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Classically Trained: A hefty price tag for 'Creation'
The merriest music month of them all continues with two Pacific Chorale performances in the coming days. Set for 5:30 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Wednesday, the chorale's annual "Tis the Season!" concerts will feature Christmas tunes and other favorites at...Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Music, Culture
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The Crowd: Aldrin speaks at WAC event
On July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin became the second astronaut to walk on the surface of the moon. More recently, on Dec. 19, he fronted the Orange County World Affairs Council as the keynote speaker for a holiday-themed event attracting some 300 guests at...
Tags: Holidays, Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Buzz Aldrin
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Classically Trained: From Handel to hand bells, a packed December
December is going to be a busy month for the Pacific Symphony, which will play favorites of both the holidays and the classics in the coming weeks. Acclaimed American cellist Alisa Weilerstein is the featured soloist Dec. 6 through 8 for Dvorak's...Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment, Theater, Dance, Entertainment Events
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The Crowd: Corralling Pacific Chorale donations
When it comes to community spirit there is arguably no more dedicated confederation of folks than the ardent and steadfast supporters of Pacific Chorale. Recently in Newport Beach they came together, as they have done year after year, for an underwriting...
Tags: Entertainment, Human Interest, Holidays, Music, Broadway Theater
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City Council appeals outsourcing ruling
An injunction that temporarily stopped Costa Mesa from privatizing some city services will go to the state Supreme Court, city officials said Wednesday. The City Council voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to appeal a lower-court ruling that has prevented the city from...Tags: Laws, Lobbying, Trials, Labor Legislation, Government
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Classically Trained: Pacific Chorale marks 45th season with 'Elijah'
The Pacific Chorale will celebrate its 45th concert season at the end of the month with a performance of Mendelssohn's "Elijah." The concert is at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, where the chorus is one...Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment, Music, Arts and Culture, Culture
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The Crowd: Arts supporters honored
The 13th annual Orange County Arts Awards were presented Sept. 18 during a dinner ceremony at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Produced by Orange County impresario Richard Stein, the organization honored three individuals and one couple for lifetime...
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Classically Trained: A patriotic tribute to John Williams and the Eagles
When I was about 8, I made what I thought was the greatest of musical discoveries. As one of San Diego's youngest self-taught orchestral music lovers — unlike many of the classically trained, I don't come from a musically inclined family —...Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment, Superman (fictional character), Arts and Culture, John Williams
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Classically Trained: OCC choral program gets matching donation
The good news from Orange Coast College's music department just keeps coming. First, it was word about the school's Chamber Singers performing in Carnegie Hall earlier this month. Now, a donor has come forward to match contributions to the Costa Mesa...Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment, St. George, Lobbying, Arts and Culture
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Scan-a-Thon at Great Park
Orange County Great Park artist-in-residence Deborah Aschheim invites people to bring personal and family photos from the 1960s and '70s so she can scan them for a project she's working on. The Scan-a-Thon is from 10...Tags: Charles Dickens, Johnny Mathis, Entertainment, Dining and Drinking, Holidays
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Classically Trained: Do you hear what I hear?
It's the season to be musical in the form of singing, dancing, violin bowing and brass instrument buzzing. Newport-Mesa is the hub of the county's musical activity, so it's no surprise that many holiday-themed events are happening right here. The John...Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment, Holidays, Lobbying, Arts and Culture
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Classically Trained: 'Messiah in America' recording released
The Orange County Mormon Choral Organization released a recording this week of an epic work performed earlier this year in Costa Mesa. Recording "Messiah in America," a 34-movement oratorio utilizing four soloists and an astounding 700 musicians, took...Tags: Music Industry, St. George, Entertainment, Holidays, Arts and Culture
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