Concert Calendar

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Aleck Karis
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: Distinguished American pianist Aleck Karis performs Modern and Romantic works, with compositions by Lei Liang, Edward Jacobs, Johannes Brahms, and Robert Schumann. A champion of the music of contemporary American composers, Karis is equally at home in the great piano literature of the 19th Century. Karis' most recent CD is "Late Piano Music of Frédéric Chopin" on Roméo Records.

"Pure musicality is the hallmark here. I could not find a single phrase of music that wasn't shaped by a knowing mind and executed by fingers that obeyed its every command...Karis has made his mark in the piano world by championing contemporary music (Cage, Carter, Davidovsky, Babbitt, Feldman, etc.). Here is ample evidence that his success comes from the heart and soul of a true romantic." -- American Record Guide

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201F
Friday, November 20th, 2009
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
Free
Charles Curtis's students perform new and experimental music.
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Jazz Concert
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall
Free
Jazz performers from UCSD's Department of Music swing and improvise their way through their fall concert.
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Gospel Choir
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
$15 general/$5 for students/free for UCSD music faculty, staff, students.. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858-534-TIXS).
Ken Anderson directs hundreds of voices in a concert of African-American spirituals, gospel, and blues.
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Chamber Ensembles
Monday, November 30th, 2009
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall
Free
János Négyesy directs the Department of Music's chamber ensembles in their fall concert.
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Lilith
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: World premiere of a new opera by Guggenheim Award-winning composer Anthony Davis, with an original libretto by Thurgood Marshall Provost and Theatre Faculty Allan Havis. With an additional performance December 4, 2009 at 8 p.m. Davis is a critically acclaimed composer of operas including Tania and X: The Life and times of Malcolm X.


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Wind Ensemble
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
$15 general/$5 UCSD students/Free for Department of Music faculty, staff, and students.
Maestro Robert Zelickman leads the Wind Ensemble through a challenging program that typically ranges from classical and cutting-edge and occasionally humorous.
Lilith
Friday, December 4th, 2009
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students, alumni, and Friends of Music (discount code FOM). Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: World premiere of a new opera by Guggenheim Award-winning composer Anthony Davis, with an original libretto by Thurgood Marshall Provost and Theatre Faculty Allan Havis. Davis is a critically acclaimed composer of operas including Tania and X: The Life and times of Malcolm X.
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La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Friday, December 4th, 2009
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com
Get your tie-dyes and your love beads and come back with us to the Age of Aquarius as we present Bernstein's stunning, often controversial Mass, one of the icons of the 1970s. Commissioned by Jackie Kennedy for the opening of The Kennedy Center, Mass follows the liturgy through the Celebrant, portrayed by UCSD Gospel Choir Director Ken Anderson, with frequent interruption and commentary from the "congregation." We offer three performances of this rarely-heard theater-piece.
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La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com
Get your tie-dyes and your love beads and come back with us to the Age of Aquarius as we present Bernstein's stunning, often controversial Mass, one of the icons of the 1970s. Commissioned by Jackie Kennedy for the opening of The Kennedy Center, Mass follows the liturgy through the Celebrant, portrayed by UCSD Gospel Choir Director Ken Anderson, with frequent interruption and commentary from the "congregation." We offer three performances of this rarely-heard theater-piece.
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La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
3:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com
Get your tie-dyes and your love beads and come back with us to the Age of Aquarius as we present Bernstein's stunning, often controversial Mass, one of the icons of the 1970s. Commissioned by Jackie Kennedy for the opening of The Kennedy Center, Mass follows the liturgy through the Celebrant, portrayed by UCSD Gospel Choir Director Ken Anderson, with frequent interruption and commentary from the "congregation." We offer three performances of this rarely-heard theater-piece.
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First Monday
Monday, December 7th, 2009
12:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
Free

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Camera Lucida
Monday, December 7th, 2009
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
UCSD Department of Music's prestigious chamber music series continues with the second concert of its six-concert season. The program features music by Andrieu, Bach, Webern, and Ravel. Camera Lucida is a collaboration between members of the UCSD music faculty and principal musicians from the San Diego Symphony. The series is made possible by a generous contribution from the Sam B. Ersan Chamber Music Fund.
First Monday
Monday, January 4th, 2010
12:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
Free

Eliot Gattegno
Friday, January 8th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
Free

International Contemporary Ensemble
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: The dazzling American new music ensemble ICE collaborates with conductor and master percussionist Steven Schick in an all-Xenakis program featuring O-mega, Psappha, Palimpsest, and other pieces.
Grad Forum #3
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall
Free

First Year Graduate Students Concert
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
Free

KaiBorg
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Theatre
$25 general/$10 for students w/ID/free for UCSD music faculty, staff, students.

