Whittier
Whittier High School
Vic Lopez Auditorium
12417 E. Philadelphia
3 P.M.


Wayne Reinecke
Conductor and Music Director

    The program for the first concert of the season will be "Theater Classics" with guest Mezzo Soprano Suzanna Guzman. It will include selections from Strauss, Bernstein, and Gershwin, and songs from Carmen, South Pacific, Show Boat and more. The Rio Hondo Symphony Association is sponsored by the cities of Whittier, Pico Rivera, and Santa Fe Springs and Rio Hondo College, and it is supported by the Rio Hondo Symphony Guild. This concert is also co-sponsored by Boeing CA. E.C.F. Find out more about the Rio Hondo Symphony by visiting www.riohondosymphony.org, or click here to return to the concert calendar page.


La Mirada
La Mirada Civic Theater
14900 La Mirada Blvd.
8 P.M.


David Stenske
Music Director and Conductor

    The theme for this season's concerts is "Music by the Masters." The program for the first concert will feature James Stark on violin and will include selections from Rossini, Wieniawski, Bizet and Tchaikovsky. Sponsors of the La Mirada Symphony include the County of Los Angeles, the City of La Mirada, Birrell, Hamilton and Associates, the Boeing Employee Community Fund, Target, Wal-Mark, Sees Candies, Willdan, Kiwanis, and Rohm and Hass, with support from the La Mirada Symphony Association. Find out more about the Symphony by clicking on the Symphony link and www.lamiradatheater.com, or click here to return to the concert calendar page.


Santa Monica
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main Street
7:30 P.M.


Allen Robert Gross
Music Director and Conductor

    The first program of the season will feature selections from Dvorak, Mozart and Shostakovich, with guest pianist Max Levinson. Pre-concert talks with Raymond Knapp are held at 6:30 p.m. before each concert. To learn more about the Santa Monica Symphony, visit their website at www.smsymphony.org, or click here to return to the concert calendar page.


Torrance
James R. Armstrong Theater
3330 Civic Center Drive
8 P.M.


Frank Fetta
Conductor

    The theme for the season's opening concert is "Premiere Musique." The program will include orchestral selections from Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture and Beethoven's 8th Symphony, and Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto #2 with soloist Angela Chang. This concert is sponsored by the County of Los Angeles. The Symphony is supported by the Torrance Symphony Association, with in-kind support from the Honda Motor Company. Click here to return to the concert calendar page.


Torrance
El Camino College
Marsee Auditorium
8:15 P.M.


Barry Brisk
Music Director and Conductor

    The program for the first concert of the season will include selections from Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky, with Bartok's Viola Concerto featuring viola soloist Paul Coletti. Pre-concert lectures are held at 7:30 p.m. The Symphony is supported by the Beach Cities Symphony Association. To learn more about the Beach Cities Symphony and their other support programs, visit their website, http://beachcitiessymphony.org, or click here to return to the concert calendar page.


Culver City
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
4117 Overland
8 P.M.


Frank Fetta
Conductor and Music Director

    The Symphony's first concert of the season will be held on November 3. The program will include Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major with pianist Felix Eisenhaur and other selections. Concerts are presented by the Westchester Symphony Society. To learn more about the Symphony, visit www.culvercitysymphony.org, or click here to return to the concert calendar page.