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The Orchestras of Pasadena

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A harmonic convergence occurred in October 2007 when two great music organizations - The Pasadena Symphony and the Pasadena POPS - aligned to become one. Together with the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra, they are now called The Orchestras of Pasadena .

Jorge Mester, Pasadena Symphony Music Director, and Rachael Worby, Pasadena POPS Music Director, have planned what will be the most exciting concert season they have ever presented, one which will stir so many emotions in you that only great music can.

The Pasadena Symphony puts the spotlight on Mexico's great composers - Chavez, Nevin, and Revueltas - with special guest artist Mariachi Champana Nevin. Four other concerts include favorites and rarely performed gems by Bartok, Brahms, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Shostakovich, and Dvorak.

For the first time, the Pasadena POPS will take the Pasadena Civic Auditorium stage to present three holiday concerts that your family and friends will surely enjoy - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year in December, So In Love on Valentine's Day, and May the Road Rise to Meet You celebrating St. Patrick's Day.

In addition to The Orchestras of Pasadena's annual concert series at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium , The Orchestras produce an array of educational programs, including classroom concerts; mentoring programs; the admission-free Musical Circus, which introduces children to classical instruments; free or discounted tickets for students; and a low cost ticket policy for children.
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Member Since: 6/27/2006
Band Website: theorchestras.org
Band Members: Jorge Mester, Music Director

FIRST VIOLINS

Aimee Kreston
Concertmaster

Amy L. Hershberger
assoc. concertmaster

Dennis Molchan
asst. concertmaster

Aroussiak Baltaian
Ishani Bhoolah
Ron Clark
Sharon Harmon
Julie M. Rogers
Nancy Roth
Marc Sazer
Irina Voloshina

SECOND VIOLIN

Sara Parkins
Principal Second Violin

Florence Titmus
assoc. prin. second violin

Ayke Agus
Barbara Don
Pamela Gates
Nancy Korda
Rebecca Rutkowski
Yan To
Hiromi Igarashi-Warren
Vivian Wolf
Yelena Yegoryan

VIOLAS

Janet Lakatos
principal viola

Carrie Holzman-Little
assoc. prin. viola

Margot Aldcroft
Carol Castillo
Jennie Hansen
Jane Levy
Victoria E. Miskolczy
Andrew Picken
Rebecca Son
Julia Staudhammer
Qiang Wang

CELLO

Douglas Davis
principal cello

Dane Little
associate principal cello

Deborah Kollgaard
John Fare
Maurice Grants
Nadine Hall
Vahe Hayrikyan
Trina Hodgson
Judith Johnson
Roger Lebow

BASS

Edward Meares
Principal Bass

Bruce Morgenthaler
assoc. prin. bass

Drew Dembowski
Peter Doubrovsky
Donald Ferrone
Lisa Gass
Christian Kollgaard
Frances Liu
Philip Smith

FLUTE

Louise DiTullio
Principal Flute

Sarah O. Weisz

OBOE

Leanne Becknell
Principal Oboe

Lisa Geering-Tomoff
second oboe

ENGLISH HORN

Joel Timm
PRINCIPAL

CLARINET

Donald Foster
PRINCIPAL

BASS CLARINET

Ralph Williams
ASSOCIATE

BASSOON

Michael O'Donovan
Principal Bassoon

Charles Coker

HORN

James Thatcher
Principal Horn

Dan Kelly

Phillip Yao
assoc. horn

Todd Miller

TRUMPET

Marissa Benedict
Principal Trumpet

David Searfoss
assoc. trumpet

TROMBONE

William Booth
Principal Trombone

Andrew Malloy

BASS TROMBONE

Terry Cravens
ASSOCIATE

TUBA

James Self
Principal Tuba

PIANO

Gloria Cheng
Principal Piano

HARP

JoAnn Turovsky
Principal Harp

TIMPANI

Thomas D. Raney
Principal Timpani

PERCUSSION

Wade Culbreath
acting principal percussion

Theresa Dimond
assoc. percussion

Mike Englander

PERSONNEL MANAGER

Polly Sweeney

LIBRARIAN/STAGE MANAGER

Robert Dolan

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Jeffrey Bernstein

PRODUCTION

Kent McMillan
MASTER ELECTRICIAN

Tom Streible
MASTER SOUND ENGINEER

Rich Hickman
MASTER CARPENTER

Vincent Collins
MASTER PROP

Influences: Strauss , Shostakovich , Britten , Mendelssohn , Schubert , Mozaert , Poulenc , Gershwin , Ravel , Adams , Hindemith , Beethoven , Beethoven , Schoenberg , Haydn , Reznicek , Khachaturian , Prokofiev , and others.
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My Blog

2008-2009 Season!

October 18, 2008Celebrating Mexico Maestro Jorge Mester and The Pasadena Symphony open the 2008-09 season with a celebration of Mexico's classical repertoire: Chávez' Sinfonia India (Symphony No. 2), ...
Posted by The Orchestras of Pasadena on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:48:00 PST

THE 2007-2008 SEASON IS HERE!!!!!!!

The new 2007-2008 season for THE PASADENA SYMPHONY is just around the corner! We will have a grand total of SEVEN concert dates with a SPECIAL ENCORE CONCERT near the end of the season....
Posted by The Orchestras of Pasadena on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:01:00 PST

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!

Come See The Pasadena Symphony for only $10!!!!!!!!! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2006 10:00 AM STRAUSS - Till Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks, op. 28 LALO - Symphonie espagnole, op. 21 - (ILYA KALER, VIOLIN)SHO...
Posted by The Orchestras of Pasadena on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:36:00 PST

The History of the Pasadena Symphony

The mission of The Pasadena Symphony is to provide orchestral performances of the highest quality and to benefit the community through its music, outreach, and education programs. The Pasadena Sympho...
Posted by The Orchestras of Pasadena on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 03:29:00 PST

Jorge Mester, Music Director

Jorge Mester, one of the worlds most dynamic conductors, has served as music director of The Pasadena Symphony since 1984, and celebrates his 20th Anniversary season by leading the orchestra in eight...
Posted by The Orchestras of Pasadena on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 03:14:00 PST

Concert FAQ

CONCERT INFORMATIONAll concerts begin at 8 pm. To make the concerts even more enjoyable, dont forget to attend Insights, the free, informative talks at 7 pm before each concert.  All performances...
Posted by The Orchestras of Pasadena on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:50:00 PST

Tickets/Subscriptions

SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE 2006-2007 SEASON!Place your order on our Secure Servers or by Phone, FAX or Mail!  Purchase your single tickets at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Box Offic...
Posted by The Orchestras of Pasadena on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:55:00 PST