Myriad Trio
Monday, January 25th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, UCSD faculty, staff, $10 students. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.

Takae Ohnishi
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music:Award-winning harpsichordist and UCSD faculty Takae Ohnishi shows her magnificent artistry in a concert of early music.
Ashley Walters
Friday, January 29th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Kimberly Turney
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


RELS Concert
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
3:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall

Lisztomania! Pianist Cecil Lytle performs the music of Franz Liszt.
First Monday
Monday, February 1st, 2010
12:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Brendan Nguyen
Friday, February 5th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
3:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com

Camera Lucida
Monday, February 8th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
UCSD Department of Music's prestigious chamber music series continues with the third concert of its six-concert season. The program features Schubert's Piano Trio Fragment in E-flat 'Notturno', op. 148, and his Piano Trio in B-flat, op. 99; as well as Brahms' Sonata in E-flat for Viola and Piano, op. 120 no. 2. Camera Lucida is a collaboration between members of the UCSD music faculty and principal musicians from the San Diego Symphony. The series is made possible by a generous contribution from the Sam B. Ersan Chamber Music Fund.
Art of Improvisation 1
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: MacArthur Fellow, composer, and trombonist George Lewis performs with graduate students from UCSD in the first of two concerts curated by Anthony Davis and featuring world-class improvisers.
Grad Forum #4
Friday, February 12th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


201A
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Tone Road Ramblers
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.

Undergrad Piano Students
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


First Monday
Monday, March 1st, 2010
12:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Gospel Choir
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium


Palimpsest 1: Duplicates
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: Rand Steiger conducts the inaugural concert of UCSD's new music ensemble, with Elliott Carter's Double Concerto, Philippe Manoury's new Instants Pluriel, György Ligeti's classic Chamber Concerto, and others.
Jazz Concert
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Graduate Piano Students
Friday, March 5th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Bass Students
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
5:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


MUS 133
Monday, March 8th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Chamber Ensembles
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Wind Ensemble
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium


Guitar Students
Friday, March 12th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
3:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com

Camera Lucida
Monday, March 15th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
UCSD Department of Music's prestigious chamber music series continues with the fourth concert of its six-concert season. The program features three pieces by Schumann: the Andante & Variations for Two Cellos, Two Pianos and Horn; Maerchenerzaehlung (Fairy Tale), op. 132; and the Quartet for Piano and Strings, op. 47. Camera Lucida is a collaboration between members of the UCSD music faculty and principal musicians from the San Diego Symphony. The series is made possible by a generous contribution from the Sam B. Ersan Chamber Music Fund.
Art of Improvisation 2
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: Virtuoso jazz flutist and Downbeat Critics Poll winner James Newton, also a prolific composer, performs original music in the second of the Department of Music's Art of Improvisation series.
Brian Archinal
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


First Monday
Monday, April 5th, 2010
12:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Jonathan & Jared Mattson
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


William Fried
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Batya MacAdam-Somer
Friday, April 9th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Camera Lucida
Monday, April 12th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
UCSD Department of Music's prestigious chamber music series continues with the fifth concert of its six-concert season. The program features Beethoven's String Trio in E-flat, op. 3; Strauss' Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat, op. 18; and Dvorak's Quartet for Piano and Strings in D-major, op. 23. Camera Lucida is a collaboration between members of the UCSD music faculty and principal musicians from the San Diego Symphony. The series is made possible by a generous contribution from the Sam B. Ersan Chamber Music Fund.
Gabrielle Athayde
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


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Soirée for Music Lovers
Saturday, April 17th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall

This popular concert series enters its 23rd season next fall. The founder, János Négyesy started in 1987 with the idea, that it would create a balance between the avant-garde profile and the classical-romantic activities of the Music Department.

During the years of 3 concerts per season, a faithful audience fills the concert halls, weather at UCSD or elsewhere in San Diego County. The concept of programming is quite unique - singers, mixed ensembles create an interesting bouquet of pieces.

"I always invite students to play with us and as the name of the series suggests, we are friends with and without making music." - Négyesy says.

The dates are: October 24th and April 17th in CPMC Concert Hall. The traditional Valentine Soirée on February 14th will be held at the Faculty Club followed with a dinner.

Eliot Gattegno
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Kartik Seshadri
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: Sitar virtuoso Kartik Seshadri, the foremost disciple of Ravi Shankar, is sure to astound listeners in this concert featuring traditional and original Indian music. Seshadri recently toured with Philip Glass.
Berglind Thómasdóttir
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Theatre


Grad Forum #5
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Myriad Trio
Monday, April 26th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, UCSD faculty, staff, $10 students. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.

MUS 272
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Theatre


Palimpsest 2: Déserts
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: Steven Schick leads the Department of Music's new music ensemble Palimpsest in its second concert of the season, with Edgar Varèse' Déserts and other masterworks of 20th and 21st Century Music.
Kevin Flower & Patricia Wang
Friday, April 30th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
3:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com

First Monday
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
12:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Kevin Flower, Owen Ferro, Blake VanTreese
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Grad Forum #6
Friday, May 7th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Grad Forum #7
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Telematic Class Concert
Monday, May 10th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


redfishbluefish
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Telematic Music
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: Bassist Mark Dresser, pianist Myra Melford, and trombonist Michael Dessen present original music composed and improvised for telematic performance between multiple locations.
Harpsichord Students
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Tracy Chan & Dipika Gopal
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Indian Music
Monday, May 17th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


201B
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall


Jazz Concert
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Camera Lucida
Monday, May 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Concert Hall
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
UCSD Department of Music's prestigious chamber music series continues with the sixth concert of its six-concert season. The program features Dvorak's Bagatelles for Two Violins, Cello and Harmonium and Brahms' Quartet for Piano and Strings in g minor, op. 25. Camera Lucida is a collaboration between members of the UCSD music faculty and principal musicians from the San Diego Symphony. The series is made possible by a generous contribution from the Sam B. Ersan Chamber Music Fund.
Gospel Choir
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium


Chamber Opera
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Theatre
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
Wednesdays@7 Concert Series, presented by the Department of Music: The staged production of Pascal Dusapin's chamber opera To Be Sung, in its West Coast Premiere. This haunting work, with text by Gertrude Stein, is a kaleidoscope of colors and textures for both voices and instruments; by turns whimsical, dramatic and poignant. Since its 1993 premiere, To Be Sung has been presented more than fifty times throughout Europe.

The cast features singers from from UCSD's graduate program, along with UCSD faculty member Philip Larson. Directed by Susan Narucki (one of the works' original cast members), To Be Sung takes place in the Department's new experimental theatre in the Conrad Prebys Music Center. Guest conductor Julian Pellicano leads members of of the Department's new music group Palimpsest.

Additional performances on May 27, 2010 and May 28, 2010, both at 8 p.m.

Chamber Opera
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Theatre
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
The staged production of Pascal Dusapin's chamber opera To Be Sung, in its West Coast Premiere. This haunting work, with text by Gertrude Stein, is a kaleidoscope of colors and textures for both voices and instruments; by turns whimsical, dramatic and poignant. Since its 1993 premiere, To Be Sung has been presented more than fifty times throughout Europe.

The cast features singers from from UCSD's graduate program, along with UCSD faculty member Philip Larson. Directed by Susan Narucki (one of the works' original cast members), To Be Sung takes place in the Department's new experimental theatre in the Conrad Prebys Music Center. Guest conductor Julian Pellicano leads members of of the Department's new music group Palimpsest.

Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium


Violins & Violas
Friday, May 28th, 2010
6:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Chamber Opera
Friday, May 28th, 2010
7:00 pm
CPMC Theatre
$25 general, 20% discount for UCSD faculty, staff, students. Subscription tickets also available at a greater discount. Tickets available at UCSD Box Office (858.534.TIXS) or at the door.
The staged production of Pascal Dusapin's chamber opera To Be Sung, in its West Coast Premiere. This haunting work, with text by Gertrude Stein, is a kaleidoscope of colors and textures for both voices and instruments; by turns whimsical, dramatic and poignant. Since its 1993 premiere, To Be Sung has been presented more than fifty times throughout Europe.

The cast features singers from from UCSD's graduate program, along with UCSD faculty member Philip Larson. Directed by Susan Narucki (one of the works' original cast members), To Be Sung takes place in the Department's new experimental theatre in the Conrad Prebys Music Center. Guest conductor Julian Pellicano leads members of of the Department's new music group Palimpsest.

Singers Concert
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Chamber Ensembles
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Wind Ensemble
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium


Guitar Ensemble
Friday, June 4th, 2010
8:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


Voice Students
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
3:00 pm
CPMC Recital Hall


La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
8:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
3:00 pm
Mandeville Auditorium
For ticket information call 858-534-4637 or go to http://www.lajollasymphony.com