Mozart & Mahler

KUSC is broadcasting the twelfth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2021-2022 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with pianists Christina Naughton and Michelle Naughton. and soprano Cecilia Violetta López.

MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4

Beethoven's Piano Concertos

KUSC is broadcasting the eleventh concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2021-2022 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Thursday, Friday, and Sunday concerts for the whole set!  :)

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with pianist Alexander Romanovsky.

BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4
BEETHOVEN: Romance No. 1 (G Major)
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5

I don't know about Saturday, but I think Alexander Romanovsky played a different encore piece on all four concerts!  Thursday was Chopin, Friday was Rachmaninov, and Sunday was a composer with a 150 year anniversary, I couldn't catch the name.

Mozart & Salieri

KUSC is broadcasting the tenth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2021-2022 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with stage director James Sullivan, actor Marco Barricelli, soprano Celena Shafer, mezzo-soprano Milena Kitic, tenor John Pickle, and baritone Michael Dean.

Mozart:  Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
Salieri:  Excerpt from “Andantino grazioso” from Sinfonia in D Major (“La Veneziana”)
Mozart:  “Adagio” from Serenade No. 10, K. 361 (“Grand Partita”)
Mozart:  Excerpt from “Allegro moderato” from Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201 (186a)
Mozart:  Excerpt from “Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton” from The Magic Flute, K. 620
Mozart:  Excerpt from “Andante” from Sinfonia concertante, K. 364, for Violin, Viola and Orchestra
Mozart:  Excerpt from Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477

Mozart:  Requiem, K. 626
Mozart:  Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Yang Plays Rachmaninoff

KUSC is broadcasting the ninth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2021-2022 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

Guest conductor José Luis Gomez conducted with pianist Joyce Yang.

CARREÑO: Margariteña
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4  (1851 version)

Verdi's Otello

KUSC is broadcasting the eighth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2021-2022 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

We went to the Saturday concert!  :)

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with stage director Robert Neu, the Pacific Chorale, the Southern California Chidren’s Chorus, Tenor Carl Tanner as Otello, soprano Kelebogile Besong as Desdemona, et al.

VERDI: Otello

Saint-Saëns‘ Organ Symphony

KUSC is broadcasting the seventh concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2021-2022 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with violinist James Ehnes and organist Christoph Bull.

IPPOLITO: Nocturne for orchestra
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2

SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3, “Organ Symphony”

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

KUSC is broadcasting the fifth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2021-2022 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Saturday concert!  :)

Guest conductor Anja Bihlmaier conducted with violinist Bomsori Kim.

TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto

Bomsori played J.S. Bach's Sarabande for an encore.

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2

Listen to KUSC using the Wireless Airbuds gift

 The KUSC Wireless Airbuds has arrived!  :)

This is my thank-you-gift from the membership drive donation.

You need to first charge the charger.  Plug in the USB, and wait until the red flashing light becomes solid.

Next, you need to UNPLUG the charger, and put the airbuds in the charger.  Wait until the airbud lights become blue.

Now, you can pair the Airbud Bluetooth to your smartphone, and listen to classical music.  :)

KUSC Winter Membership Drive

I donated to the KUSC Winter Membership Drive for a KUSC facemask and Wireless Airbuds!  :)

The Membership Drive is over and the Airbuds are gone.  But you can still get the facemask by donating, easy as 1, 2, 3!

Click on "GIVING" at the top of their website, and click "MAKE A DONAITION".

Step 1, select a gift.

Step 2, pick "One Time" or "Monthly Sustaining", and click "ADD TO CART".
"One Time" means you pay lump some right now.
"Monthly Sustaining" means you pay 1/12 a month until you cancel.

Step 3, enter your personal information and payment method, and click "Complete Donation".

Done!  Easy-peasy.

FYI, this is what the top page looked like during the drive.

Hadelich Plays Paganini

In response to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Pacific Symphony is airing past concerts on the radio!  :)
KUSC is broadcasting the seventh and final concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Saturday concert!  :)

Guest conductor Michael Francis conducted with violinist Augustin Hadelich.

