2008-2009, A Season of Celebrations, Announced
The San Diego Chamber Orchestra, under the leadership of Artistic Director, Jung-Ho Pak, is capitalizing on its highly successful 2007-08 season by announcing its 25th season with one of the most exciting line-up of concerts ever.
Celebrating its twenty-five years of stability, and focusing on a bright future, the Orchestra's new vision of providing "the next generation of the classical music experience" through innovative programming, beautiful music and a total high-quality customer experience that begins with the purchase of a ticket and lasts through the last note of a concert will be expanded even more during this season of celebrations. For more details.



Pops Concerts Announced
Pops at the Center! The Orchestra is performing three pops concert at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, this season.

August 10 - Pops In the Park (next to CCAE), 7:00 p.m.
A mixture of American favorites and some jazz, featuring local personality and crooner, Dave Scott (from KUSI) and local jazz great Bill Watrous.

September 20 - Pops At the Center, 4:00 p.m.
Experience the best of the best from the legendary geniuses Rodgers and Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The greatest hits of Broadway: The Sound of Music, The King and I, Oklahoma, South Pacific, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Sunset Boulevard. It's all here! Featuring three fabulous New York Broadway singers.




Beethoven and Jennifer Frautschi…A Fantastic Pairing!
Grammy Award nominee and Avery Fischer Prize recipient Jennifer Frautschi has thrilled audiences across the globe. Concertgoers to the April concerts will experience the intensity and electricity of Frautschi’s playing and the genius of Beethoven in his demanding and dramatic Violin Concerto.

Maestro Pak combines Beethoven’s farewell to the Classical Era, his humorous and energetic Second Symphony with the Piano Concerto for a striking season finale for the Orchestra’s Classics Series. More...



The Media Zeroes In On Maestro Pak and the Orchestra
Maestro Pak and the Orchestra musicians have had a series of interviews and appearances on radio and TV media during the month of March, most of which centered around the March concert, Surprise Surprise!, and the world premiere of “Concerto for Theremin,” composed by Linda Kernohan and played by the Orchestra’s oboist Scott Paulson.
The KUSI story focused on Jung-Ho’s vision for the Orchestra and featured a rehearsal with the musicians.

This Orchestra is creating quite an excitement in the San Diego area!

Listen and enjoy!

Monday, March 10 – Fox6 San Diego Living
Tuesday, March 11 – KPBS Radio These Days
Thursday, March 13 – NBC7 Morning Show
Friday, March 14 – NBC7 Streetside San Diego
Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16 – KUSI – Dave Scott Story

Second For the Love of Music Talk Show Scheduled for April 8
A talk show modeled after Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio
Hosted by: Jung-Ho Pak, Artistic Director

If you missed the absolutely fascinating show with guest Valerie Scher, Classical Music Critic at the San Diego Union-Tribune, in February, you won’t want to miss the April show!

Learn about life in the fast lane for musicians. This month’s guest is renowned young violinist Jennifer Frautschi. A violinist at age three, she later attended Harvard, Juilliard School of Music, and is an Avery Fisher Prize Winner!

Celebrated in New York and in European’s best-known venues, Jennifer is rapidly gaining acclaim as an adventurous performer with a wide-ranging repertoire.

Tuesday, April 8, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe
$30 per person

Call the RSF Community Center to RSVP
858-756-2461


eNotes Subscriber Tina Pierce is a Winner
Tina Pierce won two tickets to an upcoming concert as a result of a new promotion announced last month for eNotes subscribers.

Sign up for our eNotes newsletter today and you will be eligible to win two tickets to a concert at St. Paul's downtown or the Sherwood Auditorium in La Jolla. A drawing will be held each month for a special prize. This month it's two free tickets to a concert!

Surprise Surprise! A Concert Like No Other
“This will be one of the most surprising classical concerts ever presented,” promises the San Diego Chamber Orchestra’s Artistic Director, Jung-Ho Pak. Although there will be traditional favorites like Haydn’s Surprise Symphony, there will be many unexpected elements to create a truly extraordinary experience for the audience, or as Maestro Pak calls them, “our guests.” More Info.

New Talk Show Series, "For the Love of Music," Launched in Rancho Santa Fe
Hosted by Jung-Ho Pak, Artistic Director of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra

The San Diego Chamber Orchestra and the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center are partnering to anchor a new talk show series, "For the Love of Music," at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Modeled after the format of the Bravo TV show, "Inside the Actors' Studio," the series is hosted by Jung-Ho Pak, Artistic Director of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra and features a guest on each program.

The first program of the series on February 12 featured Valerie Scher, San Diego Union-Tribune's Classical Music Critic, as an on-stage guest. She discussed the insider's life of a music reviewer in today's world of media. The audience was given the opportunity to ask questions during the last few minutes of the program. More Info.

The next show will feature violinist Jennifer Frautschi, an Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipient who is rapidly gaining acclaim as an adventurous performer with a wide-ranging repertoire. As the Chicago Tribune recently wrote, "the young violinist Jennifer Frautschi is molding a career with smart interpretations of both warhorses and rarities."

April 8 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Coffee, tea and pastries will be provided. $30 per person per lecture

Call the RSF Community Center to RSVP 858-756-2461.

Sponsored by The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe and Morgan Stanley.