September 28, 2023 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony opens its 96th season on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. The six-concert series of Classical Music’s Greatest Hits, will open with Tchaikovsky’s fate-filled Symphony No. 4. Highly sought-after conductor Brett Mitchell returns to kick…
September 8, 2023 Pasadena, CA – Join the Pasadena Symphony Association (PSA) for an unforgettable evening of enchantment and romance on Saturday, September 23, 2023 as they host their annual Moonlight Sonata Gala, surrounded by the beauty of Pasadena City Hall. The festivities will kick off with an elegant courtyard reception, followed by a luxe…
August 24, 2023 Pasadena, CA – Principal POPS Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close the summer season with Hollywood Blockbusters on Saturday, September 9 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Feinstein has curated a celebration of songs that made Hollywood a hit parade with music by beloved film composers from Henry Mancini to…
July 19, 2023 Pasadena, CA – Principal POPS Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the conducting baton and picks up the microphone for one night only to sing a full concert devoted to Broadway for Michael Feinstein Sings Broadway on Saturday, July 29 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. An old-fashioned crooner with luxuriant vocals that…
July 5, 2023 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena POPS Rusnak Summer Concert series continues on Saturday, July 15 with Kings of Soul. Resident Pops Conductor Larry Blank will lead the orchestra with special guests Kings of Soul, who will shine a spotlight on the hit songs of Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, Otis Redding,…
June 14, 2023 Pasadena, CA – The Board of Directors of the Pasadena Symphony Association (PSA) announce the opening of the search for their next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The national search will be conducted by Arts Consulting Group, the leading provider of executive search services for the arts and culture industry, and will be…
June 7, 2023 Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein kicks off the Pasadena POPS 2023 Rusnak Summer Concert series on Saturday, June 24 with Divas Through the Decades. From songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone to Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston and beyond – the POPS celebrates…
May 23, 2023 Arrive early for Kids Korner, with face painting, balloon animals, a musical instrument petting zoo and performance by Bob Baker Marionette Theater! Pasadena, CA – Stars of stage and screen will illuminate the night sky when the Pasadena Symphony and POPS presents its annual free Music Under the Stars concert on Saturday, June…
May 11, 2023 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony Association is pleased to announce the expansion of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras (PYSO). The PYSO will expand its programming threefold – the organization will launch a summer intensive program for students in grades 5-8, the All City Orchestra (ACO) will add one new site at…
April 6, 2023 Pasadena, CA The Pasadena Symphony closes out its 22/23 season with An American in Paris at Ambassador Auditorium on Saturday, April 29, 2023 with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Emerging international conductor Kensho Watanabe will make his Pasadena debut, taking audiences on an aural journey through the City of…
March 28, 2023 PASADENA, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger proudly presents the fifth annual summer concert festival “Live at the Arboretum” with Grammy-nominated, double-platinum artists The Fray on Saturday, June 17 at 7:00pm at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. This summer’s Live at the Arboretum concert continues the success…
Acclaimed guest conductors Brett Mitchell, Ward Stare, Kensho Watanabe, Kyle Dickson, François López-Ferrer, Linhan Cui and Jenny Wong will serve as Artistic Partners for the 2023/24 season March 15, 2023 Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Symphony announces its 2023/24 season with an exhilarating schedule of seven performances, running October 21, 2023 through April 20, 2024. Season…
March 8, 2023 Tickets on sale now for the six-concert series from June 24 – September 9, 2023 Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS announce the 2023 Rusnak Summer Concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. The six-concert series will run from June 24 to September 9, 2023…
February 23, 2023 Pasadena, CA – Following February’s nearly sold-out Scheherazade performance, the Pasadena Symphony continues its 22/23 season with Beethoven & Rachmaninoff on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Piano phenom Alexander Malofeev will headline a program of heavy-hitters by two of Classical music’s…
January 27, 2023 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues the 22/23 season with Scheherazade on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. The orchestra’s ode to romance will also feature Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey on Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Spanish-American conductor François López-Ferrer, who serves…
January 3, 2023 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony kicks off the new year with Mendelssohn & Mozart on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Acclaimed conductor Joseph Young, who serves as Music Director of the Berkeley Symphony among other major posts across the…
November 17, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony’s annual Holiday Candlelight concert returns to All Saints Church on Saturday, December 17, 2022 with two performances at 4:00pm & 7:00pm. Pasadena’s most sought-after event of the season has become a cherished community holiday tradition and sells out quickly. The architecturally exquisite and acoustically sonorous All…
With Sibelius Violin Concerto performed by International Tchaikovsky Competition winner Alexandra Conunova October 26, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues its 95th season with Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Newly appointed LA Opera Resident Conductor, Lina…
September 29, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony opens its 95th season with Mozart & Saint-Saëns on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Internationally recognized for his energetic presence, imaginative programming and compelling musicianship, conductor Vinay Parameswaran will kick off the 2022-23 Symphony…
September 1, 2022 Pasadena, CA – Join the Pasadena Symphony Association (PSA) for an unforgettable evening of enchantment and romance on Saturday, September 24, 2022 as they host their annual Moonlight Sonata Gala, surrounded by the beauty of Pasadena City Hall. The festivities will kick off with an elegant courtyard reception, followed by a luxe…
August 18, 2022 Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close the 2022 Rusnak Summer Concert Series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on Saturday, September 10 with Broadway on Film, honoring the best of hit shows that traveled from 42nd St. to Hollywood. The multiple Grammy® and Emmy-nominated entertainer…
August 9, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena POPS continue their one-of-a-kind, popular outdoor summer concert series with Michael Cavanaugh singing the best of Billy Joel and Elton John on Saturday, August 27 at the LA County Arboretum. Hand-picked by Billy Joel himself, Cavanaugh got his start as the lead role in the Broadway musical…
