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
Semifinalists Announced for Orange County’s 2025 Artist of the Year Awards
From the pool of 923 nominees this season, 112 students named as semifinalists.
April 20, 2025
Arts Orange County Announces Honorees for Its 25th Annual Awards
The ceremony on Sept. 16 will include honoring the group’s longtime leader, Richard Stein, who is retiring.
April 18, 2025
St.Clair and Pacific Symphony Shine Up Wagner’s ‘Rheingold’
REVIEW: Strong singing cast and imaginative semi-staged production bring the opera to life.
April 11, 2025
Jazz Icon Terence Blanchard Brings His Reimagined Fan-Favorite Album to Soka
The multitalented musician and Spike Lee collaborator will revisit his album “Flow” – reworked to perform with the E-collective string quartet – during his upcoming jazz concert in Aliso Viejo.
April 9, 2025
Fullerton Museum Gets a Dose of Orange County’s Punk Rock Rebellion
O.C. punk rock exhibit is the largest, longest in Fullerton Museum Center history.
April 4, 2025
Protests and Tchaikovsky with the Israel Philharmonic in O.C.
REVIEW: The performance, which also included Jewish-themed music by Bruch and Bernstein, was a mixed bag but proceeded without a hitch.
March 28, 2025
Orange County’s Rising Stars: 12th Annual Artist of the Year Nominees Revealed
High school arts teachers nominated 923 students for the awards program this season.
March 16, 2025