CHRISTOPHER ROUSE:  “Prospero’s Rooms”

PAGANINI:  Violin Concerto No. 1

RACHMANINOFF:  Symphony No. 3

You don't want to miss Augustin's encore piece, Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega ON THE VIOLIN!  :O

Berlioz's Fantastical Symphony

In response to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Pacific Symphony is airing past concerts on the radio!  :)
KUSC is broadcasting the sixth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Sunday concert!  :)

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with pianist Alain Lefèvre.

RAVEL:  “Le Tombeau de Couperin”

RAVEL:  Piano Concerto in G Major

BERLIOZ:  “Symphonie Fantastique”

Beethoven's Seventh

 In response to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Pacific Symphony is airing past concerts on the radio!  :)
KUSC broadcasted the fourth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series Sunday at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with pianist Vadym Kholodenko.

ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL:  Adagio for Carl's 30th (World premiere)

PROKOFIEV:  Piano Concerto No. 3

BEETHOVEN:  Symphony No. 7

Rhapsody in Blue

 In response to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Pacific Symphony is airing past concerts on the radio!  :)
KUSC is broadcasting the third concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Saturday concert!  :)

Guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen conducted with pianist Aaron Diehl.

GEORGE CHADWICK:  “Jubilee” from “Symphonic Sketches”

FLORENCE PRICE:  “Dances in the Canebrakes”

FLORENCE PRICE:  Piano Concerto in One Movement

GEORGE GERSHWIN:  “Rhapsody in Blue”

GEORGE GERSHWIN:  “An American in Paris”

Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique"

In response to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Pacific Symphony is airing past concerts on the radio!  :)

KUSC is broadcasting the second concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with concertmaster Dennis Kim on the violin.

JOHN WILLIAMS:  “Tributes! For Seiji”

SAINT-SAËNS:  Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

RAVEL:  “Tzigane”

TCHAIKOVSKY:  Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

Carmina Burana

In response to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Pacific Symphony is airing past concerts on the radio!  :)

KUSC is broadcasting the first concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Sunday concert!  :)

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with soprano Celena Shafer, tenor Christopher Pfund, baritone Hugh Russell, the Pacific Chorale and Southern California Children's Chorus.

BEETHOVEN: “Egmont” Overture

BEETHOVEN: “Choral” Fantasy

ORFF: “Carmina Burana”

Hadelich Plays Paganini

KUSC is broadcasting the seventh concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Saturday concert!  :)

Guest conductor Michael Francis conducted with violinist Augustin Hadelich.

CHRISTOPHER ROUSE:  “Prospero’s Rooms”

PAGANINI:  Violin Concerto No. 1

RACHMANINOFF:  Symphony No. 3

We got See's Candies for our subscription renewal!

Lefèvre Plays Ravel

KUSC is broadcasting the sixth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Sunday concert!  :)

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with pianist Alain Lefèvre.

RAVEL:  “Le Tombeau de Couperin”

RAVEL:  Piano Concerto in G Major

BERLIOZ:  “Symphonie Fantastique”

Beethoven's Violin Concerto

KUSC is broadcasting the fifth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Saturday concert!  :)

Guest conductor Christian Arming conducted with violinist Clara-Jumi Kang.

BEETHOVEN:  Violin Concerto

DVOŘÁK:  Symphony No. 8

Beethoven's Seventh

KUSC broadcasted the fourth concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series Sunday at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with pianist Vadym Kholodenko.

ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL:  Adagio for Carl's 30th (World premiere)

PROKOFIEV:  Piano Concerto No. 3

BEETHOVEN:  Symphony No. 7

Rhapsody in Blue

KUSC is broadcasting the third concert of the Pacific Symphony's 2019-2020 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

We went to the Saturday concert!  :)

Guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen conducted with pianist Aaron Diehl.

GEORGE CHADWICK:  “Jubilee” from “Symphonic Sketches”

FLORENCE PRICE:  “Dances in the Canebrakes”

FLORENCE PRICE:  Piano Concerto in One Movement

GEORGE GERSHWIN:  “Rhapsody in Blue”

GEORGE GERSHWIN:  “An American in Paris”