July 20, 2022 Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS continue their one-of-a kind, outdoor concert series with American Icons: Judy Garland & Friends on Saturday, August 13 at the LA County Arboretum. The program will celebrate the centennials of iconic songstresses Judy Garland, Doris Day and Peggy Lee, and…
July 12, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena POPS continue their one-of-a kind, outdoor concert series with the timeless music of the Queen of Soul for Aretha: A Tribute on Saturday, July 23 at the LA County Arboretum. Broadway diva Capathia Jenkins will honor Aretha Franklin’s legacy in a show that’s been touring to national…
June 22, 2022 Pasadena, CA – Principal POPS Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the conducting baton and picks up the microphone for one night only to sing a full concert devoted to Gershwin for Michael Feinstein Sings Gershwin on Saturday, July 9 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. An old-fashioned crooner with luxuriant vocals that…
June 14, 2022 Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein kicks off the Pasadena POPS 2022 Rusnak Summer Concert series on Saturday, June 25 with Sway with Me: Latin Rhythm and Swing. The POPS season opener will explore the interchange between American and Latin sound throughout the years, and will have the audience swaying…
June 9, 2022 PASADENA, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger proudly presents the return of the fourth annual summer concert festival “Live at the Arboretum” with superstar country singer Sara Evans on Saturday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. A local supporting act will open…
May 12, 2022 Arrive early for Kids Korner, featuring face painting, balloon animals, a musical instrument petting zoo and performance by Bob Baker Marionette Theater! Pasadena, CA – Stars of stage and screen will illuminate the night sky when the Pasadena Symphony and POPS presents its annual free Music Under the Stars concert on Saturday, June…
April 28, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony Association is pleased to announce the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras (PYSO) annual Spring Concert to be held at Ambassador Auditorium on Saturday, May 7. The free concert will feature all six PYSO ensembles showcasing the hard work and dedication they’ve put in throughout the academic year.…
April 18, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony concludes its season on Saturday, April 30 with the four most well-known notes in Classical music – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Relentless, emotional and triumphant all describe Beethoven’s most famous symphony, which will be led by internationally renowned conductor Keitaro Harada, who currently serves as Music…
March 4, 2022 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues its 2021/22 season on Saturday, March 19 with Mozart Symphony No. 40. Mozart’s stormy symphony headlines a colorful program with Grieg’s hugely popular Piano Concerto and Adam Schoenberg’s “Finding Rothko.” Highly sought-after conductor Brett Mitchell leads the orchestra as Artistic Partner for this emotionally-charged repertoire…
March 1, 2022 Tickets on sale now for the six concert series from June 25 – September 10, 2022 Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS announce the expansion of the POPS Summer Concert series to six concerts beginning Summer 2022 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. The POPS is…
Acclaimed guest conductors François López-Ferrer, Lina Gonzáles-Granados, Vinay Parameswaran, Rebecca Tong, Kensho Watanabe, Jenny Wong and Joseph Young will serve as Artistic Partners for the 2022/23 season Third annual Composers Showcase will feature works by composers who are shaping the future of classical music with Unsuk Chin, Anna Clyne, Valerie Coleman, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Huang Ruo…
January 26, 2022 Covid-19 vaccination policy requires booster shots for all eligible concertgoers Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues its 2021/22 season with updated Covid-19 vaccination requirements, including boosters for all eligible patrons, staff and musicians. On the heels of a strong turnout for January’s annual Baroque concert, the orchestra sets the tone for…
January 5, 2022 Updates to Covid-19 vaccination policy require booster shots for all eligible concertgoers Pasadena, CA – The New Year heralds the return of Conductor Nicholas McGegan to lead the Pasadena Symphony for Baroque: Brandenburg 5 on Saturday, January, 22 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Highly…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony’s annual Holiday Candlelight concert returns to All Saints Church on Saturday, December 18, 2021 with two performances at 4:00pm & 7:00pm. Pasadena’s most sought-after concert of the season has become a cherished community holiday tradition and sells out quickly. The architecturally exquisite and acoustically sonorous All Saints Church, Pasadena’s…
November 11, 2021 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony and POPS proudly welcomes respected community leaders to its 30-member Board of Directors and announces the appointment of Bob Michero as its Board President commencing with the 21/22 Season. Stephen Miyabe, Pasadena Market President for Northern Trust’s Wealth Management Team, Steven Rosen, Provost & Chief Scientific…
October 25, 2021 Pasadena, CA –The Pasadena Symphony continues its 2021-22 season with Rhapsody in Blue on Saturday, November 13th at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Concertgoers will experience the music that defined the American sound with iconic works by Gershwin and Dvořák. The effervescence of Gilmore Young…
October 5, 2021 Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Symphony and Pops opens its 93rd season with Beethoven Symphony No. 7 on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Acclaimed conductor Joseph Young, who serves as Music Director of the Berkeley Symphony among other major posts across…
Pasadena, CA – Join the Pasadena Symphony Association for an evening of celebration and reconnection on Saturday, September 25, 2021 as they host their annual Moonlight Sonata Gala, back live and-in person surrounded by the beauty of Pasadena City Hall. The festivities will kick off with an elegant courtyard reception, followed by a luxe dinner,…
Pasadena, CA – Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close their popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on Saturday, September 11 with 100 Years of Broadway. The POPS Broadway celebration provides a fitting cap to a season of five concerts, all performed to nearly sold-out audiences. The season finale will…
