Pacific Symphony

Mark you calendars for Oct. 28 with "The Heroic Beethoven" - another episode of KCET/PBS SoCal's "Southland Sessions" series, featuring iconic movements from this momentous composer's truly heroic symphonies! This episode airs again on Nov. 7. Learn more at the link below: https://www.pacificsymphony.org//concert/southlandsessions2

Ghostly violin lines weave within somber piano chords for this Halloween special Quarantine Clip, performed here by Associate Concertmaster Paul Manaster, and pianist Patricia Lamb. Here's "Ghost Rag" by longtime friend of the Symphony, William Bolcom!

Tune into KCET & PBS SoCal for "The Heroic Beethoven," featuring concert excerpts from Beethoven's 3rd, 5th and 7th Symphonies! Oct. 28 on KCET at 8 p.m. Now. 7 on PBS SoCal at 7 p.m.... INFO: https://www.pacificsymphony.org//concert/southlandsessions2

Happy Birthday to "The Waltz King" himself, Johann Strauss II! Born 195 years ago, Strauss wrote over 500 compositions, 150 of which were waltzes - you've heard his "Blue Danube" before, so check out his 1868 "Tales from the Vienna Woods": https://www.youtube.com/watch

PSYWE alumnus Zack Foltz performed Lowell "Spike" Shaw's "Frippery for Four Horns" in this latest Youth Ensemble Quarantine Clip. The name "frippery" came about because "I was looking for something to suggest the frivolous, fun, light-hearted nature of the music," Shaw explained.

Thank you to this past week's donors - we're so glad that you're a part of the Symphony Family. This week's Donor Honor Roll:

Today we're celebrating 2 centuries of Franz Liszt's contributions to the classical music canon - the Hungarian virtuoso pianist began composing at just 8 years old, and his legacy of instrumental brilliance will last lifetimes more. We recommend his Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch