The one and only California Philharmonic is preparing for its most spectacular Festival On The Green summer concert series yet. After more than 15 highly successful years at this venue, this summer marks the final season of concerts at the Arboretum...and tickets are selling fast. It may be the final chance to enjoy the acclaimed Maestro Victor Vener and Cal Phil at the Arboretum but it is certainly not the last time they will be performing during the summer months; details about their exciting new summer home for 2012 and beyond will be announced shortly. What’s more, their popular Sunday matinees will continue to take place at the Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.
“It is with some sadness, but also with great anticipation for what we have lined up for next year, that we prepare for our farewell series at the Arboretum,” said Maestro Vener, who founded Cal Phil, which is also often referred to as “Arcadia’s Orchestra.” “It has been a pleasure and an honor to perform at this venue for 15 years. We are looking forward to sharing news with everyone about where we will perform beginning next summer shortly. We are stronger than ever, and are excited for the future. Moving to our new outdoor home will mean an exciting change of scenery for both our audience and orchestra, but the music will remain as powerful and beautiful as always.”
The highly-anticipated series begins at the Arboretum the weekend of June 25, 2011 with Beethoven and The Beatles featuring the number one tribute band and fan favorite The Fab Four performing Beatles hits, alongside two of Beethoven’s most enthralling works, the Fifth Symphony and the Overture To Egmont.
Whether seated comfortably around tables or on a blankets, audience members are able to enjoy their favorite food and beverages before and during the concerts. Picnic suppers created by noted local caterers and restaurants including King’s Row Gastro Pub, Robins BBQ, Bristol Farms and Dog Haus, the city’s newest hot spot for Gourmet Hot Dogs, Burgers and Sausages, are available at the Festival Village; wine, beer, coffee and soft drinks are available from the Philharmonic Fountain. Concertgoers may also bring their own food and beverages. Live pre-concert entertainment is provided by point08 Jazz Club, allowing patrons to relax and enjoy their meals while enjoying the finest in live jazz from the redwhite+bluezz jazz stage. Gates open at 5:30pm with the concert beginning at 7:30pm.
Each Saturday evening performance is also given at Walt Disney Concert Hall as a Sunday afternoon matinée at 2:00pm. Maestro Vener opens these afternoons with a pre-concert Talk with the Maestro at 1:00pm in BP Hall, giving music lovers a chance to talk one on one about a wide range of musical subjects prior to each concert. The Walt Disney Concert Hall performance of Beethoven and The Beatles will be held on Sunday, June 26th at 2:00pm.
The series continues with Andrew Lloyd Webber Meets Puccini at the Arboretum July 3, 2011 and at Walt Disney Hall on July 9, 2011 as phantom goes to the opera with such classics as Phantom of the Opera to La Bohème. July 23, 2011 and July 24, 2011 will have people Dancing Under The Stars to everything from Bolero to Glenn Miller to Thcaikovsky’s Black Swan from Swan Lake. Rodgers and Hammerstein In Europe features Broadway and the Classics on August 6, 2011 and August 7, 2011 with That’s Entertainment paying homage to some of music’s greatest moments such as Fiddler on the Roof and Gustav Mahler’s Titan Symphony on the season’s final concerts August 20, 2011 and August 21, 2011.
To purchase tickets call 626.300.8200 or visit www.calphil.org.
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