ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
SAN MARINO, Calif. It is perhaps only fitting that an orchestra named after one of the greatest states in America, the California Philharmonic, presents its summer season at two venues. Cal Phil’s Saturday evening concerts at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanical Gardens in Arcadia reflect the nation’s breathtaking, wide-open spaces while its Sunday matinee performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles take place at an architectural and acoustic gem crowning one of America’s greatest cities.
Cal Phil’s opening weekend of concerts on Saturday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. at The Arboretum and Sunday, June 29, at 2 p.m. at Disney Hall will further underscore this theme by presenting a musical tour of “America the Beautiful.”
“As the lyrics to ‘America the Beautiful’ promise, we’ll travel from sea to shining sea,” says Cal Phil music director and founder, Dr. Victor Vener. “East, west, north, south – there’s no section of our great country we won’t visit. And we’ll meet some amazing composers and artists along the way.”
The gates will open at The Arboretum on June 28 at 5:30 p.m. for dining and live jazz from the redwhite+bluezz Jazz Stage, with the performance beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at just $20 and can be purchased by calling the Cal Phil box office at 1120 Huntington Drive in San Marino at 626.300.8200 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday or by visiting the website, www.calphil.org.
The Arboretum is located at 301 No. Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking.
Tickets for the performance at 2 p.m. on June 29 are available by calling TicketMaster at 213.363.3500, Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Prices range from $35 to $95/person. Walt Disney Concert Hall is located at 111 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles.