Booming. Theater? Not So Much.
We look at what ails theater, still struggling to recover four years after the pandemic. The dark days of the pandemic are several years...
Timothy Mangan
Apr 264 min read
Shiyeon Sung Leads Pacific Symphony in Impressive Performance of Tchaikovsky
REVIEW: The Korean conductor, the first woman to try out for the orchestra’s music directorship, exhibits authority and intelligence....
Timothy Mangan
Apr 53 min read
St.Clair and Pacific Symphony Find the Heart of ‘La Bohème’
REVIEW: The annual semi-staged opera features a talented young cast in Puccini’s masterpiece. “Is anything in the world more poignant...
Paul Hodgins
Mar 278 min read
Pacific Symphony in Transition, Part 3: Finding a New Conductor for Changing Times
PREVIOUSLY Pacific Symphony in Transition, Part 1: An Ambitious Young Orchestra Survives Some Growing Pains Pacific Symphony in...
Paul Hodgins
Feb 225 min read
Pacific Symphony Announces 2024-25 Season, Probably Conductor St.Clair’s Last
Pacific Symphony’s 2024-25 season, announced today, will be a year of tribute and transition. The tribute is to music director Carl...
Paul Hodgins
Jan 269 min read
Pacific Symphony in Transition, Part 2: Growth, Turmoil, Tragedy and Triumph
When St.Clair became music director of Pacific Symphony in 1990, it was the culmination of a lifelong fantasy: leading a major orchestra.
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