Baroque Music Festival Returns for 45th Season, Honors Past Artistic Director
Burton Karson founded the Corona del Mar festival 45 years ago, and this year’s edition celebrates his legacy. He died in March at 90 years old.
June 20, 2025
‘Gospel Voices of OC’ to Celebrate Freedom, Juneteenth and Black History
The production by Arts & Learning Conservatory at Musco Center for the Arts is one of several events acknowledging our newest national holiday.
June 13, 2025
In Final Act, St.Clair and the Pacific Symphony Ponder Verdi’s Requiem
REVIEW: The departing music director, avoiding goodbyes, sticks to the music Thursday, in the first of his farewell concerts.
June 6, 2025
Nate Jackson Takes Orange County Punk History Personally
Native son Nate Jackson co-writes first book documenting the history of Orange County's punk rock scene.
June 4, 2025
L.A. Philharmonic Visits Orange County with Glowing Herrmann and Tchaikovsky
REVIEW: Joseph Pereira’s new percussion concerto also gets an impressive airing.
June 1, 2025
Culture OC Writers Reveal Their 2025 Arts and Culture Summer Picks
Looking for something to do this summer? From theater and dance to visual art, music and food, Culture OC’s writers share the events they’re most looking forward to across the...
May 28, 2025
How Rocker John Kraus Found a New Musical Direction While Earning His Sea Legs
The Fullerton musician, who has played in Orange County bands since the 1990s, has released his second album with his current band, the Goers.
May 23, 2025
Violins of Hope Bring Stories of Survival Through Performances and Educational Discussion
Actual instruments that were performed in concentration camps during the Holocaust are on display at the Hilbert Museum, and upcoming at the Merage Jewish Community Center of OC.
May 21, 2025
Choral Arts Initiative Explores Exile, Nature and Healing with ‘Transformation’
Newport Beach's Choral Arts Initiative nears its season’s end on Sunday with its performance of ‘Transformation,’ featuring Gabriel Jackson’s ‘Exile Meditations’ and Anne Dudley’s ‘One Touch of Nature.’
May 14, 2025
Alexander Shelley and Pacific Symphony Reignite Beethoven’s Fifth
REVIEW: The orchestra’s music director-designate made the old seem new, leading accomplished performances.
May 2, 2025
Seven Students Named as the 2025 Artists of the Year
Orange County’s Artist of the Year program has finally whittled down the 923 students nominated this year to the top seven arts students in the county in 2025. The Artists...
April 27, 2025
With Brea Concert, Orchestra Collective of Orange County is Set to Hit a ‘Triple Play’
This unusual group, the ‘OC of OC,’ crafts intimate concerts with audiences first and foremost in mind.
April 23, 2025