Acclaimed conductors Keitaro Harada, Nic McGegan, Brett Mitchell, Anna Rakitina, Jenny Wong, Lidiya Yankovskaya and Joseph Young will serve as Artistic Partners and lead the orchestra for the 21/22 season The Pasadena Symphony’s annual Composers Showcase will feature works from musicians who are shaping the future of classical music with Brett Banducci, Gabriela Frank, Jessie…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena POPS celebrate the best of The Beatles with Classical Mystery Tour on Saturday, August 28 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Back by popular demand, Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles brings the timeless hits of the Fab Four to life with a fresh set list of favorites…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the conducting baton and picks up the microphone for one night only to sing a full concert devoted to the legacy of Frank Sinatra for Michael Feinstein Sings Sinatra’s Songbook on Saturday, August 14 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. An old-fashioned crooner with luxuriant…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena POPS continue their popular one-of-a kind, outdoor concert series with the music of supergroup Fleetwood Mac for Fleetwood Mac: A Tribute on Saturday, July 24 at the LA County Arboretum. Resident POPS Conductor Larry Blank will take the podium to lead the orchestra along with Landslide, the premiere Fleetwood Mac tribute band. Having performed with orchestras across North America, Landslide’s band members…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein kicks off the Pasadena POPS 2021 Sierra Summer Concert series on Saturday, July 10 with The Road to Motown. The POPS season opener will take a ride through the evolution of jazz and boogie-woogie from Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong to the soulful sound of the Temptations…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS are ecstatic to announce the return of live in-person concerts this summer at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. The popular 2021 Sierra Summer Concert Series will present five concerts from July 10 to September 11, 2021 for fully vaccinated audiences. The series will…
February 17, 2021 Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony announce the 2020/21 Pasadena Presents Spring Season of five online concerts, beginning February 27 through May 22, 2021. The spring series continues the format of the orchestra’s online offering of chamber music with a twist, with each concert featuring a renowned guest artist performing…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony’s annual Holiday Candlelight concert will be transformed into Home for the Holidays this season, delivered to viewers in a free live-stream on December 19 at 4pm, available through December 21, 2020. Pasadena’s most sought-after holiday concert has sold out for the past nine years, and now patrons can enjoy…
Pasadena, CA – Join the Pasadena Symphony Association for an unforgettable evening of music and entertainment on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 6pm PST as they transform the annual Moonlight Sonata Gala into a unique online experience. The party will come to you via a live-streamed special event featuring exclusive performances from Pasadena Symphony and…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony announces the launch of a phased return to concerts with Pasadena Presents, a series of four performances running October 17 – November 14, 2020. In order to adapt to guidelines set forth by local and state authorities, Pasadena Presents will serve as a new, intimate concert experience that will…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena POPS and Resident Pops Conductor Larry Blank are pleased to announce POPScast, a weekly video podcast featuring a star-studded line-up of POPS performers, composers, musicians and all who make the music happen. POPScast premieres this Saturday, June 20 at 7:30pm on what would have been opening night for the Sierra…
Pasadena, CA – Join the Pasadena Symphony Association for an unforgettable evening of music and entertainment on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 6pm as they transform the annual Moonlight Sonata Gala to a unique online experience. The party will come to you via a live-streamed special event featuring exclusive performances from Pasadena Symphony and POPS…
Pasadena, CA – Due to the guidelines issued by government authorities during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Pasadena POPS has regrettably made the difficult decision to reschedule the 2020 Summer POPS Series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum in its entirety to Summer 2021. “We are deeply saddened that we are unable to perform at a time when the inspiration that comes…
Plus Oscar® and Grammy® Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s Voyage Pasadena CA – Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony continue the 19/20 Symphony Classics season with Gershwin/Debussy on Saturday, February 15 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. This powerful and romantic Valentine’s program opens with a bang with…
Pasadena, CA – Join the Pasadena Symphony and Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas McGegan as he delivers Mozart & McGegan on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Ambassador Auditorium with performances at 2pm and 8pm. “An expert in 18th-century style” (The New Yorker), the two-time Grammy nominee ends his tenure with the Pasadena Symphony with this Mozart…
Pasadena CA – Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony present their annual Baroque program with Vivaldi Four Seasons on Saturday, January 25 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Lockington describes the program for his Baroque conductorial debut with the orchestra as being “filled with all sorts of…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony’s annual Holiday Candlelight concert returns to All Saints Church on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Having sold out for the past eight years, the symphony offers two performances to meet community demand at 4:00pm & 7:00pm. The architecturally exquisite and acoustically sonorous All Saints Church, Pasadena’s equivalent of a European…
Pasadena CA – Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony continue the 19-20 Classics season with Beethoven “Emperor” on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Along with Beethoven’s heroic masterpiece, Pulitzer-Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid’s Petrichor will open the performance by redefining ‘surround sound’ with…
Pasadena CA – Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony open their 92nd season with Brahms Symphony No. 1, featuring an all-new Composer’s Showcase on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. The 2019-20 season kicks off with quite possibly the best first symphony…
Pasadena, CA – Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close their popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on September 14 with an evening showcasing the legendary films of MGM Studios for MGM Movie Classics. The POPS season finale will provide a quintessential Feinstein experience with Broadway’s best singers, dancers, vintage…
Pasadena, CA –The Pasadena POPS continue their one-of-a-kind, popular outdoor summer concert series with The Music of Elton John Starring Michael Cavanaugh on Saturday, August 24 at the LA County Arboretum. Hand-picked by Billy Joel himself, Cavanaugh got his start as the lead role in the Broadway musical Movin’ Out, which earned him both Grammy…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the conducting baton and picks up the microphone for one night only to sing the best of Cole Porter on Saturday, August 3 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Spend an evening under the stars with the Pasadena POPS led by Resident Pops Conductor Larry…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS jazz up the Los Angeles County Arboretum with an evening devoted to the stylings of one of America’s most beloved musical icons for Rhapsody in Blue on Saturday, July 13. The concert will present a musical smorgasbord that pays tribute to the Gershwin…
