We got season tickets for the Pacific Symphony at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts for the 2018-2019 Season.
The first concert of 2019 was Kenny G
Sultry, sweet sounds of saxophone superstar Kenny G meld with the full orchestra when Pacific Symphony delivers a romantic Valentine’s evening of music. By grafting elements of R&B, pop and Latin to his smooth jazz foundation, Kenny G is one of the most iconic and best-selling instrumentalists of all time.
Before we went to the Concert we checked out a restruant in Laguna Beach as a possible venue for CHIC.
It was cold and noisy and not a good fit for the group.
At the theater!
CATS
Every year, a tribe of cats known as the Jellicle Cats meet for the Jellicle Ball. At the Jellicle Ball, Old Deuteronomy,
the leader of the tribe, chooses one cat to ascend to the Heaviside layer to be reborn and return to a new life.
Grizabella, an elderly (younger in some productions) glamour cat who left the Jellicle tribe's junkyard home, comes back to her tribe,
but they shun her. While the other cats dance at the Jellicle Ball, Grizabella watches in the background.
She performs a simple dance when the other cats leave, and sings about how she wants to be accepted. Old Deutoronomy sees this
and sympathizes with her. In act two, Old Deuteronomy gets kidnapped by Macavity, a "mystery cat" who is the only true antagonist in the musical.
As soon as he is successfully returned, it is time to choose who goes to the Heaviside Layer. Grizabella is chosen,
and she is taken on a tire to fly into the Heaviside layer.
Music of Queen
Epic rock riffs and majestic symphonic strings will come together in perfect harmony as Pacific Symphony pays tribute to one of the
greatest bands of all time. Joined by high energy band and vocalists Windborne, the Symphony performs hits such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We
Are the Champions,” “Killer Queen,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Another One Bites the Dust” and many more!
