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SUMMARY:An American In Paris
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LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022/23 Season,2022/23 Season,Symphony Classics
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230318
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SUMMARY:Beethoven & Rachmaninoff
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URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/beethoven-rachmaninoff/
LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230211
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SUMMARY:Scheherazade
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CATEGORIES:2022/23 Season,2022/23 Season,Symphony Classics
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230121
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SUMMARY:Mendelssohn & Mozart
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URL:https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/mendelssohn-mozart/
LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022/23 Season,2022/23 Season,Symphony Classics
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221113
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SUMMARY:Tchaikovsky & Sibelius
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”21616″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″]\n	 			\n					\n						\n						Ambassador Auditorium\n						\n					\n				\n			[vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]November 12\, 2022\n2:00pm & 8:00pm[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Valerie Coleman Seven O’Clock Shout\nSibelius Violin Concerto\nTchaikovsky  Symphony No. 5[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15 px”]BUY TICKETS[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”32 px”][vc_column_text]Explore a Romantic world of destiny\, fate and shocking climaxes with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony lead by Music Director of the Monterey Symphony in Carmel-by-the-Sea Jayce Ogren. Plus\, International Tchaikovsky Competition winner Alexandra Conunova heightens the drama with Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. \nWe are pleased to present Valerie Coleman as part of our annual Composers Showcase\, featuring works by both emerging and established contemporary composers at each concert. Coleman’s Seven O’Clock Shout is an anthem inspired by the tireless frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic\, and the heartwarming ritual of evening serenades that brings people together amidst isolation to celebrate life and the sacrifices of heroes.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]ArtistsJayce OgrenConductor Kristi Brown-Montesano\, PhDInsights Host  Valerie ColemanComposer Alexandra ConunovaViolin  Video[vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDLlajMxyo”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]Alexandra Conunova performing Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” at the Orchestre International de Genève.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]Sponsors[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17824″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Ambassador Auditorium\, 131 S St. John Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022/23 Season,2022/23 Season,Symphony Classics
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221022
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SUMMARY:Mozart & Saint-Saëns
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