Pasadena, CA – Stars of stage and screen will illuminate the night sky when The Pasadena Symphony and POPS presents its annual free Music Under the Stars concert on Saturday, June 1 at Pasadena City Hall’s Centennial Square. Presented with sponsorship support from Bank of America, the 2019 Music Under the Stars concert will celebrate treasured…
Pasadena, CA –Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein opens the 2019 Pasadena POPS Sierra Summer Concert Series on Saturday, June 22 with The Great American Songbook: Icons from Broadway, Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood. The POPS season opener will encapsulate 200 years of American popular music, from Stephen Foster’s “Beautiful Dreamer” to the songbook of the…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein leads the Pasadena POPS for the 2019 Sierra Summer Concert Series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum with five concerts sure to make your summer sizzle. The 2019 POPS season runs June 22nd through September 14th with a jam-packed line-up of multiple award-winning guest artists including Grey’s…
New Composers Showcase features works from acclaimed musicians who are shaping the future of classical music including Ellen Reid, Caroline Shaw, Michael Giacchino, Reena Esmail, Sydney Wang and Michael Abels Pasadena, CA – Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony announce its 92nd season with an exhilarating schedule of seven concerts, running October 19,…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony returns to Ambassador Auditorium on Saturday, March 23 with a program of epic proportions as Music Director David Lockington leads an oversized orchestra for Mahler’s monumental “Titan” Symphony No. 1. Mahler’s First Symphony tops off a grandiose program with Mozart’s fantastical Piano Concerto No. 21 performed by International Beethoven Piano…
Pasadena CA – Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony conclude its 91st season with Beethoven Symphony No. 5 at Ambassador Auditorium on Saturday, May 4, 2019 with matinee and evening performances at 2pm and 8pm. This fate-filled program opens with Verdi’s La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny) overture and closes with…
Music Director David Lockington returns to the podium next month to conduct the Pasadena Symphony’s Tchaikovsky Spectacular at Ambassador Auditorium on Saturday, February 16 with performances at 2pm and 8pm. This all-Tchaikovsky program features Van Cliburn winner Olga Kern, a direct descendant to Tchaikovsky himself, performing his wildly popular Piano Concerto No. 1, plus his…
Pasadena, CA – Join the Pasadena Symphony and Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas McGegan as he delivers Baroque Masters on January 26, 2019 at Ambassador Auditorium with performances at 2pm and 8pm. Highly regarded as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (London Independent), the two-time Grammy nominee will jump start your year as only…
Pasadena CA – Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony continue the 18-19 Classics season with Bernstein and Copland on Saturday, November 17 at Ambassador Auditorium with performances at 2pm and 8pm. On the heels of Bernstein’s centennial, the performance will celebrate American masters, with a program that bridges popular and classical music through…
Pasadena CA –Tender melodies, powerful choruses, exquisite arias — Mozart’s hauntingly beautiful Requiem gets the Pasadena Symphony’s 2018-19 season off to a grand start on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No. 3 and Elgar’s Introduction & Allegro round out this deeply-emotive program,…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony announces its 91st season with a larger than life schedule of seven concerts, commencing on October 20th with Mozart’s Requiem through to a May 4th finale with the four most famous notes in Classical music – Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Other highlights include Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 “Titan,” a tribute…
Pasadena, CA – Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close out their popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on Saturday, September 8 with Broadway Goes to the Movies. The POPS season finale will provide a quintessential Feinstein experience with some of Broadway’s greatest performers recreating songs from hit shows that…
Pasadena, CA – Join the Pasadena Symphony Association for an unforgettable evening of enchantment and romance on Saturday, September 22, 2018 as they host the annual Moonlight Sonata Gala. This year’s elegant soiree will light up Centennial Square, set against the iconic rotunda of Pasadena City Hall. The evening’s festivities will kick off with libations around…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein opens the 2018 Pasadena POPS Sierra Summer Concert Series on Saturday, June 23rd with That’s Entertainment: Gershwin to Sondheim. The POPS season opener will cover the gamut of the Great American Songbook from jazz standards to Broadway hits, and vintage charts that can’t be heard anywhere else.…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony and POPS extends the July 4th celebration with its annual free Music Under the Stars concert on Saturday, July 7 at Pasadena City Hall’s Centennial Square. Presented with sponsorship support from the Bank of America, the 2018 Music Under the Stars concert will illuminate the night sky with treasured songs penned…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the conducting baton and picks up the microphone for one night only for Summer of Love on Saturday, July 21 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Spend an evening with the Pasadena POPS, led by Resident Pops Conductor Larry Blank, as Michael Feinstein Sings the…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena POPS celebrates the best of The Beatles with Classical Mystery Tour on Saturday, August 4 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Back by popular demand, Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles brings the timeless hits of the Fab Four to life with a fresh set list of favorites…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS continue the 2018 Sierra Summer Concert Series with a momentous tribute to Leonard Bernstein on Saturday, August 18 at 7:30pm. The POPS presents Bernstein’s New York as part of the Leonard Bernstein at 100 centennial being celebrated around the globe, but Feinstein has…
Pasadena, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger proudly presents the third annual summer concert festival “Live at the Arboretum” with legendary country star Dwight Yoakam on Saturday, June 15 at 7:00pm at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Supporting act Desure will open the show at 6:00pm. Tickets start at $15 and gates…
Pasadena CA –The Pasadena Symphony Association announces the contract renewal of Music Director David Lockington through 2021-22. Lockington renews his role which began in 2013. Since then, the orchestra has shown tremendous growth, cementing the Pasadena Symphony as the area’s premiere destination for live symphonic music. “In his five years leading the PSO, Lockington has taken an ensemble that was…
Pasadena CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues its 90th season on Saturday, March 24th with Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini at Ambassador Auditorium with performances at 2pm and 8pm. Music Director David Lockington will lead this mesmerizing program filled with mystery and intrigue, opening with Alexander Miller’s contemporary puzzle overture Scherzo Crypto, and…
