Pasadena POPS Debut a Spectacular Holiday POPS Concert
Entertainment Desk
November 18, 2009
PASADENA, CA – The Pasadena POPS are proud to debut a spectacular Holiday POPS concert that is sure to become a new family tradition. The celebration will feature music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Polar Express, Home Alone and cherished Christmas melodies Jingle Bells, Silent Night and Nutcracker. The evening will conclude with heartwarming Sing-Alongs, bringing the audience the sparkling musical gems known and loved in this most wonderful time of the year.
Guest artists: Tony Nominated and critically acclaimed vocalist, Valarie Pettiford, one of the nation´s leading children´s choirs, the LA Children´s Chorus and the Donald Brinegar Singers, noted for their warm choral tone and highly musical interpretations of a wide range of music including recent compositions. There will also be special surprises for the kids…Santa Claus is coming to town.
Holiday POPS will be performed at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. 300 E. Green Street. December 19, 2009. Start time is 8pm. Rachael Worby, Conducting.
Holiday Look In Home Tour
This year, the enormously popular Holiday Look In Tour will take place December 5 & 6 from 9:30am-4:30pm. The event has become an anticipated community celebration, offering visitors a chance to view four distinctive homes in the Pasadena area, decorated for the holiday season by prominent floral designers Tommy Farmer, Dolores Kroop of Padua, Jacob Maarse and Leonora Moss. Proceeds from this event are used to support the Pasadena Symphony´s annual concert series as well as many educational outreach and community engagement programs throughout southern California. Over its 42 years the event has raised over $2.5 million for the Pasadena Symphony Association. Recognized by the American Symphony Orchestra League as a model fundraiser, the highly successful Holiday Look In Home Tour has recently been featured in the ASOL Gold Book.
The Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert
The PYSO is an ensemble comprised of gifted middle school students from grades six to nine. They take to the stage to perform the lovely melodies that define the season on December 8, 2009 at 7:30pm. Pasadena High School. Admission is free. Jack Taylor, Conducting.
Pasadena Symphony and POPS Arts Stimulus Package
For a limited time only, new subscribers (or those who have not subscribed in the last three seasons) will receive one free subscription for each subscription they purchase.
In addition to this unique buy-one-get-one free subscription offer, the Pasadena Symphony and POPS has designed two other access points for students and families. The FamilyPack program allows children ages 14 and under entry for only $10 with an accompanying adult family member purchasing a full priced ticket. The new Student SoundCheck card offers students the opportunity to sit in the best seats available for all five Symphony or all four POPS concerts for just $30.
"We are so pleased to be able to offer these stimulus packages to students, families and the entire public. There is no better way to experience live orchestral music than with 3,000 of your closest friends and family. We hope everyone who can, will take advantage of this special offer and allow themselves the pleasure of exploring their musical imaginations," comments Zdunek.
For these and other offers, please visit PasadenaSymphony-Pops.org or call 626.793.7172 x16.
The Pasadena Symphony Association was founded in 1928 by Conductor Reginald Bland. Originally named the Pasadena Civic Orchestra, its first members were mostly volunteer musicians, many of whom were students of Bland. The annual operating budget was a mere $3,500, which was funded entirely by the City of Pasadena.
Over the past 80 years, the Pasadena Symphony has artistically matured into one of the top performing symphonic ensembles in southern California, comprised of the most gifted and sought after musicians from the motion picture film industry.
In the fall of 2007, the Pasadena Symphony incorporated the Pasadena POPS into its Association under the new name Pasadena Symphony and POPS. This merger created an expanded Classics and POPS series providing the community with a full spectrum of live symphonic concerts year-round at the historic Civic Auditorium in downtown Pasadena and at its new summer venue on the Lawn adjacent to the Rose Bowl.
A hallmark of its robust education programs, the Pasadena Symphony Association has served the youth of the region since 1972 through the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra comprised of gifted middle school students from all over the Southland.
Founded in 1957, the Women´s Committee of The Pasadena Symphony Association is a dedicated group of volunteers who celebrate and support the Pasadena Symphony through fundraising events. Since 1968 the Committee´s major fundraising effort has been the Holiday Look In Home Tour held annually on the first weekend in December. This past season the Women´s Committee was pleased to donate $90,000 in proceeds from its 2008 Holiday Look In Home Tour.
The Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra has been training tomorrow´s classical musicians since 1972 and is considered among the best youth orchestras in the Southland. This ensemble of gifted middle school students from grades six to nine, receive advanced instruction and challenging musical opportunities in a rigorous program that emphasizes ensemble playing through engaging rehearsals and uplifting performances.
Guest artists: Tony Nominated and critically acclaimed vocalist, Valarie Pettiford, one of the nation´s leading children´s choirs, the LA Children´s Chorus and the Donald Brinegar Singers, noted for their warm choral tone and highly musical interpretations of a wide range of music including recent compositions. There will also be special surprises for the kids…Santa Claus is coming to town.
Holiday POPS will be performed at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. 300 E. Green Street. December 19, 2009. Start time is 8pm. Rachael Worby, Conducting.
Holiday Look In Home Tour
This year, the enormously popular Holiday Look In Tour will take place December 5 & 6 from 9:30am-4:30pm. The event has become an anticipated community celebration, offering visitors a chance to view four distinctive homes in the Pasadena area, decorated for the holiday season by prominent floral designers Tommy Farmer, Dolores Kroop of Padua, Jacob Maarse and Leonora Moss. Proceeds from this event are used to support the Pasadena Symphony´s annual concert series as well as many educational outreach and community engagement programs throughout southern California. Over its 42 years the event has raised over $2.5 million for the Pasadena Symphony Association. Recognized by the American Symphony Orchestra League as a model fundraiser, the highly successful Holiday Look In Home Tour has recently been featured in the ASOL Gold Book.
The Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert
The PYSO is an ensemble comprised of gifted middle school students from grades six to nine. They take to the stage to perform the lovely melodies that define the season on December 8, 2009 at 7:30pm. Pasadena High School. Admission is free. Jack Taylor, Conducting.
Pasadena Symphony and POPS Arts Stimulus Package
For a limited time only, new subscribers (or those who have not subscribed in the last three seasons) will receive one free subscription for each subscription they purchase.
In addition to this unique buy-one-get-one free subscription offer, the Pasadena Symphony and POPS has designed two other access points for students and families. The FamilyPack program allows children ages 14 and under entry for only $10 with an accompanying adult family member purchasing a full priced ticket. The new Student SoundCheck card offers students the opportunity to sit in the best seats available for all five Symphony or all four POPS concerts for just $30.
"We are so pleased to be able to offer these stimulus packages to students, families and the entire public. There is no better way to experience live orchestral music than with 3,000 of your closest friends and family. We hope everyone who can, will take advantage of this special offer and allow themselves the pleasure of exploring their musical imaginations," comments Zdunek.
For these and other offers, please visit PasadenaSymphony-Pops.org or call 626.793.7172 x16.
The Pasadena Symphony Association was founded in 1928 by Conductor Reginald Bland. Originally named the Pasadena Civic Orchestra, its first members were mostly volunteer musicians, many of whom were students of Bland. The annual operating budget was a mere $3,500, which was funded entirely by the City of Pasadena.
Over the past 80 years, the Pasadena Symphony has artistically matured into one of the top performing symphonic ensembles in southern California, comprised of the most gifted and sought after musicians from the motion picture film industry.
In the fall of 2007, the Pasadena Symphony incorporated the Pasadena POPS into its Association under the new name Pasadena Symphony and POPS. This merger created an expanded Classics and POPS series providing the community with a full spectrum of live symphonic concerts year-round at the historic Civic Auditorium in downtown Pasadena and at its new summer venue on the Lawn adjacent to the Rose Bowl.
A hallmark of its robust education programs, the Pasadena Symphony Association has served the youth of the region since 1972 through the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra comprised of gifted middle school students from all over the Southland.
Founded in 1957, the Women´s Committee of The Pasadena Symphony Association is a dedicated group of volunteers who celebrate and support the Pasadena Symphony through fundraising events. Since 1968 the Committee´s major fundraising effort has been the Holiday Look In Home Tour held annually on the first weekend in December. This past season the Women´s Committee was pleased to donate $90,000 in proceeds from its 2008 Holiday Look In Home Tour.
The Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra has been training tomorrow´s classical musicians since 1972 and is considered among the best youth orchestras in the Southland. This ensemble of gifted middle school students from grades six to nine, receive advanced instruction and challenging musical opportunities in a rigorous program that emphasizes ensemble playing through engaging rehearsals and uplifting performances.
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