Pasadena, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger proudly presents the second annual summer concert festival “Live at the Arboretum” with country star and veterans’ advocate Trace Adkins on Saturday, June 16 at 7pm at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Tickets start at $15 and gates open for picnic dining at…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein returns to the Los Angeles County Arboretum with stars of stage and screen for five concerts sure to make your summer sizzle. The 2018 Sierra Summer Concert Series commences June 23rd through September 8th with a jam-packed line-up of multiple award-winning guest artists including two-time Tony Award…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite and Israeli cellist Inbal Segev on Dvořák’s rapturous Cello Concerto Pasadena CA – Music Director David Lockington returns to the podium on Saturday, February 17 for Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite at Ambassador Auditorium with performances at 2:00 and 8:00pm. The Pasadena Symphony’s ode to romance arrives just in…
The Pasadena Symphony continues its 90th season on Saturday, November 18th with Mozart Symphony No. 41. “Jupiter” at Ambassador Auditorium
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Pasadena, CA – Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close out their popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on Saturday, September 9 with Universal Studios Favorites! The POPS season finale will provide a quintessential Feinstein experience with a showcase of singers and dancers recreating the songs and scores of the…
PASADENA SYMPHONY AND POPS PRESENT A MAGNIFICENT EVENING AT CENTENNIAL SQUARE FOR ANNUAL MOONLIGHT SONATA GALA Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony Association will host their annual Moonlight Sonata Gala on Saturday, September 23, 2017, which promises to be an unforgettable night filled with entertainment, music and dancing held at Pasadena’s historic City Hall. Music…
Pasadena, CA – Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the conducting baton and picks up the microphone for one night only to celebrate Swing, the Rat Pack and more on Saturday, July 29 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Spend an evening with the Pasadena POPS, led by Resident Pops Conductor Larry Blank, as…
THE PASADENA POPS & MICHAEL FEINSTEIN CELEBRATE BROADWAY WITH A STAR-STUDDED EVENING HONORING LIZA MINELLI Pasadena, CA – Principal POPS Conductor Michael Feinstein opens the 2017 Pasadena POPS Sierra Auto Concert Series at the Los Angeles Arboretum on Saturday June 17th with Broadway: The Golden Age. A star-studded affair, the season opener will celebrate the…
LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger presents Grammy Award winning artist LeAnn Rimes “Live at the Arboretum” July 8 Pasadena, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger proudly presents the inaugural summer concert festival “Live at the Arboretum” with Grammy award winning artist LeAnn Rimes on Saturday, July 8 at 6:30pm at the Los Angeles County…
Season Subscriptions Still Available! Lock-in the best seats at the best price before they sell out. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 October 14, 2017 David Lockington, conductor Dylana Jenson, violin James Lee III Ichabod! The Protest is over! Prokofiev …
December 14, 2016 Pasadena, CA – Start your New Year off right with the Pasadena Symphony and Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas McGegan as he delivers Baroque Connections: Bach & Handel, on January 21, 2017 at Ambassador Auditorium. Highly regarded as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (London Independent), the two-time Grammy nominee will…
Season Subscriptions Still Available! Lock-in the best seats at the best price before they sell out. MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO October 8, 2016 David Lockington, conductor Elena Urioste, violin Norman The Great Swiftness Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Brahms Symphony No. 4 GERSHWIN RHAPSODY IN BLUE November…
December 2 & 3, 2017 Tour: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Boutique: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Scottish Rite Cathedral, 150 N. Madison Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101 A self-guided tour of four elegant homes decorated for the holidays and an artisanal Holiday Boutique. The 50th Annual Holiday Look In home tour is a showcase of…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony Association announces the appointment of David Cubek as Assistant Conductor. David will also serve as the Conductor for the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Philharmonic ensemble. Mr. Cubek currently serves as Director of the Claremont Concert Orchestra of Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, and has served on the…
Pasadena, CA – Music Director David Lockington and the Pasadena Symphony open the 2016-2017 Singpoli Classics Series with Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto on October 8, 2016 at Pasadena’s historic Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Audiences will delight in Mendelssohn’s most lyrical of violin concertos, book-ended by Brahms’ Symphony No. 4…
2017 POPS Subscriptions are Now Available! Broadway: The Golden Age | June 17, 2017 MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, conductor Music from Jersey Boys and Beyond! | July 15, 2017 THE MIDTOWN MEN: Four Stars from the Original Broadway Cast of Jersey Boys LARRY BLANK, conductor Michael Feinstein Sings Swing| July 29, 2017 Celebrating Swing, the Rat Pack…
Pasadena, CA – Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS heat up the Los Angeles County Arboretum on August 20th with an evening solely devoted to one of America’s most beloved musical icons for Cole Porter Night. Smart and sophisticated with a naughty boy’s streak for mischief, Porter was in that rare echelon of songwriters who…
Pasadena, CA – On the heels of last summer’s sold out hit concert, Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein brings the latest installment of his Grammy-nominated Sinatra Project back to the Los Angeles Arboretum by popular demand on Saturday, July 30. Hear many more of Sinatra’s biggest hits and maybe a few you’ve never heard before…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena POPS continues their one of a kind, popular outdoor summer concert series with Michael Cavanaugh and the Music of Billy Joel on Saturday, July 9 at the LA County Arboretum. Hand-picked by Billy Joel himself to star in the lead role of his Broadway musical Movin’ Out, Cavanaugh’s distinctive flair…
Artists and programs for upcoming POPS Season announced including a second installment of Feinstein’s Sinatra Project, Cady Huffman,Lynn Roberts, Michael Cavanaugh’s Music of Billy Joel and more at the Los Angeles Arboretum Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Symphony and POPS Board Chair Kay Kochenderfer Toomey and Chief Executive Officer Lora Unger are proud to announce a…
PRESS RELEASE – MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 – March 19, 2016 Word Doc PDF Artist Bios Nicholas McGegan Word Doc PDF David Lockington Word Doc PDF Artist Images
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues its Singpoli Classics Series with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto for a powerful and romantic Valentine’s program on Saturday, February 13 at Ambassador Auditorium. Music Director David Lockington returns to the podium for the Symphony’s ode to romance, which pairs Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. One of…
Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Symphony’s annual Holiday Candlelight concert returns to All Saints Church on December 19, 2015. Having sold out the past four years in a row, the concert will offer two performances to meet community demand at 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm. The architecturally exquisite and acoustically sonorous All Saints Church, Pasadena’s equivalent…
2016 POPS Summer Series Line-up Announced! First Ladies of Song | June 18, 2016 Music from Judy Garland, Rosemary Clooney & Peggy Lee Michael Feinstein, Conductor Lynn Roberts, soloist Cady Huffman, soloist Madelyn Baillio, soloist Music of Billy Joel | July 9, 2016 Michael Cavanaugh, Soloist Star of Broadway’s hit musical Moving Out Larry Blank,…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony continues their newly-expanded 2015-2016 Singpoli Classics Series on Saturday, November 7th with Anne Akiko Meyers performing her poetic and powerful Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Billboard’s 2014 Top-Selling Classical Instrumentalist, Meyers’ recordings have consistently met with acclaim, with her Four Seasons debuting # 1 on the Classical Billboard charts. Audiences can…
Pasadena, CA – Music Director David Lockington and The Pasadena Symphony open their 2015-2016 Singpoli Classics Series with Dvořák’s New World Symphony on October 10, 2015 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. Audiences will delight in Dvořák’s most popular symphonic work. The orchestra will be joined by 2013 Avery…
Pasadena, CA – Join the Pasadena Symphony Association for an unforgettable evening of magic and romance on Saturday, September 26, 2015 as they host the Moonlight Sonata Gala at Ambassador Gardens. Their annual gala will take place on the opulent grounds of the Ambassador Gardens with entertainment and libations at the Terrace Villa Mansion, followed…
Pasadena, CA – Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close their popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on September 12 with the quintessential Feinstein experience – a special tribute to the Academy Awards. A Night at the Movies! brings the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards to the Arboretum…
Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the conducting baton and picks up the microphone for one night only to sing a full concert devoted to the legacy of Frank Sinatra. On Saturday, August 1 spend an evening with the Pasadena POPS at the Los Angeles County Arboretum to celebrate Frank Sinatra’s…
Pasadena, CA – As the summer season grows closer each day, it’s time to join the Pasadena Symphony and Pops for its annual free Music Under The Stars concert on Saturday, June 6, on the steps of City Hall. Experience what crowds over 4,000 enjoyed last year, as for the first time the Pasadena Symphony…
Pasadena CA – The Pasadena Symphony concludes its exhilarating season with a bang on Saturday May 2, 2105. Hear award-winning Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez performing the Greig’s hugely popular piano concerto and taste the rapture and romance of Romeo & Juliet as summoned up by one of the greatest Russian masters, Prokofiev on at Ambassador…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras (PYSO) invites all young musicians aged from 11-18 to audition for the PYSO’s upcoming 2016-2017 season. As a centerpiece of the Pasadena Symphony Association’s education initiatives, the PYSO program has continually offered robust musical training and personal development for young musicians throughout the San Gabriel Valley for…
An Incomparable Concert-Going Experience Awaits You June 20, 2015 – Big Band Swing July 11, 2015 – Classical Mystery Tour August 1, 2015 – The Sinatra Project August 22, 2015 – To Ella and Nat with Love September 12, 2015 – A Night at the Oscars!
Pasadena, CA–Tickets on sale now for Michael Feinstein’s Sinatra Project, Marilyn Maye, Jeremy Jordan, Anne Hampton Callaway, music of the Beatles and more at the Los Angeles Arboretum Pasadena, CA –Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS announce their one of a kind, popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles Arboretum…
Pasadena CA – Experience Beethoven’s love of nature with Nicholas McGegan as your guide with the Pasadena Symphony’s performance of Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6 on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The Los Angeles Times celebrated McGegan to be “in fact…
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Symphony announces the expansion of its 2015-16 Season with an increase to seven concert weekends beginning Fall 2015. Backed by strong single ticket sales and subscriber loyalty, its Singpoli Classics series will increase to six-concerts (from five) with both 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances at Pasadena’s historic Ambassador Auditorium.…
Pasadena, CA – Ring in the New Year with Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas McGegan as he masterfully explores the musical genius of Brahms Symphony No. 2 and enjoy mother-daughter pianists’ Mihyang and Esther Keel as they perform Poulenc’s jazzy and exotic Concerto for Two Pianos on Saturday, January 17, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00…
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN & PASADENA POPS END SUMMER CONCERT SEASON WITH PATTI AUSTIN, LIZ CALLAWAY AND AARON TVEIT Pasadena CA – Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS announce the final concert of the summer with a thrilling selection of music with New York New York! on September 6 at the LA Arboretum. Grammy Award winner and…
ALAN BERGMAN, BRUCE BROUGHTON, MICHAEL GIACCHINO, MAUREEN MCGOVERN, PAUL WILLIAMS AND MORE TO PERFORM WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN AND THE PASADENA POPS AS PART OF ASCAP’S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Pasadena CA – A who’s who of Hollywood’s music elite is coming out to play with Michael Feinstein at the Pasadena POPS’ August 16th Hooray for Hollywood concert, presented in partnership with the American Society of…
Dun Dun Dun Duuuuuuuun Pasadena Symphony Presents Beethoven’s Fifth Pasadena CA – The Pasadena Symphony celebrates the most famous four notes in all of Classical music. Relentless, emotional, triumphant and victorious; all describe Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 which will be performed on Saturday March 29, 2014 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at…
Pasadena Symphony Association President Diane Rankin and Chief Executive Officer Paul Jan Zdunek today announced the extension of Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein’s contract through 2016. His current contract was for a 1-year term, but fresh off the heels with rave reviews for his conducting debut to capacity crowds on June 1st, the leadership of…
Experience a live chat with Pasadena Symphony’s Composer-in Residence Peter Boyer as he discusses the role of an orchestral composer. Audiences will also get a preview of Boyer’s Symphony No. 1, which will make its world premiere on Saturday, April 27 with the Pasadena Symphony. This event will be a live broadcast of a talk…
The Pasadena Symphony will perform the highly anticipated world premiere of Grammy-nominated composer Peter Boyer’s Symphony No. 1 on Saturday April 27 in concerts at 2:00 and 8:00pm at Ambassador Auditorium. The concerts also feature superstar violinist Chee-Yun as soloist for the intensely passionate Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto under the baton of guest conductor Jose Luis…
The Pasadena Symphony Association is proud to announce the appointment of David Lockington as its new Music Director and Nicholas McGegan as its Principal Guest Conductor, an innovative partnership of powerhouse artistic leadership. Lockington is the fifth Music Director of Pasadena’s 85-year-old treasured Symphony Orchestra. McGegan’s newly created position formalizes a synergistic relationship between the…
The Pasadena Symphony is saddened to learn about James DePreist’s sudden passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Ginette, his family, and his friends and colleagues. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we mourn the passing of our dear friend and Artistic Advisor James DePreist. Maestro DePreist, or Jimmy as he…
Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory may be best known for its unparalleled scientific endeavors such as landing the Curiosity Rover on the surface of Mars, but on Tuesday, December 18, another side of the organization will be on display. The JPL Chorus, founded earlier this year in a partnership with the Pasadena Symphony Association, presents its…
Do you know someone who has not yet experienced the Pasadena Symphony? If they order tickets and mention your name, we will send you a $20 coupon for a future ticket purchase! Call our Box Office today at (626) 793-7172 today for more details. This offer valid for any current ticket buyer who refers a…
The Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 41th season with a free annual Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 4th at 7:00pm in Pasadena High School’s auditorium (2925 E Sierra Madre Blvd, Pasadena). The performance features the three educational ensembles of the Pasadena Symphony Association: the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble. The…
Marvin Hamlisch’s orchestral legacy of promoting The Great American Songbook continues in the expert hands of Michael Feinstein Michael Feinstein, the multi-platinum-selling, two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer dubbed “The Ambassador of The Great American Songbook,” is the newly appointed Principal Pops Conductor of the Pasadena POPS. In addition to his recording and concert career,…
The Pasadena Symphony and POPS are both shocked and devastated to learn about the sudden passing of Marvin Hamlisch. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Terre, his family, and his friends and colleagues. During his time in Pasadena, he was beloved in our community and made an enormous impact with everyone he encountered.…
Please note: these events are cancelled due to excessive heat. If we are able to reschedule, we will update you accordingly. Thank you, and we apologize for any inconvenience. The Spirit of the Garden POPS Concert Rose & the Nightingale, a powerhouse quartet of female virtuosi, celebrate the sublimity of gardens through poetry and song.…
Pasadena is a city rich with the arts and sciences, and the new JPL Chorus is perhaps the perfect blend of both. Formed earlier this year in partnership between the Pasadena Symphony Association and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the JPL Chorus is comprised of JPL employees who rehearse weekly under the direction of Donald Brinegar,…
Pasadena, CA – Pasadena Symphony Artistic Advisor James DePreist is recovering from recent and unanticipated heart bypass surgery and is unable to appear with the orchestra later this month as originally scheduled. American conductor Michael Stern will step in to conduct the Pasadena Symphony’s final concert of its Classics Season featuring Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8…
The weekend celebration of Spring will be a great and fun way to get acquainted with the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden, the beautiful new summer home for the POPS concert. There will be art installations, plants for sale, a Marketplace, live entertainment, food and much more to enjoy. Festivities begin Friday evening,…
“There is still happiness, simple, naïve happiness,” said Tchaikovsky of his Fourth Symphony. It was a breakthrough work, a bounding creative leap in scale, intensity, and ambition combining theatrical flair with emotional contrasts that reach epic proportions – music so personal that it becomes universal. Rachmaninoff International Award winning pianist Rueibin Chen performs his talisman,…
The Pasadena Symphony celebrates its 85th Anniversary Season with Russian blockbusters by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich and Borodin with must-see Artists and Conductors for its 2012-13 Classics Series at Pasadena’s own “Carnegie Hall of the West”, one of the finest concert halls in the nation – Ambassador Auditorium. The season opens on October 6, 2012 with…
The Pasadena Symphony Association, the Musicians of the Pasadena Symphony and POPS and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 47 have announced the ratification of a new four-year contract ending in 2015 – an unprecedented term length for the Pasadena Symphony Association. The Musicians of the Pasadena Symphony and POPS have played a vital…
The Pasadena Symphony welcomes GRAMMY-nominated Peter Boyer as its Composer in Residence for the 2012-2013 season, and has commissioned his Symphony No. 1 to premiere in its landmark 85th anniversary season. This commission has been made possible through contributions by the Trustees of Claremont Graduate University. “We are very excited about working alongside such a…
Pre-bidding is now live for our Silent Auction fund raiser for the Pasadena Youth Symphony. Please see the bottom of this page for instructions and rules on how to bid. Live bidding will take place on Tuesday, December 6 at 5:30pm at Pasadena High School’s auditorium. Silent Auction Items: #101 – Revolution Prep SAT or…
On August 27th Marvin and the Pasadena POPS were joined by Susan Egan and Melissa Manchester. Check out the pictures from that amazing concert!
On August 6th, Marvin and the Pasadena POPS were joined by Cady Huffman (Ulla from The Producers) and Anne Runolfsson & Gary Mauer from Phantom of the Opera. Check out these pictures! (Photography by Robert Caughron)
No one composer has ever captured the spirit of American music like George Gershwin. The mere mention of his name evokes memories of the Jazz Age, The Roaring 20’s, flappers and a wealth of musicals that came from a creative imagination unmatched by his contemporaries. These rhapsodic sounds, from opera to concert, Vaudeville to Broadway, …
Ah, summer! And with summer comes the sweet life. Enjoy the passionate sounds of Italy in this magnifico program delivered with the vocal prowess and seduction of pop-opera group Poperazzi performing hit songs from Pavarotti to Jersey Boys, classic Sinatra to Louis Prima and everything in between. It’s certain you’ll be speaking with your hands…
An artist who needs no description, the incomparable multi-platinum selling, five-time GRAMMY nominee, Michael Feinstein joins the Pasadena POPS for an effervescent evening of the music that defies the ages. The Pittsburgh Herald-Tribune says “Michael Feinstein has won fame as singer and pianist, and affection too for reviving the Great American Songbook with devotion and…
The Pasadena POPS starts its inaugural season at the lavish LA Arboretum with the perfect blend of comedy, nostalgia and music! Robert Klein, recently hailed by Publisher’s Weekly as “an artist who unfurls an array of captivating anecdotes with wry wit and honesty,” and television sweetheart Lucie Arnaz, well-known for her electric charisma, perform together…
Check out photos of Marvin Hamlisch’s fabulous debut at the helm of the Pasadena POPS! Guest Artist was J. Mark McVey, Les Miserables’ Jean Valjean.
The Pasadena POPS Concert Summer Series is moving to the beautiful L.A. County Arboretum beginning the summer of 2012! Any current Arboretum members or those attending any ticketed events at the Arboretum this summer may attend a 2011 Pasadena POPS concert for 50% off just by showing their membership card or ticket stub. “We want…
Marvin Hamlisch, Principal Pops Conductor of the “Pasadena POPS,” stopped by KCAL9 Tuesday to give a private performance! Watch the video here…
Marvin went to The WAVE studios with Pat & Kim to share his remarkable story and his exciting new concert series as the Principal Pops Conductor for the Pasadena Pops. Click here to hear the interview.
Were you there for the music, fun and fireworks? If not, you missed an amazing evening under the stars. We celebrated Pasadena’s 125th birthday in style. Check out a few photos from the concert…
P.J. Ochlan from KJazz radio interviewed Marvin Hamlisch about taking the helm of the Pasadena POPS and the 2011 Summer Concert Series at the Lawn adjacent to the Rose Bowl. Click here to listen to the podcast! Pasadena POPS Summer Concert Series dates: June 18, 2011 July 23, 2011 August 6, 2011 August 27, 2011
Join The Pasadena POPS and Marvin Hamlisch, Saturday, August 27th at the lawn adjacent to the Rose bowl! We start the fun early with the Pasadena Humane Society who will be on hand with adorable pets up for adoption from 5pm-7pm. August 27th Concert Information: Marvin Does Movies Lawn adjacent to the Rose Bowl (Area…
Tony Award-winning actress, singer and songwriter, Idina Menzel, star of Broadway’s Wicked and the original stage production of Rent, will make her Greek Theatre debut Saturday, October 22, 2011 with the Pasadena POPS. The special engagement will be conducted by multi-award-winning conductor/composer Marvin Hamlisch with the Pasadena POPS. Menzel – who also appeared in the…
Did you see Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra backing up Lea Michele on Glee last night? They were amazing. PYSO appears at the 27:32 in case you catch it online!
Recipes in Rhapsody is a compilation of favorite recipes from our finest and most discriminating home chefs and area Cordon Bleu chefs. The 350 recipes are home cooked productions and family favorites from Women’s Committee Members, their families and Symphony-Pops Board of Directors. Many of the recipes are enriched with contributor notes regarding the importance…
The Pasadena Symphony Association is pleased to announce a $500,000 matching gift from the Women’s Committee, a combination of a $400,000 gift given to them by the late Beebe Oliver Nuetzman and the $100,000 proceeds of the 2010 Holiday Look In Home Tour. A tireless volunteer and educator, Beebe continues to demonstrate her passion for…
James DePreist talks about his experience as assistant conductor to Leonard Bernstein…
Maestro James DePreist, Anne Akiko Meyers, that fabulous ex-Napoleon/Molitor Stradivarius and the Pasadena Symphony made Opening Night a night to remember. Check out a few of the photos taken by photographer Robert Caughron.
After playing her remarkable “Molitor” Stradivarius at the Pasadena Symphony on Oct. 23rd, Anne Akiko Meyers demonstrated its unique sound on Countdown with Keith Olbermann…
After fierce bidding, Tarisio Auctions sold “The Molitor” Stradivarius dated 1697, to renowned concert violinist Anne Akiko Meyers for a world-record price of $3,600,000. This price is the highest on record for any musical instrument sold at auction and is well over the pre-sale estimate of $2,000,000-$3,000,000. “The Molitor” is believed to have been owned…
Anne talks about her new album Seasons…Dreams, which was released in September. Video #2: Anne Akiko Meyers Plays Gade’s ‘Jalousie’ Tango w/the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Holland
In the summer of 2011, Marvin Hamlisch will take the podium of the Pasadena POPS for the first time, bringing a musical experience like no other to the heart of Pasadena. His musical scores are among the most iconic and inspirational works in the world and have garnered 4 Emmys, 4 Grammys, 3 Golden Globes,…
After ten years as Music Director of the Pasadena POPS, Rachael Worby has announced that effective September 30, 2010, she will conclude her tenure with the organization. In a statement Rachael Worby said: “Being Music Director of the Pasadena POPS has been a joyful, fulfilling experience. I wish the Pasadena Symphony – POPS all continued…
POPS Fireworks Spectacular featuring Cirque de la Symphonie. Video production courtesy of Glenn Winters Productions.
Building on the 25-year legacy of Maestro Jorge Mester, the Pasadena Symphony Association has named Maestro James DePreist – widely esteemed as one of America’s finest conductors – as its Artistic Advisor. Renowned for his work with the most prestigious symphony orchestras in the US, Europe and Asia, his transformation of the Oregon Symphony from…
To those of us with the Pasadena Symphony Association, it has been painful to see false impressions emerge about the departure of Jorge Mester, but perhaps the most painful is the misperception that Maestro Mester simply walked away from the orchestra he built and loved. Negotiations were complex, and although both sides attempted to compromise, it…
From a year of rebirth into one of resilience, the Pasadena Symphony and POPS has emerged like a phoenix out of the ashes. Click here to see a detailed outline of our recovery strategy.
After a 25-year tenure with the Pasadena Symphony, the Association is saddened to report that it could not reach an agreement with its Music Director, Jorge Mester, on revised contract terms necessary for the continued success of the Recovery Plan for a Sustainable Future – a plan that has enabled the Pasadena Symphony Association to once…
The Pasadena Symphony and POPS inaugurate two world-renowned venues in its 2010/11 Season – the Lawn adjacent the Rose Bowl and the Ambassador Auditorium. Embracing a distinctive concert experience, the Pasadena POPS return to the heart of Pasadena as it moves to the other Bowl – the Lawn adjacent the Rose Bowl. Its inaugural concert…
PSA: How long have you been the Music Director for PYSO? Jack: 6 Years PSA: What is your favorite part of your job? Jack: My favorite part of PYSO is being able to rehearse and converse with some of the most fun and intellectual young people I know. It is also very rewarding to see when…
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